Topic 1

The Concept of
Personal Development

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1.1 Understanding Personal

Development
What does it mean by
Personal Development?
Includes activities that improve awareness
and identity, develop talents and potential,
build human capital and facilitates
employability, enhance quality of life and
contribute to the realization of dreams and
aspirations.
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1.2 Understanding Personal

Quality
 What is Personal Quality?
 The degree to which an individual expresses:
Positive personal attributes
 High self-esteem, self-responsibility, action- oriented, self-
disciplined, persistent
Practice good human relations
 Treating people with respect and dignity, win-win relationships,
good listener, sharing ideas, skills, experiences and pertinent
information
Exhibits superior work performance.
 Producing error-free work, meeting deadlines, knowing the job
thoroughly, team player

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1.2 Enhancing Personal

Quality
 Step 1: Determining current personal
quality level.
 Identifying personal attributes
 Assessing human relations skills
 Evaluating work performance
 Determining areas for improvement

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1.2 Enhancing Personal

Quality
 Step 2: Formulating personal quality
action plan.
 Establishing personal quality goals
 Formulating action plan to attain personal quality
goals

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1.2 Enhancing Personal

Quality
 Step 3: Taking Action.
 Executing your Personal Quality Action Plan
 Managing time successfully
 Maintaining self-discipline
 Maintaining perseverence.

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1.2 Enhancing Personal

Quality
 Step 4: Monitoring Progress.
 Reviewing progress towards attainment of personal
quality goals
 Taking corrective action

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1.3 Personality Test

Let’s determine your personality

profile.
www.outofservice.com/bigfive/

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 Big Five Personality
Characteristics

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1.4 Goal setting

 Goal setting is the overall process for

achieving your goals.
 Goals are clearly stated results to be achieved
within a specified time period.

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Set Clear Goals
Vague Goals
Get an education.
Reduce my stress level.
Develop my musical talents.
Improve my writing skills.
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Clear Goals
Earn an associate’s degree in
graphic design within two years.
Lower my blood pressure eight
points by attending yoga classes
three nights a week this fall.
Take guitar lessons next semester at
the community college.
Write a short story and submit it to
the school newspaper by the end of
this semester.
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Criteria for SMART Goals

Criteria Ask Yourself:

Specific What exactly do you want to accomplish?

Measurable How will you assess your progress?

Attainable Is your goal within your reach?

Relevant Is your goal important to your plan for life?

Timely What is your deadline for accomplishing this goal?

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Improvement Requires Work

 Personal development involves making a life-
long commitment to reaching your goals and
being all that you can be.

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Self-Improvement Guidelines
 Follow these guidelines as you develop your
self-improvement program:
 Start now.
 Start small. Focus on your highest priorities and
add other goals as time goes by.
 Involve others who can keep you on course.
 Don’t give up. Think of a slip as an opportunity to
try again.

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Self-Improvement Guidelines
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 Stay focused on your goals. Review your goals

every day.
 Acknowledge your improvements. Recognize how
far you’ve come.
 Let every success trigger a new goal. Keep moving
forward to something higher to attain.
 Focus on gratitude. Mentally list what you have to
be thankful for.

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“Food for Thought” ?

1. What does this quote from
Oprah Winfrey mean to you?
“The biggest adventure you
can ever take is to live the
life of your dreams.”

2. How can self-sabotage be an

obstacle to self-improvement?

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