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Preparing for Success: Self-development and
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PREPARING FOR SUCCESS: SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.................................................................................................................. 2
2. Reflective statement on personal development...........................................................3
2.1 Things I have learned.............................................................................................3
2.2 Information That Has Been Achieved.....................................................................4
2.3 Interesting sides in the presentation.......................................................................4
2.5 Using the new information......................................................................................4
3. Further professional development................................................................................5
4. Action plan for personality development......................................................................6
5. Conclusion................................................................................................................... 9
References.....................................................................................................................10
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1. Introduction
Everybody wants success in their lives in any means but some of them do not know the
ways to achieve them. Student’s lives are the most important phase in everyone’s life
and it is the time where they need to concentrate on the academic sessions and moral
values. However, the presentation will discuss about the different aspect that will be
beneficial to achieve success and to reach their respective goals. Further, the report will
also discuss how the application of all the elements in my professional life as well as
personal can be favourable and helpful to achieve my goals in life.
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2. Reflective statement on personal development
2.1 Things I have learned
The presentation that has been represented has mainly focused on the thing of how an
individual can attain success in life. It has come into the limelight that to achieve a goal
an individual need to be goal-oriented and disciplined one. As a student, it is very
important to understand the basic requirement that will help them to achieve success.
There are different qualities that have been presented in the presentation seems to be a
very effective and efficient one and can make a student to gain success in their
academic life and also in the future.
Being an organized one: I have come to know by the presentation that for any human
being whether it is a student or an employee success cannot be achieved in a single
day. It can be achieved through hard work, discipline, and dedication. As an individual, I
respect time very much and in the presentation, it has presented that students have to
understand the value of time and required to accomplish their duties before time. This
lesson will be very beneficial for them for a whole life.
Giving preference to studies: The students need to prioritize their studies and other
activities such as watching television, wasting time in gossiping with friends and family.
It is because as we know "Time and tide wait for none" If the present time is gone once
it won’t be back again.
Being on time: This lesson not only limited to students only every human being needs
to be punctual every time. Being punctual not only shows how much a person gives
value to time but also shows how much the person is a disciplined one. Punctuality
helps to change the lifestyle of a person in a better way. Being on time helps to finish
every important work before time thus it avoids being messy, disorganized and chaotic.
Honest work: We all have learned that "Honesty is the best policy" and it always leads
the way to success. Students always need to all their work by themselves without
cheating or copying in any means. It is because taking short cuts always leads to
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achieving success on a temporary basis. However, the person who always do their work
with honesty and loyalty always gets and respect and achieve their goals. It might take
a long time but once it is attained the success always remains permanent (Wrzus and
Roberts, 2017).
2.2 Information That Has Been Achieved
The information that has been gained from the presentation is that a student should
always have to be punctual, honest and giving priorities to their studies. In order to
achieve success, the students need to consult with their teachers, discuss their
problems related to studies with them. It is also very important that students should
avoid distracting activities in the classroom and should maintain silence and supportive
to their teachers (Tucker-Drob, 2017). The teachers also play a vital role in every
student's life as they are the one who shows the right direction to the students through
which can achieve success and goals in the future. However, from the presentation, I
have also learned that it is also important for a student to take some break and to
indulge themselves with few curricular activities such as singing, sports, dancing, yoga,
dramatics and many more. Various school premises have initiated the activities to
energize the students and to reduce loads of study pressure (Soto and Tackett, 2015).
2.3 Interesting sides in the presentation
In the presentation, the interesting part which can be outlined is that nowadays teachers
and school premises do not pressurize the students to spend their whole time studies.
As a person, I have learned that for achieving your prioritizing goals you need loads of
hard work but for that, you have to boost your energy as well as morale. From the
suggestions that have been provided in the presentation not only me, everybody can try
to seek lesson how to prepare themselves to walk in the right path and to achieve their
respective goals (Mueller et al. 2016). According to the present teaching styles, every
teacher is far more supportive and try to make a friendly bond with their students. The
presentation gives a definite idea of how the teachers can improve the education level
of the students in a better way.
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2.5 Using the new information
The information that has been given in the presentation is very beneficial not only for
the students but also for every one of us. I have understood that for accomplishing my
goals what are the important sites that I have to give more priority. Being organized in
life and being punctual makes a person more dedicated and committed towards the
work. It has also highlighted the area that a person needs to be honest and being
determined to achieve success. In the future, these lessons can be very useful for every
individual (Del Giudice, 2018). The new information that has been understood from the
presentation can be applied in every aspect of life. However, this information presented
in the presentation not only useful for the students in their academic life but also useful
for the career-oriented personals.
I have my confusion only on one part that how a student can be focused all the time in
their studies. This area of concern that has not been understand by me and that is why
me along with my fellow classmates have tried to do some more research and finally
have came up with a result that for being focused. The thing that is required is reducing
stress which can be only attained by attending some curricular activities and to borrow
some time from my daily schedules to relax myself.
3. Further professional development
All the things that have been mentioned in the presentation are very important in their
own way. To ensure the success of a student all the different aspect that has been
mentioned in the presentation are very beneficial in all respect.
Honesty: This quality is one of the important factors that every individual need to
acquire. Being honest makes a person respectful and everyone respects them for their
deeds. Loyalty not only offers self-confidence but also advantageous in every aspect of
life (Luyten, Lowyck and Blatt, 2017). This quality is very essential in every phase of life
even in the academic future professions. It will not only develop my character by will
also develop my personality which will be very beneficial for me to chase my dreams
and achieve goals.
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Organized: Being an organized one, actually means preparing and arranging
everything before time to avoid panicking in the meantime. It gives me the inspiration to
be amongst one. Organizing everything, before time will make a person a perfect one
and develops their living standards (Kandler et al. 2015). In the future when I will get a
job in any organization learning of being organized from now will make me a disciplined
person. Though being a disciplined person gets respects and praise from everyone.
Prioritizing studies: As the learning in the presentation has demonstrated it can be
easily understood that education is the most important aspect for achieving success.
Academic education is the main base for every individual. It gives us knowledge of
basic learning, makes us disciplined, teaches us to value time and provides us degree
and teaches us moral values which are very necessary to survive ethically and decently
in life (Ormel et al. 2017). In life according to degrees and moral values career
opportunities can be found. I personally give education the chief most priority in life as
without this success cannot be achieved in life.
Punctuality: This one is another chief most important quality that every individual must
require to possess in them. Being a punctual person I can gain lots of positivity in my
professional life (Zech et al. 2018). Career-wise a person who is punctual and performs
all the duties on time can achieve success easily. Punctuality makes a man perfect in
every way being on time not only beneficial to accomplish work on time but it also gives
a good impression on others. I have seen many people who are not punctual and being
unsuccessful to achieve their goals. For this reason not only for myself I would like to
suggest everyone to be punctual to order get success and accomplish respective goals
in life.
All these elements that have been discussed here are very essential and beneficial in
every phase of life (Kandler and Zapko-Willmes, 2017). I personally will try to adopt all
these qualities and will further suggest everybody to take up these virtues in their life.
These qualities will not only offer success in professional life but will be also beneficial
in personal life also. It will be beneficial to maintain a balance between professional and
personal lives.
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4. Action plan for personality development
Establishing
objective
Identifying
the need for
the
developmen
t
Searching
development
opportunitie
s
Undertake
the
development
Assessing
the
outcomes
Reviewing
and
evaluating
In the first
phase for
personality
development
the main
thing that
requires
giving more
attention to
find the
objectives
(Lapsley,
2016).
If the goal
that needs to
be
accomplished
is set once
then the next
stages can
be easily
completed.
The next
phase to find
out what is
the need for
achieving the
goals. This
identification
will help to
understand
the
importance
and necessity
of the goals.
It will give us
a motive and
inspiration to
achieve the
goals and to
develop our
personality.
The next step
is to search
for
development
opportunities.
At first, it is
very important
to understand
the inner skills
and potential.
The next step
is to
recognize the
weak areas of
me that need
to be
developed.
The
weakening
areas can be
fulfilled by
attending skill
oriented
programs,
The fourth
step is to
undertake the
development
process. The
personality
development
process
starts with
overcoming
inner
shortcomings
(Roberts and
Davis, 2016).
The next
step is to
consult with
the
professional
instructors
which can
help to
eradicate my
weakness.
After all the
process is
over the next
step is to
measure the
effectiveness
of the
process that
has been
chosen for
personality
development
. It will help
too, measure
the area
where I was
weak before
is developed
or not.
The last step
is to
evaluate the
results. It is
very
important to
measure the
effectivenes
s of the
action plan.
It is
necessary to
understand
whether the
plan is
helpful to
develop a
personality
or not.
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socializing
with people
and seeking
help from
qualified
personals
who can help
me to improve
my
personality
4.1 Timeline
Establishing objective: One month
Identifying the need for the development: One month
Searching development opportunities: Two months
Undertake the development: Three to six months
Assessing the outcomes: Three months
Reviewing and evaluating: Three months
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5. Conclusion
The above report clearly describes some of the qualities which are indeed very useful in
academic as well as in professional lives. It can be understood that an individual who is
punctual, honest and prioritizes their studies first is likely to get success in the long
term. All the qualities are somehow not only beneficial for students but only for career-
oriented adults. However, those people who take short cuts and the corrupt way cannot
reach their goals ever. The report also presented an action plan which is proved to be
very useful in developing my personality and lifestyle.
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