Personal Development Report: Short, Medium, and Long Term Goals

This report delves into the multifaceted concept of personal and professional development, emphasizing the significance of goal setting and strategic planning. It begins by defining personal development as a process of self-assessment and skill enhancement to realize potential, and professional development as a continuous learning process to achieve career objectives. The report then explores the value of short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals, providing personal examples for each to illustrate their impact on confidence, motivation, and overall success. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of a Personal Development Plan in identifying skill gaps and leveraging resources for improvement, and in achieving all types of goals. The report concludes by underscoring the crucial role of continuous learning and adaptability in navigating the ever-changing professional landscape and achieving a fulfilling life. It discusses key areas like time management, active listening, flexibility, public speaking, career development, work performance, expertise, leadership, and promotional opportunities, providing a holistic view of personal growth.

Report on Personal Development
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................2
Definition of the concept of personal and professional development....................................2
Description and discussion of the value of short term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples.................................................................................................................................3
Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying at least 3
personal examples..................................................................................................................4
Description and discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples.................................................................................................................................5
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan............................6
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES...........................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTION
Personal development can be defined as a process or way by which people assess their
qualities, skills in order to realize their potential (Howard, 2019). This present study is going
to discuss value and importance of personal and professional development. Further, it will
discuss reasons of developing all three types of goals such as short term, medium term and
long term. There are several advantages of establishing goals as it helps people in staying
them focused and confident. It will also discuss value of personal development plan and ways
as how effective resources can help in increasing skills in people.
Definition of the concept of personal and professional development
Personal and professional development refers a process via which individual and
companies engage in learning process for meeting their pre determined goals. Personal
development is all related to accomplishing personal goals such as: increasing
communication, reducing errors, increasing sales and others. Professional development is
being developed for accomplishing goals related to profession such as developing career,
taking promotional opportunities, etc. In regards to importance of personal and professional
development it can be said that it helps people in managing their own growth and learning
(de Snoo-Trimp, Molewijk and De Vet, 2018). It also helps in making people aware about
information, market trends and accomplishing goals for which they work. It also makes
people able in taking competitive advantages and also being in this changing environment in
an effective manner and improving overall quality of life.
There are several benefits of personal as well as professional development or
increasing knowledge as it boosts employees’ job satisfaction at workplace and keep them
happy as well as confident. Employees can make their company more appealing and can
prove their potential by developing profession plan and increasing skills and knowledge.
People can make their succession planning strategy in an effective manner and with the help
of personal development, they can get desired and effective employment opportunity that
can boost their confidence and increase their morale. For living a satisfied life there is
requirement of having skills as these skills makes able to people in accomplishing their all
pre determined shirt, term, medium term and long term goals (Fabriz, Hansen and et.al.,
2020).
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Description and discussion of the value of short term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples
Short term goals play a vital role in professional and personal development as at
initial stage, people requires developing some short term goals that they can accomplish in
short term period and are easier in accomplishing. The main reason behind developing short
term goals is to boost confidence in people. When people accomplish short term goals then it
increases their confidence and it motivates them towards doing big things and accomplishing
medium and long term goals. So, overall it can be said that it is the main key and first step of
ladder of success. In regards to value of developing short term goals it can also be said that it
minimizes procrastination that is the main barrier in success and helps people in staying
focused and motivated towards next step. There are some short terms goals that people
require and should be improved for professional and personal development such as:
Time management: It is believed that for going ahead, people requires having an
effective time management skills and it can be improved when they reduce procrastination. It
is seen that people at all stages procrastinate and it delays in completing their work
(Kmecová, 2019). For keeping mid stressed free and focused it is important to complete all
tasks same day and in a timely manner. It is the main essential short term goal because lack
of this skill, people may face several problems as it can lead to poor performance, increase
frustration due to not completing task on time etc. It can also help in increasing punctuality.
Increasing active listening skill: It is believed that now a day’s people become angry
over little things and it can disturb their both personal and professional life. This problem
occurs when people lack in active listening skill and lack of ability to understand human
behavior. Rather, listening, everyone wants to be listened and it can lead to conflicts. For
understanding views of others and improving communication, it is important to have this
skill. So, it is other short term goal that can help people in professional and personal by
improving relation with other and making working environment effective.
Flexibility: Before accomplishing medium and long term goals, it is important for
people of having an ability to adapt things. We live in area where changes occur and due to
lack of flexibility, people may face several problems as it can increase frustration. One of the
main examples of changing nature that has affected many people is climate change or Covid-
19. People, who have flexibility, are more likely to continue their work without getting
affected much but those who are lacking in this skill are suffering the most (Ventres and
Wilson, 2020). So, for stepping further, it is important to accomplish this goal.
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Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples
After accomplishing short term goals and climbing first step of ladder of success or
bossing confidence, people require accomplishing some complex goals. Main aim of
developing these goals is to making ourselves able to live in this changing era and making an
effective position or self development. It helps people in making significant progress and lead
growth for long term goals. It motivates people towards increasing satisfaction level and
increasing self esteem. Here are some examples of medium term goals that can lead to both
personal and professional development:
Improving public speaking skill: for interacting with customers and different nature
of people in an effective manner and boosting confidence to the next level, it is important of
having this skill. It is seen several times, people who have effective communication skills,
also have stage fear and fear of speaking in front of people. So, in this regard it can be said
that people who can speak in front of people, can do anything and can talk with anyone in an
effective manner. It helps people in increasing influencing and presentation skill and it is
beneficial for personal and professional development.
Developing career opportunity: After accomplishing short term goals and boosting
confidence, people requires focusing on new and big things or getting career development
opportunities (Kroll and Dussias, 2017). For taking opportunities of career development,
people require having combination of several skills or skills that have been discussed above.
When students in their personal life and people at workplace accomplish this goal then it
improves their image in the eyes of employers and others. It shows their potential and they
are more likely to be listened all the time by others and respected by others as well.
Improving work performance: For working effectively at workplace and in personal
life it is important for people to accomplish this goal of increasing work performance. It can
also be said that improved work performance is directly proportional with career
development as those people who perform jobs in right manner and gradually reduces errors
and improve their performance are more likely to get promotional opportunity at workplace
because quality matters than quantity. So, by accomplishing this medium term goal and
reducing errors in work, people can increase their moral and improves overall performance or
productivity (Lee and et.al., 2016).
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Description and discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples
Long term goals play a vital role in entire lifecycle of people because oit helps people
in providing long term success rather temporary success. BY accomplishing short term and
medium term goals, people cannot make they fully satisfied and do not increase self esteem.
Self esteem is the last stage where people do not have more desires and they feel that they
have get all those things for which they have worked too hard but at this stage also they do
not quit learning new things. Here are some examples long terms goals that can show that by
accomplishing these, people can satisfy themselves and improves quality of life.
Expertise: People can improve their all skills and can satisfy themselves when they
feel that they have become expert in all works given to them. There are some people who can
perform tasks in an effective manner but still commit either 1 or 2 mistake. Becoming expert
in any field means, people do not commit mistake and it can be improved and accomplished
with continue practice (Schroeder, Anggraeni and Weber, 2019). That is why it is saying that
practice makes a man perfect so, It is one of the main long term goal that can make people
feel valued, motivated, confident and the most importantly satisfied. So, it can be said that by
accomplishing this goal, people can develop themselves personally and professionally.
Gaining experience in leadership role: In this regard it can be said that, leader is the
one who guides a group people and they have several qualities on which basis they are being
made leader. People make leader to those who are expertise, have several skills and ability to
guide others. So, by accomplishing this long term goal, people can satisfy themselves and
when they guide others and get positive outcomes then it increases their morale and self
esteem. As like leader of the country, by becoming and gaining experience of leader in own
field, people can increase their satisfaction level.
Taking promotional opportunity: While working workplace people can know and
measure their performance if they get promotional opportunity. When people get promotional
opportunity and being promoted at the highest post then it satisfies them and makes them feel
happier at workplace (Sears and et.al., 2020). Felling happy at workplace is directly
proportional to satisfaction level. It can also be said that those people who remain happy at
workplace and in their life are more likely to make an effective balance between personal and
professional life that is must for healthy life.
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Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan
Personal and professional development plan plays an important role as it helps people
in increasing their skills and those areas in which they are not good. Everyone in this world
has some areas in which they lack and due to lack of skills they face problems in becoming
successful in personal and professional life. But with the help of personal development plan
they can reduce their weaknesses and can improve skills. Personal development plan allows
people in selecting better resources and ways by which they can accomplish goals and can
increase their skills which they need to improve. It can also be said that this personal and
professional development plan can help people in accomplishing their all short term, medium
term and long term goals.
From self analysis I found that I am lacking in some skills that I need to improve for
taking advantages of competition and for career developing in the desired field of marketing.
With the help of an effective personal or professional development plan or making use of
appropriate resources I can develop all these skills (Dotson and Valenzuela, 2020). From self
analysis I found that I have stage fear and I am lacking in public speaking skills and expertise
in specific field.
CONCLUSION
From the above study it has been summarized that personal and professional development
plan plays a vital role as it helps people in increasing skills and developing career. For better
development, there is requirement of setting short term, medium term and long term goals. It
has also discussed ways and reasons of setting all these three types of goals in personal and
professional development. It has shown effectiveness and values of 3 all types of goals.
Further it has shown or discussed about value of personal development plan and benefits that
people can take in their future. Lastly, it has shown way of developing skills in which people
lack along with time duration.
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Appendix 1: Personal Development Plan
Skills to be
Developed
Development Plan Resources Target Date
Public speaking .
It is medium, term goal but plays a vital role as
it helps in accomplishing further goals and boost
confidence. For improving this skill, people
require participating in seminars and group
meeting.
By developing marketing and other campaigns
also, this skill can be improved.
McNatt, D.B., 2019. Enhancing
public speaking
confidence, skills, and
performance: An
experiment of service-
learning. The International
Journal of Management
Education. 17(2). pp.276-
285.
30th June
Expertise There is one rule behind becoming expert in any
field is practice. So, by sparing time in
performing tasks again and again and self
analyzing for knowing effectiveness, it can be
improved.
Noardo, F. and et.al., 2020,
September. Integrating
Expertises and Ambitions
for Data-Driven Digital
Building Permits-the
EUNET4DBP.
In International Archives
of the Photogrammetry,
Remote Sensing and
Spatial Information
Sciences-ISPRS
25th Nov
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Archives (Vol. 44, No.
4/W1, pp. 103-110).
ISPRS.
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