Developing an Aspiration Development Plan for Success

This report discusses the importance of developing an aspiration development plan to achieve professional goals and stay competitive in the employment world. It includes the necessary skills and attributes required to develop a 5-step aspiration development plan and how to work towards it over the next 4 years of a degree course. The report also justifies the reasons why an aspiration development plan is important.

Aspiring to Succeed

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.............................................................................................................................3
Skills and attributes required to develop in the 5-step aspiration development plan.............3
How you are going to work towards your 5-step aspiration development plan over the next
4 years of your degree course.................................................................................................6
Justify the reasons why an aspiration development plan is important...................................6
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES...........................................................................................................................8
Books and Journals:...............................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
In today’s business environment, it becomes necessary for an individual to develop
some necessary skills and knowledge to deal with the world. it is compulsory for the jobs of
an individual (Ghazali and et.al., 2020). Without the development of skills and knowledge, an
individual is not able to get a reputed job. So, this report will be discussed an aspiration
development plan which assists in developing skills and knowledge that are required for the
targeted job. This project will be very beneficial for students as they will be able to
understand the importance of skills and their development procedure.
MAIN BODY
Skills and attributes required to develop in the 5-step aspiration development plan
To get a reputed job, an individual must develop some necessary skills and
knowledge. For that purpose, it is crucial to develop a 5-step aspiration development plan that
helps an individual to guide what they need to do (Ubaidillah, 2020). So, the required skills
are mentioned below:
 Communications skills are very important for every job or field. Without
communication, an individual can’t get a reputed job. It is the employability skills
which is necessary to develop for the purpose of conveying the right message in the
right meaning to other individuals.
 Decision-making skills are found to be very important in which an individual should
be able to make the right decisions at right time. Their decisions should be proper
analysed the situations first and then make any decisions.
 Problem-solving skills are required in every stage of life as it is not only required in
the job but it is required in every stage of life (Zhang, 2021). This is necessary for all
individuals to have problem-solving skills so that they will be able to achieve their
goals and objectives by removing all the hurdles in the path.
 Leadership skills are required to lead a team or group of individuals. To work in an
organization, this is necessary for an individual they should have skills for taking
decisions on the behalf of a team.
 Creativity is an important skill that helps to gain a competitive advantage in a
complex and competitive environment. For that purpose, an individual should develop
creativity skills.

These are the important skills that are necessary to develop and it can be possible with
the help of 5 stage aspiration development plan. So, the 5-stage development plan is
mentioned below:
Skills / Attribute
requiring
improvement
Why does this
require
improvement
How are you
going to do this?
How can
you
measure
success?
What is the
timeframe for
improvement?
Communication This skill is
required
continuous
improvement a
communication
is necessary at
every stage of
life. This skill is
necessary to
develop as it
helps an
individual to
come into the
spotlight and it
will become
easy to
communicate
with another
person.
To improve their
communication
skills, an
individual
mustn’t hesitate
when they are
communicating.
It is also
important to
express an
opinion in front
of the people
which helps to
increase
confidence in
communication.
It can be
measured
with the
help of
analyzing
the number
of
customers
with which
people
interact.
3 months
Creativity It is necessary
for the success
and gaining
competitive
advantage in the
employment of
an individual
To improve
creativity skills,
an individual
must lead an
active lifestyle,
visiting cinemas,
Keep a
diary and
always
focus on
writing all
the data
which helps
6 months

(Sutedjo, Li and
Gu, 2018).
Creativity helps
to create new
ideas which are
necessary for
every
organisation.
museums, etc. to compare.
Decision making In today’s
business
environment,
every individual
must make
decisions and it
can be possible
when an
individual can
analyse the
analysis first.
Decision-making
skills can be
developed when
an individual has
tried to do daily
practice to make
small decisions.
It can be
compared
when an
individual is
comparing
the output
for which
they did
make a
decision.
8 months
Problem-solving Problem-solving
skills as
necessary in
today's
environment
every day there
is a problem
with should be
solved by an
individual. To
save from
losses, it is
necessary to
have problem-
It can be
improved with
the help of
practising with
regular puzzles,
more interaction,
trying to research
in deep, analyze
the situation first
and finding out
the main cause
for problems.
Then only people
can solve the
This can be
compared
with the
assistance of
solving the
problems
and then
comparing
the result.
4 months

solving skills. problem.
Leadership Leadership is
playing an
important role in
the success and
growth of the
organization. It
is necessary to
lead a team and
make decisions
on behalf of
individuals.
It can be
improved when
an individual is
interacting with
more and more
people. It helps
to understand
individuals’
behaviour.
This can be
compared
with the
assistance of
analyzing
the training
results.
6 months
How you are going to work towards your 5-step aspiration development plan over the next 4
years of your degree course
The above aspiration development plan will work very efficiently as it provides the
development of necessary skills and knowledge which is not only limited to academics as it is
also included employability skills (Razali and et.al., 2018). In the next 4 years of a degree
course, 5 step aspiration development plan will be very beneficial to develop a deep
knowledge of relevant studies and development skills which helps to stay competitive in the
employment world. An aspiration development plan has a duration in which an individual
needs to develop skills and knowledge. Individuals must make sure that they should
accomplish the set target and goals within the time and if they are not achieved then they
need to make an again plan during the next 4 years of studies.
Justify the reasons why an aspiration development plan is important
An individual must understand that an aspiration development plan is very important.
There are some reasons to justify why an aspiration development plan is crucial. They are
mentioned below:
 When an individual has an aspiration development plan then they will be able to
achieve their professional goals and objectives and will be able to belt a good career
in the future. For example, an individual has a goal to become a manager of a reputed
organisation. This can be possible when an individual have possess all the important

skills and knowledge which is necessary for a manager. So, that's why an aspiration
development plan is important.
 It also helps to stay competitive in the employment world which is very important for
the successful growth of an individual in the career.
 It also helps to stay motivated even when an individual faces twist and turns in the
career path. It is also found that an aspiration development plan is crucial for
removing all the obstacles to a career success path. This will be very helpful for
achieving the goals and objectives of individuals.
CONCLUSION
It can be concluded from the above discussion that an individual needs to develop
skills and knowledge. It is analysed that this can be possible with the help of developing an
aspiration development plan. It includes five stages from which an individual can know the
directions as it is work as a guide. In addition to this, the report also included reasons which
justify why an aspiration development plan is important.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Ghazali, N.H.C.M., and et.al., 2020. Student teachers’ conception of feedback within an
assessment for learning environment: Link to pupil aspiration. Jurnal Cakrawala
Pendidikan, 39(1), pp.54-64.
Razali, F., and et.al., 2018. Students attitude towards science, technology, engineering and
mathematics in developing career aspiration. International Journal of Academic
Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(5), pp.962-976.
Sutedjo, J., Li, Y. and Gu, J., 2018. Manual aspiration thrombectomy for acute and subacute
inferior vena cava thrombosis and lower extremity deep venous thrombosis. Journal
of Interventional Medicine, 1(4), pp.197-204.
Ubaidillah, U., 2020. Photographing the Aspiration of the Hindu-Islam as Interfaith Dialogue
Policy: a Case in Klinting Village, Somagede, Banyumas, Indonesia. International
Journal of Social Science and Religion (IJSSR), pp.17-30.
Zhang, P., 2021. Target interactions and target aspiration level adaptation: how do
government leaders tackle the “environment‐economy” nexus?. Public
Administration Review, 81(2), pp.220-230.