SH4052: Reflective Account of Personal and Professional Development

This document presents a reflective account of a student's learning journey within a Personal and Professional Development module (SH4052), drawing on reflective journals and logs. The report employs reflective models, including Gibbs' reflective cycle and Kolb's reflective cycle, to analyze experiences related to self-awareness, emotional intelligence, effective communication, and conflict management. The discussion section explores the student's relationship with themselves and others, evaluating experiences and identifying areas for improvement. A SMART development plan is included, outlining specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound goals. The account concludes with a summarization of key insights, a comparison of the 'old self' versus the 'new self,' and a projection of future activities. The student reflects on academic and personal growth, emphasizing the importance of self-reflection and continuous improvement.

Reflective account about
your learning and
development from the
module drawing on your
reflective journal log

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................4
DISCUSSION.....................................................................................................................4
Relationship with yourself..............................................................................................4
Relationship with others.................................................................................................6
SMART DEVELOPMENT PLAN....................................................................................8
CONCLUSION.................................................................................................................10
Summarization.............................................................................................................10
Old self vs new self......................................................................................................11
Future activities............................................................................................................11
REFERENCES................................................................................................................13
APPENDIX 1....................................................................................................................15
APPENDIX 2....................................................................................................................16

INTRODUCTION
A reflective model is a structured process that is used for guiding the personal
and situational analysis and improve the reflection through the concept of the
emphasizing on its awareness on knowledge, experiences and beliefs. This report is
going to contain Gibbs reflective module which is going to help in analysing the own
personal experience related to the personal development, emotional intelligence,
effective communication, conflict management and reflective practices. This report is
going to be providing the structure the key questions that are going to help in answering
the parts of work which are going to be the factors related to the individual experiences.
DISCUSSION
Relationship with yourself
In order to explain the relations I have with myself I can use Gibbs reflective
module,
Descriptive
I can relate that I have a very complex relation with myself as I have been
struggling to find the happiness in what I have been doing. I have been seen to be
started to develop some concerns regarding the development of the learning procedure
that would bring me happiness and help me with the key practices that would need
development. I have been focusing on developing my personality through reading
different kinds of book which are going to be prof to be a very effective and key factor
that is going to build my personal experiences and also be able to gather personality
traits that can be very useful for me in the future. I have also enhanced my focus on
being able to live a healthy life for which I have started to take diet food. This shows the
relationship that I have build with my own growth that is key towards ways in which I can
enhance my personal growth. I have also started to work on my academical career in
which I have started to learn personal experience management. This is the key factor
which would be providing me the experience and knowledge for being able to generate
the growth that is required (Booker and et.al., 2022).

Feelings
During the development of my personal growth I was trying to focus on how to be
able to situate myself as an personally effective practices that has brought me the
experience that has provided me with the growth that is required (Boyle, 2019). I have
been feeling very energetic in comparison to my old self as I was able to work on my
physical health with the help of dieting and exercising. This has been the crucial part of
my personal development. I have also been able to grow myself in the emotionally
intelligence phase as it was the key factor that provide me the scope for the growth
which would be very effective for the management of the operations. As I work on my
personal experience management skill I was also able to reach a professional level of
interaction that was the key factor towards the coordination of the ways in which I could
have been able to develop my professional skills and experiences. I was able to achieve
the growth for my individual experience from being able to develop the emotional
intelligence that is going to be the key towards the ways in which I can generate the
personal growth.
Evaluation
During the diet I was having an awful experience while having to live on a healthy
diet. I was sacrificing a lot of my favourite food which have been the key towards my
success. Hence, it can be said that I needed more experiences for being able to
generate the growth that would be the key factor which would be allowed me to build
more personality (DeMink-Carthew, Netcoh and Farber, 2020). I can be said that I
needed to generate better contribution to the situations for being able to work on the
effective communication. I was unable to achieve the effective growth from the
beginning which was the key towards the ways in which I can manage the growth. I can
say that the exercises that I took under my experience were key towards the
development of my physical as well as mental health. During the performance related to
the personal management I was able to generate the physically effective ways for being
able to operate and generate working experiences. The ways in which I was trying to
communicate with other individuals increased due to these practices which are going to
be able to generate the growth that is required.
Analysis

I can say that certain things such as the dietary experience did not go that well
because I did not have the experience of living on healthy diet. Due to having the habits
of junk food and food with high calories. I was able to understand that during my studies
related to the personal experience management I was able to gain knowledge and
experience however, it could have been improved if I was able to analyse the situation
for having personal effectiveness (Grill et.al., 2020). In order to be able to improve my
emotional intelligence I needed to be able to gain the growth which is required for me to
be able to develop understanding of how to manage the operations for the study. I was
able to develop my performance more through being able to learn ways in which I can
communicate with others to be able to generate the professional development.
Communication with other would be the key factor that would allow me to generate the
growth that is personally effective, My experience was considered to be the direct
relation to the level of growth and understanding which was the directly related to the
generation of the professional growth.
Conclusion
It can be concluded from my personal experience that I have been able to gather
more information and experience that has been the key factor which provided me the
growth that is required. Due to the physical exercise I was able to improve my behaviour
and also be able to develop new understanding of how to manage the growth of the
individuals through the management of the personal effectiveness. I have been able to
gather the professional growth both through practices and experiences in which the
study related to the personal experience management was the key factor. My focus
towards the key practices of diet was also a very key towards the management of my
health experiences. In order gain the effectiveness in my understanding and
experiences I want to generate my personal emotional intelligence in a way that I would
need to offer more towards the experiences. My understanding also improved more with
the influence of how I can manage the situations through the development of better
understanding of the reflection. In my level of understanding management of the ways
in which the personal experience can gain the growth is considered to be through the
development of a safer situation that is considered to be the key factor that helps in the
development of growth.

Relationship with others
For understanding the ways in which I was operating my personal experience
and relations with other the Klobb's reflective cycle can be used.
Concrete experience :
This has been the experiences that I was able to experiences during the
situations in which I realised that the reflection of the systematic performance that was
able to be influenced due to the factors that can be improved during the existing skill
and practice (Mackenzie, 2018). This has also been the stage that has been able to
explain how effective I was able to manage the specific situations that generated the
growth which was essential and effective for be to be able to gather the information that
is required for the achievement of my personal development. I was able to communicate
better with the other members of my team and coordinate with them in a way that the
personal experience in order to build my emotional intelligence.
Reflective Observations :
I was able to observe that my communication abilities with the other individual
was affecting the experience of the individuals because it was considered to be the
direct reflection of the practices that brought the individual growth that is required and
essential for my professional as well as personal growth. It can be said that the abilities
that brought me the light towards the practices that are essential for the situational
activities. This growth is essential for the development of the individualistic behaviour of
the factors which influences the learning scenarios (Geurkink-Coats, 2019).
Abstract conceptualization :
During my exercising experiences with other I was able to develop some strong
relations with other that allowed me to be more socially active. Apart from this the
question I was able to generate the experiences that provided me the key knowledge
and experience which was key for the concept of developing my personality. Hence, it
can be found that the operations of the individuals are related to the practices and study
that helps the personal experience to be affecting the operations which can be clear and
related to the personal effectiveness (Kang and McAuley, 2018).
Active experimentation :

As the part of my group experience I was also been able test myself related to
the amities which I possessed for the practice that were considered to be relevant
towards the experiences that required me the strategies which would provide the
concentrated experiences that are essential and effective for the management of their
strategies (Jongman-Sereno and Leary, 2019). For my operations it was found that the
concentrated experiences were actually related to the automatically based cycle that
allowed an active experimentation for the new concentrated experiences.
SMART DEVELOPMENT PLAN
SPECIFIC MEASURABLE ACHIEVABLE REALISTIC TIME TAKEN
Developing
effective
communication
for better
conversation
with others.
Communication
effectiveness is
not directly
measurable as it
has been
considered to
be the factor
that impacts the
ways in which I
required for my
communal
development.
Communication
can be
improved
through making
better
interactions with
other individuals
in practice and
development
(Reeves and
Fuller, 2018).
This is going to
successfully
help me in
gathering
information and
generation of
real and
effective
practices.
It is going to
taken almost a
year.
Creation of
proper conflict
management
strategies
The
management of
the conflict for
me is going to
be a very
effective part of
my growth as it
will make
become a better
It has been
found that the
achievement of
the individuals
reflected by
their
performance
through the
practices of the
Management of
the conflict has
been explained
to be directly
related to the
ways in which
they provide
effectiveness
about the
The overall time
taken for this
personal
effectiveness
can be
influenced
through the
development of
the reflective

leader in the
future.
individuals
(Lemon, 2021)
personal
effectiveness
towards the
categorization of
interventions.
practices.
Reducing own
weight by 10 kg
for better health
In order to
reduce weight
both exercising
and diet is going
to be essential.
This is also
considered to
be the reflection
of the personal
strategies that
bring growth to
the health..
This has to be
said as the
reduction that is
essential for the
personal
experience to
gather
information and
growth that
provides the
reflective
interventions
essential.
It is going to
take more than
6 months.
Decreasing the
diet intake with
50% of the
calories.
Reduction of the
total diet is
going to be the
key factor that is
going to help in
contributing
towards the
practices that
bring the
strategies.
In order to do
this I need to
the support of
my family for
being able to be
effective and
successful in
the
understanding
their personal
development.
This brings me
to a conclusion
that is essential
and also
considered to
be very
important for the
development of
my health and
experiences
(Nakada, 2019).
It is going to a
daily process.
Exercising for Exercising is This is possible These physical This is going to

at-least 2 hours going o be very
important as it
brings 2 years
of experiences
alongside the
practices that
are considered
to be very
effective for
their relations.
with effort and
dedication for
being able to
achieve the
results that can
be effective in
the analysation
of their
understanding.
activities are
going to be the
key factor that
would help in
generating the
growth and
experiences
required for the
development of
the health.
take 6 months
of hard work
and dedication
required for the
development of
operations.
CONCLUSION
Summarization
It has been outlined in this reflective essay that the experience of the individuals
has been the key factor that determined the personal experience and growth for the
management of their operations. It has been found that the personal experience of mine
has been able to develop a clear cut operation that is regarding the development of the
strategies which bring growth in the effective results. Hence, it has been noticed that the
factors that has helped me to improve my physical strength and experience that brings
which can bring the growth. It has to be said that the studies of the individuals are able
to gather more experience from the personal performance of the individuals (Walker,
2020). It has been able to gather the information and also the personal experience in
the interpersonal development. Creation of the personal experience that are related to
the ways in which the personal experience can help in generation of effective
performance. During this experience it was found that the personal development of
these practices can be influenced with key relations that are going to be developed
during the performance. Being able to focus on the conflict management strategies
would provide us the key feature which are essential towards the development of the
personal efficiency of the personal experience. Hence, it can be said that the
management of the study is going to provide the personal experience key requirements
that bring the personal experience with the growth which is essential and effective. The

focus of the personal experience is to gather the resources which are the key factor
towards the development of the personal performance in the society. In is going to be
very important to go to shopping for buying the products for being able to gather the
personal effectiveness.
Old self vs new self
After practising the following given situations it is going to be the key factor that
has helped to improve my performance. I was able to find that I have been able to
significantly improve myself through the management of experiences that are effective
for the individuals towards the gather of the experiences which can help in changing the
ways in which the individuals has been reacting. I have been able gather more
experience and knowledge that has been the key factor towards the ways in which I
have been able to grow my knowledge. It was found that due to the exercises and the
continuous dieting I was able to gather more experience that has brought a change
which is essential. This has to be the factor that would have to help me to gain more
time being effective towards the strategies and also be very effective towards the
personal effectiveness. Hence, it can be said that I have also lost lot of weight since is
started focusing on myself through dieting and other personal practices. These were
considered to be the factors which has helped me to generate the growth that has to be
said as the personal factor that provide the growth which is key factor towards the
success of the personal development (Relationship with others, 2018). In this personal
experience I was also able to gather information that was helpful for my future
development. It has to be said that the future of the individuals needs to be the key
towards the ways in which they are able to gain the growth that is said to be the key
factors towards their development. Hence, it has to be said that new self is much better
in both physical and mental state and has been able to develop great learning
opportunities which help me to develop success as options.
Future activities
As per the smart development plan created it can be found that these activities
that have been identified are going to influence better growth. I will be able gain a
degree in the study that I am going to be conducting for being able to make myself more
effective and rather much more active in the future. This active nature of mine in the

future is going to bring success to my experience which is said to be the key factor that
is considered effective. It has to be said that making good use of the resources that I
have been able to gather is going to lead me to become more experiences in the art of
conversation with other (Smart development plan, 2022). This would help me to keep
hold of strong relationships and also be able to generate new relations with the help of
experiences. It can be said that the strategies that are related to the ways in which the
individuals are able to generate the personal develop to a greater level. In the future I
can gain more experience through working at a job in which I am going to be able to
learn how to work in a team. This is going to help develop my professional growth and
also gather the advantages that are needed to be taken in the terms of the studies that
helps in the future activities and also the professional development. There are areas
which are key to the ways in which the business generate the future activities for the
professional growth and experiences. Hence, it can be said that the professional
experience can be enhanced through better performance. It needs to be very effective
for me to be able to focus on the areas that bring development.s

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APPENDIX 1
The second Personal and Professional development lesson were showed us Reflective
thinking. We naturally reflect in our daily lives, reflecting about events, why they
occurred, and if we handled them appropriately. In academics, let us formalise your
thoughts to demonstrate that we are learning. Discussing ideas made me realise that
there are many different ways to read a work of literature and use reflective thinking in
our daily lives. Other people's interpretations also astonished me. I'm pleased I
participated in the class since it prompted me to think more closely about this situation.
Our discussion reminded me work situation when I did not provide the correct action
required for a difficult situation, and of course, I regret it after. But at least that
experience made me remember my mistake for the future. If it is a chance in real life, I
will use the rewind button to provide the correct answer in a work-wise situation and
real-life. Being human, having our ideas and critical thinking made us stronger and
better prepared for many difficult situations throughout our lives. Reflection helps us
consider prior acts or experiences, believe what went right or wrong, and make
appropriate plans for future problems.
I should have been more daring in creating my own opinion. In the future, I'd like to
broaden my horizons.
Without reflecting background, knowledge may be forgotten since this is the real-life
application of the phrase "WE LEARN FROM FAILURE, NOT FROM SUCCESS."

APPENDIX 2
Developme
nt goals
Actions/
Activities
to be completed
Suppor
t and
resour
ces
needed
Expected
time to
achieve
task
Success
criteria /
Evidence of
achievemen
t
Goal 1
I will work out a
minimum of 20
minutes per
day, three days
a week
1.1 Low-impact
exercises for 20
minutes per day,
three days a week.
I will
measure
my
progress
using a
fitness
tracker
and
calendar,
making
sure I
complete
my 20-
minute
workouts
.
I will work out
a minimum of
20 minutes per
day, three
days a week
by September
1st.
Healthier,
better look.
Goal 2
I will read one
book every 15
days for the
entire year.
2.1 Reading book
every 15 days for the
entire year by starting
with books in my
personal library.
Books. My aim is to
complete
reading a book
every 15 days
by reading that
book
consistently for
30 minutes
every day until
I finish reading
every book in
my personal
library.
Reading every
day would calm
my mind,
increase my
knowledge and
give me a taste
of new
experiences.
Goal 3
I will eat a
minimum of 5
servings of
fruits and
vegetables
daily by August
30.
3.1 Go grocery
shopping once a
week and buy some
amount of veggies
and fruits that I can
cut up in daily serving
sizes.
Diet
experien
ce,
books,
online
websites
.
August 30. I've done meal
planning
before, so if I
do it on Sunday
for the coming
week, I can
move closer to
my objective of
making it a
daily habit.

Goal 4 4.1Improving
communication
4.2 Gaining business
management degree
4.3 Improving
physical health
4.4 Decreasing
weight
4.1
Experien
ces of
communi
cating
4.2
Joining a
universit
y
4.3
Exercisin
g and
dieting
4.4
Through
dieting
and
reduction
of
calories
intake.
September 31 Being able to
develop
personal
growth.