Chapter 2: Personal Growth and Behaviors Lesson 2: Professional Development
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Exercise #1 – Professional and Personal Development Action Plan
Directions: Before you develop a 10-year timeline pertaining to your personal and professional
development, you will need to think through some details about yourself and your goals.
Complete all the sections of this action plan before moving onto the Professional Development
Performance Assessment Task. This completed exercise will be submitted with the assessment.
Part 1: My Current Self Examination
Your strengths (refer to latest/current
Personal Skills Map)
1.
2.
3.
Your weaknesses (refer to your
latest/current Personal Skills Map)
1.
2.
3.
Common types of feedback that you
receive from others (positive and
negative)
1.
2.
3.
Skills you have acquired at this point
in your life
1.
2.
3.
Abilities you have acquired at this
point in your life
1.
2.
3.
Priority Focus (what areas would you
like to focus on developing)
1.
2.
3.
In 10 years where do you see yourself professionally?
In 10 years where do you see yourself personally?
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Part 2: Professional and Personal Goals
Directions: For this part of the activity, develop a professional long-term goal and a personal
long-term goal. Then, further plan for your life by completing the Development Action Plan.
Professional Long-Term Goal (10 years from now):
Developmental Action Plan Professional Goal
Tasks/Activities
What tasks or activities will
help you reach your goal?
Target Dates
Approximate
date for this
task/activity to
occur
Support/Resources/Barriers
What will you need to help you reach your
goal? Who will you need to gain support
from?
What barriers could you encounter?
(Reference related content in the
student text to this section.)
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Personal Long-Term Goal (10 years from now):
Developmental Action Plan Personal Goal
Tasks/Activities
What tasks or activities will help
you reach your goal?
Target Dates
Approximate
date for this
task/activity to
occur
Support/Resources/Barriers
What will you need to help you reach your
goal? Who will you need to gain support
from?
What barriers could you encounter?
(Reference related content in the
student text to this section.)
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Now that you’ve developed a plan for attaining some long-term professional and personal goals,
define what your mid-range goals (5-6 years from now) and short-term goals (1-3 years from
now) are in the area below.
Professional Short-Term and Mid-Range Goals
Professional Short-Term Goals (1-3 years):
Professional Mid-Range Goals (5-6 years):
Personal Short-Term and Mid-Range Goals
Personal Short-Term Goals (1-3 years):
Personal Mid-Range Goals (5-6 years):
Long-Term Goal Timeline
In the area below, create a timeline showing your progress toward each set of goals. Show
benchmarks, goal attainment, and dates. You can create your own illustration or use a graphic
organizer to portray your 10-year plan.