Personal Development Plan and SMART Goals

This article discusses the importance of personal development and setting SMART goals. It includes a personal development plan with a core purpose statement and career vision statement. Additionally, it outlines three SMART goals related to academic and career aspirations. The goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound.

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Personal development plan
Core purpose statement
Apart from the family, it is very important to have close connections with other people
too. Friends can play a big role in the development aspects of a person in his/her lifetime. For
that, I value and appreciate the existence of people in my life with the mission of bringing care
and compassion to improve the welfare of people around me. Besides the virtue of kindness, l am
a good listener to the people with respect towards the varied range of opinions l receive from
different people.
Moreover, l impress confidence at work with readiness to handle different challenges that
come along at workplace with passion and consistency. I like helping out those that are stranded
with timely consultations, which improves other people’s trust and confidence in me.
Communication is the core tool that enables people to interact, run businesses, make inclusive
decisions, and even make an expression of ideas in a very simple way that is understood by the
relevant people. However, l am working on my communication skills on the daily basis so that l
can improve how to reach out to different people in the effort of achieving goals and objectives

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while providing substantial care to the people around me for l believe that through caring for
others the world will be a better place.
Career vision statement
Being the eldest in the family, it has taught me to be a very independent person who has
the attributes to lead people. Leadership has been my passion from my childhood. For instance, l
was the president of the business club back in secondary school. I also possess a strong
adaptability to new environment, especially different workplaces. With regard to leadership
skills, l like working in a flexible work environment where l make my own decisions. As l am
currently taking international business and marketing degree, l intent to venture into fashion and
makeup industry after my degree course. I hope to expand my business within the country with a
vision of expanding it even in other countries across the world. I believe leadership skills that I
have with the knowledge I am acquiring at the college will enable me to run my business
efficiently. I intend to make a positive work environment for my business environment since that
would be my career.

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Vision board
Besides ambitions to be a successful businessperson, stewardship is also one of my
dreams as seen in the first picture. I love travelling a lot as it enables me to meet people of
different diversities and cultures that broaden my thinking and decision-making processes. I want
to be a steward because l get fulfilment in making the strangers welcome, comfortable and feel
safe around me during these travels. I acknowledge that being a steward does not only entail
servicing the travellers with drinks and food but also taking a compassionate care for them
during travels.
Makeup and fashion are part of every woman. I believe that the first impression always
makes a big difference in almost every situation. Fashion and makeup shape the visionary and
creates appeal in the appearance of women. I want to establish a fashion and makeup business
that would enable the women to have a varied choice and preference of their outlook. Some
people say that makeup is a waste of time and money but why not have them when you have the

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money and ability to acquire them. As money is important to everyone, it is also the most
important thing to me so l would like to combine my interest in the fashion and makeup business
so that l can earn money from what l am interested in.
I also want to buy myself luxury brands and a custom-made dressing table from a
prominent designer. I want to establish my own closet and neatly arrange my luxury brands with
expensive furniture in my own apartment. To achieve these goals l need to work hard in my
studies and even in my business career after college so that l make enough money that will
enable me to buy all the luxuries l want. Some people may think this is impossible but l believe
one-day l will achieve my goals.
S.M.A.R.T. goals
First goal: Getting an A in the final exam
S for specific: I will be taking my final exam in July. I am aiming to get an A
result at least in four subjects out of six subjects l am taking. Great results are important
as they can enable me to apply for a scholarship to further my studies even in other
countries. The subjects l want to obtain an A are; accounting, business communication,
microeconomics, and management.
M for measurable: to achieve these goals l have set up a study timetable that
guides me through my studying time and helps me to ensure all the subjects have been
attended to. I have also planned to start my studies from the first week of the course and
ensure that l follow the prepared timetable with consistency throughout the entire course.
A for achievable: In addition to hard work, l will follow up the lecturers for
consultations and discussions with fellow students to ensure l achieve this goal. I will

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note down the challenges encountered during the study time to forward to the lectures for
discussions in class.
R for relevant: Achieving an A result will enable me to be in the position to
apply for scholarships overseas for further studies. Achieving this grade can be a source
of motivation to my young siblings and all the people that look upon me. It will also
motivate me to further my studies.
T for time-bound: Since l now have approximately one month before the day of
the exam which starts on 12 of July, l have to put in more efforts to meet the exam
requirements for me to achieve an A result.
Second goal: starting a brand street wear cloth
S for specific: l would like to start my own branding business with the name
Stonned & company. I want the company to be run and managed by me.
M for measurable: The company will employ a few staff at the beginning and
expand gradually with time.
A for achievable: I will bring in experts for consultations and decision-making
processes where they will advise about the performance of the company.
R for relevant: Branding is a major business as it caters to the fashion needs of
diverse human beings.
T for time-bound: l have plans to start up the business in 2 years’ time after my
college studies. The two years will enable me time to search for resources and relevant
information concerning the business operation.

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Third goal: Gaining more clients for my business
S for specific: the business will target a market of 20,000,000 customers.
M for measurable: I will put in place several advertising media for my business
such as newspapers, television sets, and on social media.
A for achievable: A target of 20,000,000 customers is very possible, as many
companies have made it.
R for relevant: The number of customers is one of the measures of the degree of
success for a business.
T for time-bound: The campaign for reaching out to the customers will take a
minimum period of 6 months after which there will be the need to sustain them.