Personal Development Plan Templates

What: My Personal Development Goals

Consider the competencies that represent great performance in your current role
and/or to which you aspire-e.g. as a student, as a daughter, as a working student, etc.
Based on feedback from your peers and/or other colleagues, select at least two (2)
areas in which you would like to develop in. You may focus on your current role, or you
might select one (1) area that applies to your current role and one (1) area that is more
aspirational. Write specific goals describing how/what you want to change or improve
specifically this semester.

Ask yourself. What can I do differently (or better) that would make the greatest positive
impact in my current role? What development priorities will give me the greatest
leverage in improving my individual leadership and performance?

Goal 1

Goal 2

Goal 3
How: Action Steps I Will Take to Meet My Development Goals

Identify what you need to stop doing, start doing and keep doing. These short-
term actions will contribute directly to your long-term goals i.e. career goals.

1. Plan your actions.

Implement something every day. What situations, people, or events signal that right now
is time to change my behavior/attitude/outlook?

Every time I see the following situations:

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What new behavior will I try? Where will I push my comfort zone?

…I will take following actions:

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How: Action Steps I Will Take to Meet My Development Goals

2. Anticipate obstacles.

WATCH OUT: What barriers can I identify which might hinder me in pursuing my
development goals? How can I overcome these barriers?

Obstacle/Barrier

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Solution:

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Solution:
 3. Leverage strengths.

HINT: I have great strengths upon which to draw from. Which of my strengths can I
leverage to help me achieve my development goals?

Strengths

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How will it help me achieve my goals?

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Who: Resources and Supports for Achieving My Goals.

How will I draw on my family, peers, and others to track my progress, gather advice and
feedback and support my learning?

Who will I ask to support me? Who do I know who already possesses the competencies
I want to build?

With whom should I share my development plan?

When did I begin taking actions to meet my goals?

When did I start to see significant progress? (Milestone commitments)

How did my learnings influences me?

Acknowledgement

What was the impact of meeting development goals in life?

How did I celebrate every time I meet my goals?

Personal Development Plan

(Danica Rose B. Millan)

Access Your Current State

List your top five (5) skills (things that you do well):
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List the five (5) values most important to you:
1. Trust
2. Respect
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List your top five (5) strengths:
(To validate your list, ask yourself if family, friends, or coworkers would agree?)
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List your five (5) areas that most need improvement:
(To validate your list, ask yourself if family, friends, or coworkers would agree?)
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List five (5) priority interests:
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List five (5) priority wants:
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Identify Areas of Opportunities

What is your long-term goal?

What areas do your friends and colleagues see as opportunities?

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What organizations, clubs, or areas of interest look exciting and/or filled with
potential? How can you learn more?
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Skills and Experiences Needs
Based on the previous sections, which skills would be most helpful to my
personal growth and development?
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Develop Your Action Plan
Based on the previous sections, list five (5) key goals. Key goals are longer-term aims,
more general than objectives. They may take a year or more to achieve.

(If you’re unsure which area(s) you want to pursue, use the previous sections with
blanks or general responses, to create your list. In this case, your goals are to gain
greater clarity about which areas of potential opportunities you or interests you want to
focus on in the next year or two.)

List five (5) key goals:

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Objectives are specific actions that support your goals. Choose objectives that
will have greatest impact on achieving your goals. Use the SMART system to
define them.

 Specific – Can you clearly define the objective you want to accomplish?
 Measurable – How will you know when it’s complete?
 Attainable – Is it realistic, based on your current skills and experience?
 Relevant – How does it directly contribute to the goal you’re pursuing?
 Time frame – Can you accomplish it within a reasonable time period?
Complete the plan below. Print, then post it in a prominent place. Review
regularly to maintain progress on achieving your goals.

DANICA ROSE B. MILLAN – JUNE TO OCTOBER 2015 PERSONAL

DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Specific Measurement Attainable Relevance Time Achieved?
Objective Frame Y/N