With this in mind, I reflect on my professional journey so far which has been filled with challenges and excitement. Furthermore, it has developed my overall personality and helped me mould myself into an individual with great sense of desire and dedication to learn and succeed further.
As American journalist, Heywood Broun rightly said, “Sports do no build characters, they reveal it”. Sports has always created an impact on the lives of millions around the world, I was no different. Growing up in an enthusiastic sports culture, I always dreamt of working in sports. In fact, it was merely a dream back then, which has now become a strong ambition. I was always …show more content…
Personal Development Plan:
Personal Development Planning (PDP) is defined in the original Guidelines on Progress Files (QAA, 2001) as ‘a structured and supported process undertaken by an individual to react upon their own learning, performance and/or achievement and to plan for their personal, educational and career development’.
Personal Development is the progress you need to achieve to make your way from your current situation to your ultimate aim. It is an honest analysis of skills you have and skills you need to in order to reach your desired destination. It is important to keep learning and developing at every stage of our life. As it is evident that in the current knowledge economy learning does not stop after graduation. Learning for the profession is only a starting point for learning in the profession. A successful person might be content with success and not take extra efforts to build on current success, while a struggling person might be more than happy to reach his next target irrespective of planning for his long-term …show more content…
They may include current issues that may face the industry you plan to engage yourself in, or barriers that hamper the development of the sector. In other words, PEST is an honest run down of the present-day reality of your chosen sector.
Performance Wheel, is a tool to analyse your current level of efficiency of the skills you possess. It can provide an individual with an overview to their Strengths and Weaknesses.
James Smith, Personal Development Planning (2011) perfectly summed up Personal development as the ‘process of creating an action plan based on awareness, values, reflection, goal setting and planning for personal development within the context of a career education, relationship or for self-improvement’
To conclude, Personal Development Plan can prove beneficial in providing motivation throughout, monitoring personal progress, increasing self-awareness, aiding the overall development of an individual both personally & professionally and thereby improving chances of