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Topic 1 Concept of Personal Development

The document discusses the concept of personal development. It defines personal development as activities that improve awareness, develop talents and potential, build skills, and help achieve dreams. Personal quality is described as having positive attributes like self-esteem, treating others well, and good work performance. The document outlines steps to enhance personal quality, which include determining current levels, setting goals, taking action, and monitoring progress. It also discusses personality tests, goal setting, guidelines for self-improvement like starting small and acknowledging improvements, and concluding with a discussion question.

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Topic 1 Concept of Personal Development

The document discusses the concept of personal development. It defines personal development as activities that improve awareness, develop talents and potential, build skills, and help achieve dreams. Personal quality is described as having positive attributes like self-esteem, treating others well, and good work performance. The document outlines steps to enhance personal quality, which include determining current levels, setting goals, taking action, and monitoring progress. It also discusses personality tests, goal setting, guidelines for self-improvement like starting small and acknowledging improvements, and concluding with a discussion question.

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Topic 1

The Concept of
Personal Development

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT for Life & Work


Slide 2

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.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT for Life & Work Chapter 2
Slide 3

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

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT for Life & Work Chapter 2


Slide 4

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

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT for Life & Work Chapter 2


Slide 5

1.2 Enhancing Personal


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

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT for Life & Work Chapter 2


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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.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT for Life & Work Chapter 2


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1.2 Enhancing Personal


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

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT for Life & Work Chapter 2


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1.3 Personality Test

Let’s determine your personality


profile.
www.outofservice.com/bigfive/

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT for Life & Work Chapter 2


Big Five Personality
Characteristics

HRM 533/530 Jan – Apr 2010 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT for Life & Work 8–9
Slide 10

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.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT for Life & Work Chapter 2


SLIDE 11

Set Clear Goals


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

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT for Life & Work Chapter 2


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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?

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT for Life & Work Chapter 2


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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
(Continued)

 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.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT for Life & Work Chapter 2


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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?

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT for Life & Work Chapter 2

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