Reflective Essay on Personal and Professional Development (UGB 260)

This essay is a reflective analysis of a student's personal and professional development, focusing on the key personal quality of emotional skills. The essay utilizes the Gibbs reflective model, encompassing description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, and conclusion stages to assess strengths and weaknesses. The student reflects on workshops and assessments, identifying self-awareness as a strength, while acknowledging emotional management and communication skills as areas for improvement. The essay details the student's feelings, evaluations of workshop experiences, and analysis of skill gaps. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of continued learning, self-assessment, and developing an action plan to achieve professional goals. The student aims to enhance communication, emotional management, and overall professional effectiveness, with a focus on achieving career aspirations through improved skills and planning.

PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Reflection.....................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development is a very essential factor in an individual which
have to be improved from time to time and right situation requires a right skill as well which
needs to be present. There are set goals and actions which everyone set for themselves so that
there is going to be right achievement and planning which would be present in life. The skill
which is going to be discussed in the further report is emotional skills which is my strength and
my weakness as well. The report is going to consist of a reflective model by Gibbs which has
five stages being description, feelings, evaluation, conclusion and action plan which is a very
good method for me to be able to evaluate my skills and understand them effectively so that
there is going to be effective planning which I can do.
MAIN BODY
Reflection
There are a lot of skills which are present in an individual so that there is going to be
effective working which is going to be present. Everyone has set goals and targets for themselves
which they must achieve which is going to make them have higher satisfaction which is a great
factor. Skills can make the individuals be able to achieve these factors very quickly and
effectively which is going to be an effective working which would be present (Körkkö, Kyrö-
Ämmälä and Turunen, 2016). Reflection cycle is a very good cycle for me to understand and
analyse and not just that but also have a better action plan which is going to be effective.
 Description
There are a lot of learning’s which I have received from the workshops that I have attended. I
was not aware of the skills which are present in me and need my attention which can help me to
be more successful and satisfied in the career options which I have decided for myself. I am
aware of myself most of the times but it is very important for me to take workshops and
assessments to know myself better and analyse myself effectively so that there is going to be a
better outcome an achievement in the goals which I have set (Whitford and Barnett, 2016).
Though I have taken a lot of assessments and be able to analyse myself effectively which is

going to be very good for me in the future to be able to have a proper action plan and a clear
direction in which I should be working.
Emotional management is a very important factor when it comes to professionalism in an
individual which is a weakness which I have in me and have to work upon so that there are going
to be lesser people taking advantage of this weakness in me. My strength though is that I am very
much aware of myself which makes me want to improve more and more so that there is going to
be the best coming out of me in individual tasks as well as group tasks so that it is going to be
beneficial for me (BELINOVA and et.al., 2017). There has to be right measures which I have to
take so that there is going to be better functioning and operations so that there is going to be
better operations and performance which is going to be present.
 Feelings
I felt like I am very emotional which is good in some situations and is not so good in many of
the situations. I am self aware and I have empathy which is a very good factor to be working in a
group. Working in the group is a very important factor since that is going to help me be able to
achieve my goals and targets effectively but my social skills sometimes is not so effective
(Mendes and et.al., 2016). I have felt that I am not being able to communicate and be extrovert in
some places where I need to be. This is not a good factor since the targets and goals will not be
achieved without communication skills. I was thinking that I have the right skills and knowledge
to be able to achieve my goals and targets but that was not it because there are still a lot of
factors which I need to work upon. I felt like I had zero knowledge about the skills which are
required in the professional goal I have set I felt like I have to work even more to be able to
achieve my goals and right now I have developed only half of what I was expecting I have.
Though, it seems positive as well because I am now aware of the action plan which I need to
have to be able to achieve them.
There is a lot of improvement which is going to come in my behaviour as well which is going
to be very beneficial. Behaviour change, to make sure that the tasks are being completed on time
which is going to be a very good factor for me to be able to operate effectively in the market. I
think that improving is going to be very good for me which is going to make me feel better and
there are going to be higher performance (Choudhury, John and Nanavaty, 2019). Feeling

emotional knowing that I am so emotional in life is not going to help me in a long run and that
needs to be improved so that there is going to be higher performance as well.
 Evaluation
This was a very helpful workshop which I have attended since it gave me a lot of ideas and
knowledge about the skills in me. According to my career options and goals which I have set for
myself there are a lot of improvements which I have to do to be able to achieve them. The
experience was good but bad at the same time since it demotivated me. I had no idea that there
are so many skills which still have to be developed to be able to be professional in the personal
and professional life. Though I am glad that I attended the workshop and took all the assessments
which were provided to be able to analyse and understand myself better (Flornes, 2017). Though
there is nothing to be demotivated about since I am aware of my weaknesses from a long time
and the skills which I have to improve. There are a lot of communication issues which I have
been facing from a long time since I am not introvert as well as extrovert completely. I need to
have a difference between the two and know the professional communication which is required
and the emotional skill in me needs to be managed well.
There are a lot of challenges which I faced while doing the exercises in the workshop
because I am not an introvert but not completely an extrovert as well. There are communication
skills and other skills which have to be improved in me to be able to express myself effectively
which is going to be very helpful (Ponce and et.al., 2019). Bad experience is going to make me
have a lot of experience which can be used in the future so that there is going to be higher
functioning. This model is helping me understand myself effectively which is a great factor and
there are going to be higher functioning and achievement and that is a good factor. There are a
lot of activities which are present and they are going to make the performance of the there is
going to be higher performance and goals are going to be met.
 Analysis
From the assessments and workshops which I have attended can be improved by me so that
there is going to be higher functioning and understanding which is going to make the
performance increase. This is important because I cannot have de-motivation in the working I
have set which is going to make me have higher understanding. The sense that I have made of

the assessment which is going to make me feel effective so that there is going to be higher
performance and promotions and set level of success (Maruniakova, Rihacek and Roubal, 2017).
There are a lot of improvements which have to be done so that the quality of working is going to
be higher and that is going to be of great advantage for myself in a long run. From the past
experience I have understood a lot about me which is helping me to make the future decisions as
well which is a great factor and that is going to be very good for myself as well. Think about the
present is very important and there is going to be higher performance and values which have to
be present so that there is going to be good functioning.
Though there is nothing to be demotivated about since I am aware of my weaknesses from a
long time and the skills which I have to improve. There are a lot of communication issues which
I have been facing from a long time since I am not introvert as well as extrovert completely. I
need to have a difference between the two and know the professional communication which is
required and the emotional skill in me needs to be managed well. I have to make sure that there
are right measures and methods I am using in order to be able to operate effectively and that is
going to be very good for the performance level (Gates and et.al., 2020). I judge things and
situation so that there is going to be effective working and activities so that there is going to be
higher performance and operations which can be taken out of me. There are a lot of situation and
outcomes which are present so that there are going to be higher functioning and operations and I
have to put in my best so that there are going to be higher performance.
 Conclusion
There are so many assessments which I can still take to be able to understand the skills which
I need to develop. From all the assessments which I have done I have gathered that there has to
be good communication to be able to be working in a team and as an individual. It is very
important to have these knowledge which is going to help me be able to analyse and have a
better action plan in the future (Andreea-Gabriela, 2016). The career goal which I have set for
myself is not that high which is having a nail salon and a small coffee shop which is not going to
give me a lot of money but it is going to be my own business therefore there is a requirement of
good skills. I have to do a lot of reading and learning and understanding the environment of the
business then a lot of responsibilities which are going to come on me which requires the right
skill to be used at the right time so that there is going to be effective working. I have the full plan

set for myself after two years of five years where I see myself but to be able to achieve that there
are a lot of skills which I have to pay attention to like managing emotions motivating one and
social skills to be able to make sure that there is an improvement in my personality.
There has to be good planning for myself who is going to make me be able to achieve the
targets and goals which is a great factor for me. Workshops is a very important factor for me so
that there is going to be higher satisfaction which I would have for the targets and goals I have
set. There are a lot of fields I still have to explore to make sure that I am taking the right
measures and the right methods are being used by me in order to be able to achieve the targets
and goals which I have set for myself (Goria and et.al., 2019). Self awareness is my strength
which I am having from a long time but the workshop exercises have helped me a lot in order to
be able to operate and function effectively which is going to be a great factor for a long run.
There is already a lot of competition in the market and the career goal I have set for myself
therefore it is very important for me to be able to get in the right changes so that there is going to
be effective and efficient improvement which is going to be present in me. Feelings and
situations are many which are going to come up which are going to make the operations have
higher functioning.
 Action plan
There has to be a set direction in which I should be working so that there is going to be
higher achievement which is going to be present. I am I very competitive person but having the
right skills is also very important which is going to be present if there is good improvement
which is going to be present. There are high feelings and situations so that there is going to be
higher measures as well which I can take so that there is a higher outcomes (Fedotova and et.al.,
2018). I have analysed my skills and professionalism which is present and to be able to improve
them there are set of actions which I can take so that there is going to be higher functioning
which would be present.
Skills Time period Measures Evaluation
Motivating
oneself
3 weeks There has to be good self
confidence on the goals and
targets which is why I have to
I can take help of
professionals as well and
friends to be able to

be certain about the measures
which I should be taking for
myself. There are a lot of senses
of direction which are present in
me but I have to be able to
connect to my goals. There are
a lot of lectures and videos I
have to watch on motivation
from time to time so that I
would be able to make sure that
I am well motivated and
working towards my goal
effectively which is going to be
a very good factor for me
(Ciucci and et.al., 2018).
improve this skill in me so
that there is going to be
higher achievement which
I can get. I have to analyse
myself from time to time
so that I can be certain
about my improvement in
this aspect.
Managing
emotions
5 Weeks It is important for me to take
support from family and friends
in the career option I have
selected so that there is going to
be a back hand to keep asking
me to work on it. There are
times I have to make decisions
and with their help and ideas I
will be able to make the right
decisions as well which is going
to be a great factor. I have to
take deep breaths in situations
which confuse me and make
sure that I make the right
decisions in such situations as
well so that I can benefit from
I have to improve these
skills for the future
because if I do not then
there are a lot of people
who can take advantage of
this factor and that is not
going to be good for me. I
can take help of
assessments and
experienced people whom
I can trust to make sure
that they are helping me in
all the ways possible
which are going to be very
helpful for me (Jaeger,
2018).

it.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that there is going to be higher performance
for the future so that there is going to be higher satisfaction which would be present. There are a
lot of skills and knowledge which is required in individuals to be able to operate effectively in
the market so that there is going to be higher performance which is going to be present. It is
important that one is aware of my own weaknesses and strengths to be able to operate effectively
in the market so that there are going to be higher performances which are going to be present.
Being too extrovert or introvert is not good and should be reacting according to the situation in
hand so that there are going to be right decisions which are going to be taken. Personality of an
individual has to be improved with time and environment so that there is going to be higher
satisfaction and achievement which can be observed.

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