This report, prepared for the BSc (Hons) Business Management with Foundation course (BMP3001), focuses on personal and professional development, encompassing goal setting and source evaluation. The report begins with a definition of personal and professional development, emphasizing the significance of both personal and professional skills in achieving life goals. It then explores short, medium, and long-term goals, providing personal examples for each and discussing their value. A key component is the construction of a Personal Development Plan, illustrating how goals are to be achieved and measured. The report also delves into the impact of author, purpose, reliability, and relevance on source utilization, followed by an evaluation of eight sources used in the report plan. The evaluation assesses the author's credibility, the purpose of the source, its reliability, and its relevance to the topic, providing a comprehensive analysis of the sources' usefulness and validity. The report concludes with a list of references.