Make a personal development plan

Life is about learning & self improvement. Sure, there's a correlation between experience and time but there's something to say for being active and owning the basis of what it is & how you learn. 

Hopefully with time, one gains in the areas they wish to increase knowledge. It follows along with the idea that we are constantly striving for self improvement or to become better skilled at something.

The pace of learning changes all of the time just as our bodies energy fluctuates throughout the day and season of year. Development plans are created for yourself. They are an aid to call to attention what you are practicing, what activities you are doing, where you want to be, and how you plan on getting there.

Are there times when you are more motivated to develop & learn? How do you get into this groove? What do you need to thrive?

Perhaps you are the type of life learner who takes everything in flowing freely without a plan. While I think this sounds like a soft cushion landing, I'm weary about it (and the length of time spent floating). Eventually, you're gonna need a plan. I'm not a casino gambler, but it's true: You can't win if you don't play.

If you're like myself, you set goals and you do everything possible to achieve them. Goal setting involves evaluating your self and deciding how high you want to set the bar. From what I have learned in previous personal plans, I tend to set the bar very high because I enjoy personal challenge. I intend to use development plans as tool post graduation because I think it is important to gauge, evaluate, and set & plan goals for your self. This semester's personal development plan focused on both short and long term goals (in bullet points below).

Skills / Muscles to Develop:

• I wanted to pinpoint my web presence Answer the question, what does your blog say? Here, in this blog I am sharing a semester's worth of leanings which include the art of getting connected to yourself, your community, your goals, and your style.
• Get comfortable and confident in sharing my work And talking about my work. This takes practice, practice, practice.
• Articulate my experience and what I have to offer to potential employers. This will be shown through cover letters and resumes
• Bring my point home (story tell with a strong finish) This involves practicing presentation.

Practices / Exercises / Activities

• Web presence
• Keep blogging
• Utilize Linkedin

• Presenting
• Include the audience

• Interact with the audience
• Slow down.
• Let them grasp it, for a second
• Articulation
• Conduct lots of informational meetings.
• Meet with people in and out of advertising.
• Show my work if possible.
• Ask for feed back.
• Ask for tips.