Value of Personal and Professional Development

PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................2
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................3
a) Define the concept of personal and professional development...............................................3
b) Describe and discuss the value of short-term goals, identifying at least three personal
examples. ....................................................................................................................................3
c) Describe and discuss the value of medium-term goals, identifying at least three personal
examples. ....................................................................................................................................4
d) Describe and discuss the value of long-term goals, identifying at least three personal
examples. ....................................................................................................................................5
e) Describe and discuss the value of a Personal Development Plan and construct an example
using your identified goals. ........................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8
APPENDICES.................................................................................................................................8
Personal Development Plan........................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
INTRODUCTION
Academic skills is considered to be that kind of collection which involves different
experiences regarding developing of academic criteria which makes an student sustainability
within the course of its academic period. In this learning experiences, study material, different
strategical tools with time management is covered. These skills are helpful in making
improvisation within studies and strategies related to it. Academic skills makes it personal and
professional development possible through which goals and objectives is been achieved in more
effective manner (Aslam and et. al., 2019). Different experiences in relation to studies and
professionalism promoted which makes knowledge and skills to be enhanced. Scope of such
skills are very effective and makes overall development possible. In this report bot personal and
professional development is covered relation to personal and professional development and
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covers short term, mid-term and long-term goal. In relation to this sources is been evaluated for
making development plan that has been proposed.
TASK
a) Define the concept of personal and professional development.
Personal development or also refereed as personality development in common term. It is
a sequence of steps of process which an individual follows in order to make certain
improvisation or development in itself. Through personality development an individual enhances
his existing skills and learns some new techniques to present himself or herself in more better
way. Individual posses this development by setting up of some achievable goals and objectives
of his life to make it worth. The main purpose of this personality development to contribute in
having a good career and future life. This development is an endless process as every individual
always tries to achieve better then previous or existing and wants a good recognition in society
among its peer members (Carbonie, Guoand and Cahalane, 2018) . This recognition and feeling of
achieving better always requires personal development. Professional Development refers to a
phenomenon of making self development in the areas of academic and professional career or job.
This includes development of skills for educational degree, corporate job, presentation of giving
speech at public forum, etc. This includes a broader concept and needs specialization in some
areas. It covers parts such as coaching, consultation, case studies, mentorship, etc. Professional
development helps employees to enhance their corporate skills and perform with more efficiency
and techniques at work place. This kind of development provides some unique skills to
employees which supports them to achieve their targets in more specialized and in perfect way.
The main motive behind professional development is to attain higher position in office or in
educational institute along with appreciation or praise. The process of personal development
starts right from the birth taken by a child in this world and professional development starts
when an individual enters into his higher studies or enters into corporate world.
b) Describe and discuss the value of short-term goals, identifying at least three personal
examples.
Short term refers to a period of less then or equivalent to but not exceeding 12 months.
Goals refers to an aim set by an individual or any other in order to accomplish in future. Short
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