An assignment On Personal and Professional Development - Desklib

Running head: PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN1
Table of Contents
Task 1.........................................................................................................................................2
Concept of personal development and professional development.........................................2
Value of short-term goals along with three examples............................................................2
Value of medium-term goals along with three examples.......................................................2
Value of long-term goals along with three examples.............................................................3
A personal development plan.................................................................................................3
Discussion on the author, purpose, reliability and relevance affect a source.........................5
Evaluation of eight sources used............................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................8

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN2
Task 1
Concept of personal development and professional development
Personal development refers to those activities by which an individual can increase
awareness, self-knowledge, fulfills aspirations, social abilities, facilitate employability,
develop potential talents and improve the quality of life. It also involves developing others
through coaching, teaching or mentorship (Cottrell 2015).
Professional development is the process for learning for enhancing the skills and
talents to maintain a sustainable employment and become capable for growth career.
Professional development can be done through coaching, lesson study, technical assistance,
mentoring and consultation (Darling-Hammond, Hyler and Gardner 2017).
Value of short-term goals along with three examples
A short-term goal is an objective, set to be completed in the near future. Short-term
goals are the mini milestones which helps an individual to achieve the long-term goals. The
value of these short-term goals is to maintain the individual on track for their long-term goals.
Short-term goals creates an action and encourages and maintains focus within an individual
to reach the set long-term goal (Riahi, et al. 2015).
Listed below are examples of my short-term goals for becoming an entrepreneur:
 Following a healthy diet
 Getting membership in a gym and exercising daily for staying fit and active
 Working regularly on my communication skills
Value of medium-term goals along with three examples
Medium-term goal refers to the intermediate goals between short-term goal and long-
term goal. These medium-term goals should resonate with the long-term goals and are much
easier to accomplish than the long-term goals. Achieving a medium-term goal would make