When building a development plan, one's career objective comes directly from

the goals quadrant of the GAPS $($goals$,$ abilities, perceptions, standards$)$ analysis.

the abilities quadrant of the GAPS $($goals$,$ abilities, perceptions, standards$)$ analysis.

one's gaps$-$of$-$the$-$GAPS $($goals$,$ abilities, perceptions, standards$)$ aqoalysis.

a force field analysis.