Reflective Personal Development Report and Plan - [University Name]

This report is a reflective analysis of a student's personal development, focusing on four core skills: writing, time management, focus and attention. The report includes self-assessment pro-formas for each skill, exploring the importance of each skill, current competence levels, and future applications. The student uses self-assessment findings, feedback from peers and tutors, and relevant theories to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. The report analyzes contradictions in self-perception and the impact of each skill on future goals. The student provides detailed reflections on each skill, incorporating theories like the Implicit Theory of Writing Ability and the Pareto Principle to support their analysis. The report concludes with a comprehensive overview of the student's journey of self-improvement and professional development. Desklib provides past papers and solutions for students.

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INTRODUCTION
Understanding and leading others can be defined as connection among people, so that
they could motivate others and self. This might include a range of techniques like
transformational, charismatic leadership and more which helps in deepening the values linked
with core beliefs (Vohs and Baumeister, 2016). Report will cover 4 different skills which a

person needs to have while working on a project, or performing at workplace. This assignment
will look into different aspects that are linked with positive and negative aspects at the same
time.
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 1
What is the core skill to develop?
Writing have been a crucial skill for every single individual nowadays because of of
Technology and education level (Brockett, R. G. and Hiemstra, R., 2018). In the same way it
is also required for me to look into the same that is writing skills in which I can say that I am a
little weak. As given by Writing skills are an important part of communication. Good writing
skills allows an individual to communicate his or her message with clarity and ease to a far
larger audience than through face-to-face or telephone conversations. Nowadays, a person
can be called upon to write a report, plan or strategy at work; write a grant application or press
release within a volunteering role and a well written CV or résumé with no spelling or
grammatical mistakes is essential if I go for a job in near future.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
The vital reason behind choosing this skill as an important one is because today’s world is full
of show business. An individual is specifically needed to have proper writing skills so that no
grammatical or any framing mistake takes place. I have found that these are some of the
issues which specifically impacts upon image of a person. Implicit Theory of Writing Ability
States that nature of human attributes as either malleable or fixed influence how people
perceive knowledge and approach different tasks (Castro and et. al., 2016). Two studies
explored the relationship between implicit theory of writing ability, metacognitive strategy
knowledge (MSK), and strategy use in the context of academic writing.
Reflect on your current competence regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence? (use your self-assessment findings, feedback from peers and your tutor,
plus your own reflections on your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to answer this
question)
According to the audit Skill analysis which has been developed I am going to give myself 8
rating from 10 because my grammar is a little weak but apart from that my sentence framing

is good enough to build up a sentence. Along with this, my tutor has also mention the same
thing that I do to improve number of grammatical mistakes but the sentence framing helps in
understanding the line what I am trying to say.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
In specific area where I need to work that is my grammar. What my tutor has given and what I
think is somehow matching therefore. I need to work on this skill so that I can get 10 out of 10
not only by me but from my tutor as well.
How might this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
Any future I can easily say that writing skills will help me in building up a specified and proper
email or a CV which will help me out in communicating as well with my peers.

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 2
What is the core skill to develop?
Time management has been considered as one of the crucial skill which an individual needs
to have while doing a project or in real life is well at work station. This skill is very much
important for me which I am looking forward to develop. According to D'Entremont and et. al.,
(2017), Time management is the process of planning and exercising conscious control of time
spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity. It
can be said that working on a project needs proper attention and with that it is also required to
do property manage every single activity so that an individual could easily attain the desired
goal which is finishing the task or project in correct time.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
I found that time do not stop for any activity or for a person when performing a task. Handling
every single activity with giving a specific time to complete it could help me in in executing the
tasks right on time and it can also lead me to achieve goals like submitting the project to the
tutor in given time frame. There is a Theory given by Pareto named as Pareto Principle. It is
also known as the 80/20 rule. Basically this rule I have identified that it relies in between input
and output which do not or rarely fits with each other. Therefore, it can be said that both input
and output of a task consists with uncertainty along with the imbalance factor as well (Hillson
and Murray-Webster, 2017). I realise that if it is applied on human activity like I am performing
doing my project I would required to put 20% of the efforts so that my 80% of results can be
produced. The basic reason behind I chose this skill because I do not I want me to get less
marks and it is also important for me to submit the project in specified for a given time frame
by my lecturer.
Reflect on your current competent regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence? (use your self-assessment findings, feedback from peers and your tutor,
plus your own reflections on your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to answer this
question)

Based on my own findings it can easily be said by me is that I am not a good performer but I
try my level best to complete the tasks given by my lecturer or in personal life as well. It is
important for me to have this skill at its fullest because in the future it will be beneficial for me
e while doing job or business. As mentioned by my lecturer in the feedback I have been giving
projects a little late from the submission date of projects. Therefore, I will be giving myself 6
out of 10 ratings.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
Considering the above information I can easily say that yes my own analysis and what my
lecturer has given to me in the feedback is somehow same. Therefore, I can see the
contractions in my own analysis and the feedback given by peer.
How might this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
This skill will help me in executing all the programs or tasks right on time.

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 3
What is the core skill to develop?
Focus and attention are the two vital factors which an individual needs to have at the time of
performing at ask like working on a project. Therefore, this is the skill which I choose for the
betterment of my own career in the near future. As mentioned by (Komives and Wagner,
(2016), Focused attention can be defined as a type of attention which possibly helps an
individual to detect relevant stimuli. Along with this, it can be said that in order to develop this
kill it will be required for me too you have focused attention on both the stimuli. With the help
of this I can say that I might grab a good position while performing tasks within the project.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
While going through the whole scenario, identify that I am not that good enough in
concentrating on a particular area which means while performing the project my mind diverted
towards other things as well which impacted upon my performance as well. For this a
particular theory has been given named as erotetic theory. This hypothesis states that I would
required to you have cognitive control over my mind set and on my perception as well. The
functional role of attentional focus on objects, properties, and locations has to do with picking
out something that corresponds to what I am performing within task is 'about'.
Reflect on your current competent regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence? (use your self-assessment findings, feedback from peers and your tutor,
plus your own reflections on your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to answer this
question)
With the help of skill audit, I have given myself 7 out of 10 ratings regarding the skill.
Therefore, I can say that it will be required for me to focus on the scale as well to become I’m
more focused so that I can reach to the details of the project. My tutor has also States about
me is that I try my level best to concentrate in the class but then my mindset goes around as I

stay curious to know about other things as well at the same time.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
If I go through all the information which has been mentioned above I can say that yes there is
a high possibility that I have identify the contradiction where my tutor has mentioned that I try
my level best to to concentrate but my mindset goes here and there which is actually wrong
because I keep my focus in the class towards what my tutor is teaching. It is the curiosity.
Which makes me look around so that I can see what others are writing or if they are getting
the same knowledge the way I am getting or not.
How might this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
Focus is something which requires at every level while performing a project or anything else
(Maslach and Leiter, 2016). If I directly have this type of scale in myself I might become an
influential person because concentration on a particular area will help me in reaching to the
details of the project which will reduce all the risks that are present in performing an activity
which can delay my submission.

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 4
What is the core skill to develop?
Team working is skill which can make a person more fruitful to a organisation. Becoming a
pack rather than working as a single soul can reduce the sustainability of an individual at
workplace. This is the vital reason behind I chose this skill. According to Oden, (2017),
process of working collaboratively with a group of people in order to achieve a goal.
Teamwork is often a crucial part of a business, as it is often necessary for colleagues to work
well together, trying their best in any circumstance. In the same way it is required for me as
well to have the skill so that I can perform well in my near future in a company.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
I have analyse that team working plays a crucial role within a business organisation. I choose
this skill to be at the priority because I am not in to working with other people I believe in
myself which impacts upon my overall performance because I do not focus on other people
if their fine efficient for the same task that I am doing or not . For the same, Tuckman's theory
has been given which is divided among four different stages (Steinbeis, 2016). Firstly an
orientation, testing phase which often led to a period characterized by a degree of conflict.
This then generally resolved itself, leading to a more socially cohesive phase. Finally, groups
settled to a functional phase, during which they focused on role-relatedness. To summarize
these four phases, Tuckman coined the oft-quoted terms: “forming”, “storming”, “norming” and
“performing”. Along with this, there is another theory which can be used and i.e. Johari
Window which I can use as a technique to build relations with others (my team mates) and
this will directly may aid me and my team members in reaching to desired goals and
objectives in specified time frame. Basically, I found that there are a range of elements that
this theory includes and these are Open Area, Blind Spot, Hidden and an unknown area
which could help me and my team in finding out the actual positions of each other.
Reflect on your current competent regarding this skill. How did you assess your

competence? (use your self-assessment findings, feedback from peers and your tutor,
plus your own reflections on your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to answer this
question)
Considering the audit skill I have developed for myself where rating which has been given by
me was 5 out of 10. Which means I am not good at working with the team and this is why why
it is required for me to develop the skill within a short span so that I could develop the project
in specific time frame. Taking help of other is not a bad thing which might improve or or help
me in executing the task and finishing it up in specified time. My tutor has also mention the
same thing that I like working or standing alone instead of a pack of students.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
There is no contradictory statement can be given because me and my tutor at the same
points and this clearly shows that I really truly have to improve my current skill in order to gain
a good reputation in near future within a company where I’ll be working. I realise that things in
different ways because it has many e mindsets which helps in pulling out favourable
outcomes in much more efficient time.
How might this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
Even in the business or if I will be working in a company I have to work with a team.
Improvement if I do it exist current time it will highly be beneficial for need to perform well
within the business or in the company. On other hand, it can also be said that for
improvisation for adopting a change it is is highly risky for a single person. Therefore, going in
a pack and adopting a whole new change will help in looking into different areas that consist
with risks.

Summary and Action Plan:
Basically, strengths and weaknesses for every single individual plays a crucial role for a
person when it comes to analysing the overall performance where decisions are to be made
regarding enhancement of the performance level. Strengths are those which an individual has
as capability. On the other hand, weaknesses could be considered as the issues or
incapabilities faced by a person while performing a range of tasks. I have analysed that focusing
on the strength could help a person in finding out the best results or using those trends in the
crucial times. Apart from this, I found out that it is required for an individual to keep on working
his or her weak points so that they could be changed from weak to strong points.
Analysis:
Basically, it is important for me or for a person to build relations with others (team), so
that goals and objectives can easily be attained right on time. Based on the Johari Windows
theory, a person should develop relations with others and this could be done through shifting to
an another block like hidden to a free or Arena where it is may be possible that me or any other
person could easily build strengths more stronger and change weaknesses to strengths.
Strengths:
Communication is one of the strongest skill that I am having which helps me e in technically
connecting with other people at workplace or at the institute. I could easily make other people
understand about what I think and what my perceptions are on a particular area. Along with
this, decision making is another crucial and strongest skill which helps in favourable outcomes
in specified time frame. Therefore, both of the areas are help me in overcoming from various
risks that are present while conducting a research for a project. For example, I continuously
look into all the past decisions which have been taken for the particular task. That means,
communication helps me in finding out the best solutions from the tutor and decision making
skills help me in in choosing the right site from which I can pull out the information regarding my
confusion.
Weaknesses:
As it has already been discussed above, is that my team working, concentration or focus, time
management and writing skills are needed and these needs proper attention so that I could
finish all my asks right on time. All these factors have been impacting account my performance
level and raised many confusions as well. There are many theories regarding these elements

has already been discussed which will somehow help me out in pulling out favourable outcomes
and reducing the risk that are present while performing tasks for an example a project.
Action Plan
GOAL PLAN TO REACH
GOAL
Ratings given to self How can I improve it
To improve team
working skills.
My plan is to reach by
9.5 rating out of 10 in
3 months.
5 out of 10. By spending more
time with team
members and through
using Johari Window
approach.
To enhance my focus
and attention skills
Priority level plan for
my own benefits is to
reach at 10 out of 10
ratings.
7 out of 10. Through properly
understanding the
behaviour of others
and through doing
Yoga and taking
classes related to
meditation.
To effectively enhance
my time management
skills
Plan will be to take
this skill at least at 8
points.
6 out of 10 Through taking time
management classes
considering the Johari
Window.
Personal Development Plan
Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Timely
Development
Area 1
I would like to
enhance my
analysing
skills to set
activities
depending on
the priorities
depending on
Activities
which I
performed
previously
took less
time than it
used to take.
I used to
finish my
tasks late
than the set
times.
Analysing
the situation
and setting
the targets
based on the
requirements
of the tasks.
By 1 year.

the time.
Development
Area 2
Choosing the
right word for
framing a
proper
sentence
while
considering
writing skills
as a week
Proper
framework of
sentences
will directly
show
improve the
performance
level and this
can be done
through
identifying
the same
from
previous
writing to the
new one.
I might start
writing email
with proper
grammar
which was a
problem
previously.
Is relevant
because in
today’s
business
world it is
necessarily
required for
or an
individual to
send some
data with
some writing
skills within
an email or in
any other
thing.
My 6
months.
Development
Area 3
Concentration
level needs to
be enhanced
or improved
by 30% from
existing.
40% of the
improvement
is required
within this
skill.
Highly
beneficial
and required
skill for a
person who
is designated
to a higher
post.
It is relevant
because for a
certain period
of time
concentration
gets loses
which
impacts upon
overall
performance.
By 8 months
CONCLUSION
With the help of above mentioned report, it can be concluded that a proper analysis is
required for every single skill after a certain period of time. This would help in examining the

benefits in specified time frame. Through this, maximal welfare could easily be pulled out from
different range of responsibilities that are available for an individual while developing a skill.

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