{"id":954,"date":"2019-12-20T19:09:20","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T13:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/?p=954"},"modified":"2020-04-15T20:13:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T14:43:21","slug":"design-a-personal-development-plan-today-to-move-ahead-in-your-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/design-a-personal-development-plan-today-to-move-ahead-in-your-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Design a Personal Development Plan today to move ahead in your career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Personal Development Plan<\/strong><\/span> is a written account of self-reflection and improvement, which doubles up as a detailed action plan used to fulfill academic, personal, or career-based goals. A vital resource for students, young working professionals, mid-level seniors, as well as executive level professionals, it is capable of providing an objective sense of direction in taking one\u2019s career forward in the form of steps needed to reach the eventual aim.<\/p>\n<p>It is thing that can be discovered as a part of most successful people\u2019s careers as a blueprint of their success path and allows normal people to discover the trajectory they need to follow to shape their careers. To be unstoppable in the face of hurdles, a professional has to lead a goal and growth-oriented life and being able to see their entire future open up in front of them is surely a head start.<\/p>\n<p>As President Eisenhower once said: \u201cPlans are useless, but planning is indispensable.\u201d The importance of a personal development plan is in getting the clarity that comes with answering questions about your future. It is instrumental in structure one\u2019s thinking and overcoming the constant human tendency to meticulously plan things in our heads and then forget the important details that essentially form the basis for realistic strategies.<\/p>\n<p>The sense that you are going in the right direction serves as a major source of peace of mind and as we all sometimes feel lost in life, looking into the plan will always remind you where you want to go and so it would be fair to say that what you will create is your <em>guideline for life<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>The sense of security that one gets in knowing that their efforts are deliberate makes decisions easier and based on \u00a0clear benchmarks. What you need is a better sense of control over your life \u201cdeveloping\u201d your future, you will get a better sense of control over your life and you will make better decisions on the way.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve felt that urge to know where you\u2019re going and how you will get there and the only way to overcome that is with good preparation as it decreases the risk of things going wrong with your journey. It increases possibilities that your life will go in the right direction and helps you realize those dream plans, needless to say that your life only gets better when you get better.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Formula for designing a Personal Development Plan<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><em><u>Step 1: Create a big picture \/ clear out your vision <\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Start with the end in mind and the fact that Tasks are a kind of fluid taking up as much space as you give them. You can use domains like the ones mentioned below to create a map to see what your big picture looks like<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vocational (career-related and professional)<\/li>\n<li>Financial<\/li>\n<li>Intellectual<\/li>\n<li>Emotional<\/li>\n<li>Physical<\/li>\n<li>Spiritual<\/li>\n<li>Marital<\/li>\n<li>Parental<\/li>\n<li>Social<\/li>\n<li>Avocational (hobbies and interests)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The map works best with 5-6 categories and you can put there everything you want to \u2013 if you feel like travel is a key field for your development, best to have it there. In general, the pillars of personal development stand as<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Family<\/li>\n<li>Love<\/li>\n<li>Career<\/li>\n<li>Hobbies<\/li>\n<li>Health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Step 2: Outline your strengths and areas for improvement<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Think about what you already have going for you, the strengths and the skills that are already relevant to your dream. Make a list of skills you need to develop, projects you can start working on and the contacts who can help you along the way. Make it a kind of brainstorming.<\/li>\n<li>You can use a format that\u2019s well known by most business students \u2013 the SWOT chart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\"><strong>Strengths<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What you\u2019re good at?<\/li>\n<li>What will help you move forward?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have any qualifications that you can make more of?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\"><strong>Weaknesses<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What do you still need to learn?<\/li>\n<li>What do you have to get better at?<\/li>\n<li>What areas of your job do you least enjoy?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\"><strong>Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What projects may you take up in the future?<\/li>\n<li>What contacts can you employ in your industry?<\/li>\n<li>What new skills can you learn?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\"><strong>Threats<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are the main skills needed that you\u2019re not working on?<\/li>\n<li>Is there something new in your field that you will not be able to learn?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Step 3: Build your personal development plan<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With clear direction, let\u2019s go into detail by jotting down specific actions for the future. There is no substitute for hard work. If you set a goal, make a plan, and work on it every day, you will see personal development and progress within your career. The only limits that exist are the ones that you\u2019ve placed on yourself with your thinking. You start by setting up specific projects. What do you need to get them done?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Define your goals<\/li>\n<li>Prioritize<\/li>\n<li>Set a deadline<\/li>\n<li>Understand your strengths<\/li>\n<li>Recognize opportunities and threats<\/li>\n<li>Develop new skills<\/li>\n<li>Take action<\/li>\n<li>Get support<\/li>\n<li>Measure progress<\/li>\n<li>You can also take psychometric tests to analyze your personality traits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Step 4: Revise and adapt to change<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>These plans are not set in stone. After all, life changes fast and we need to change with it. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to review and adapt. Reread your vision; check out your values mind map and focus just on what needs to be done over the next quarter overwhelmed by the full picture and never get around to doing anything.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t hesitate to adapt the plan according to new interests or a change in circumstances.<\/li>\n<li>A good personal development strategy grows as you do.<\/li>\n<li>As Tony Robbins put it, \u201cStay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Books to read<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pivot<\/strong> by Jenny Blake<\/li>\n<li><strong>Think and Grow Rich\u00a0<\/strong>by Napoleon Hill<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Power of Positive Thinking\u00a0<\/strong>by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outliers\u00a0The Story of Success\u00a0<\/strong>by Malcolm Gladwell<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Power of Full Engagement\u00a0<\/strong>by Jim Leohr and Tony Schwartz<\/li>\n<li><strong>Think and Grow Rich<\/strong> by Dale Carnegies<\/li>\n<li><strong>The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich\u00a0<\/strong>by Timothy Ferris<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habit Stacking:\u00a0127 Small Changes to Improve Your Health, Wealth, and Happiness<\/strong>\u00a0by Steve Scott<\/li>\n<li><strong>Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial\u00a0<\/strong>by Tony Robbins<\/li>\n<li><strong>How to Stop Worrying and Start Living<\/strong> by Dale Carnegie<\/li>\n<li><strong>The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People\u00a0<\/strong>by Stephen R. Covey<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Magic of Thinking Big<\/strong> by David J. Schwartz<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Confidence Plan: Essential Steps To A New You\u00a0<\/strong>by Sarah Litvinoff<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Now Habit:\u00a0A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play\u00a0<\/strong>by Neil Fiore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Integral Life Practice: A 21st-Century Blueprint for Physical Health, Emotional Balance, Mental Clarity, and Spiritual Awakening<\/strong> by Ken Wilber<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mindset: The New Psychology of Success <\/strong>by Carol Dweck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All the best \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #111111;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">This post first appeared on the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\"><span style=\"color: #111111;\"><strong>getsetResumes.com Blog<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getsetResumes.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-474 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Picture12.png\" alt=\"Get Set Resumes - Making Resumes Better!\" width=\"548\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Picture12.png 548w, https:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Picture12-300x93.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Personal Development Plan is a written account of self-reflection and improvement, which doubles up as a detailed action plan used to fulfill academic, personal, or career-based goals. 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