Report on Personal Development

BMP3001
Academic Skills and PDP
Assessment 2
Report on Personal
Development
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Contents
1. Introduction.........................................................................................................................................3
2. Define the concept of personal and professional development............................................................3
3. Description and discussion of the value of short term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples. 4
4. Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples......................................................................................................................................................6
5. Description and discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples..7
6. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan...........................................8
7. Conclusion...........................................................................................................................................8
Reference list:..............................................................................................................................................9

1. Introduction
Personal development is set of skills, qualities and abilities, that an individual decides to
build in oneself in a particular time, for leading a good life and to also make up effective and
efficient scope for progress in career as well (Tattum and Tattum, 2017). This report is a
short note, or can also be called an attempt, for identifying key areas for development, which
I should be developing and those areas which are impactful over my personal growth and
career. Along with identifying such areas, I have made valuable discussions on them, to
foster path and purpose relevant with them. Also, the skills here are supported by useful time
frame in which it has to be achieved.
2. Define the concept of personal and professional development
Personal and Professional development of an individual is a very simple and complex
concept for achieving quality results and improvements in an individual. In this concept of
personal and professional development, one can clearly see and observe two different
concepts of seeking Personal development and the other is Professional development, seems
to be embedded in a single concept of making Personal and Professional development. The
name of this concept is used altogether in one head because, both of the concepts are seen
fulfilling and pushing each other, and one is seen completing the other one. It can be defined
in the manner, like through personal development, I shall be building up those qualities and
skills in my character and natural behavior, which are most desirable and necessary for me in
becoming a desirable and efficient human being. However these qualities will be totally
personal and will be existing in me naturally, but at the same time in my professionalism also
they will be reflecting. This is simply because of the fact that, an individual can never get rid
of its personal and basic nature, and therefore, in professional and working life, that shall also
be reflected. Similar is the case with professional development. If any range of skills will be
developed by me, that is particularly concerned with my working life and professionalism,
then firstly, development of those capabilities has to have base from my individual behavior
and it should be supported by me inherently. Secondly, it is but obvious that qualities and
attitude seen in professional and working life will always in affecting personal life and will