Personal and Professional Development: Goals and Plans

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TASK 1.......................................................................................................................................................4
1. Definition of the concept of personal and professional development...............................................4
2. Description and discussion of the value of short term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples..................................................................................................................................................4
3. Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples..................................................................................................................................................4
4. Description and discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples..................................................................................................................................................4
These types of goals takes a long time to be achieved. These types of goals may take a longer time of
more than 1year or more. Some examples of long term goals are:..........................................................4
5. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan and construction of an
example using my goals..........................................................................................................................5
TASK 2.......................................................................................................................................................5
Description and discussion of how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a
source......................................................................................................................................................5
TASK 3.......................................................................................................................................................6
An evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan..................................................................6

TASK 1
1. Definition of the concept of personal and professional development.
Personal and professional development refers to a process which involves learning and
gaining the knowledge for the growth of oneself. It is associated with developing the personal
and professional skills which helps in growth of the carrier in future. For development of ones
own personality one should learn new things and meet new challenges and goals. Once the goals
and aims are set by a person it is helpful in developing its personal and professional skills for
future also. By which it gets benefited in various ways.
2. Description and discussion of the value of short term goals identifying at least 3
personal examples
These type of goals are adopted by a person who thinks there is a need of minor improvements in
oneself. So, these goals must be accomplished within a week or ten days. Such type of goals are:
 Build a schedule and morning routine.
 Keep daily journals to keep your mind up to date.
 Explore something new everyday.
3. Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying at least 3
personal examples.
These types of goals are achieved after a sequence of short term goals are achieved. These type o
goals are generally achieved in 4 weeks or 2-3 months. Some examples of medium term goals
are:
 Get a graduation degree.
 Pay off your loan and debts
 Start savings and made fixed deposit account.
4. Description and discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at least 3
personal examples.
These types of goals takes a long time to be achieved. These types of goals may take a
longer time of more than 1year or more. Some examples of long term goals are:
 Get a dream job and work to become millionaire.