Personal Development Plan

Introduction

Humility, honesty, and a desire to learn are some of my most important characteristics. I am frequently an outgoing person who seeks out new experiences in order to broaden my knowledge base. I strive to make a significant impact and influence my colleagues in all of the teams on which I am a member. My candor has helped me build relationships and gain the trust of my coworkers. Humility is a quality that has propelled me forward in my career. My humble nature has resulted in having friends from various backgrounds who contribute differently to my life. I am a self-motivated student who is always looking for ways to improve myself. Lastly, I am a rule follower, exhibit high-level respect to authority, and a responsible individual. However, my negative characteristic is that that I am a pessimist. In several occasions, I back out of projects after foreseeing doom.

Key Accomplishments

I am a distinguished student who values education among all other things. My key accomplishment is the successful completion of my high school education with excellent grades that enabled me to secure an opportunity in this esteemed learning institution. Secondly, I have received several achievements in the field of sports such as being named one of the promising players in my team. Lastly, I was among the best employees at a station that I worked for last year. These accomplishments have been motivation factors that propel my spirit of hard work and commitment.

Interest in the Business World

My key interests are in the business world. I express a liking for the various innovations in the different sectors of the economy, specifically, money transfer. I am interested in exploring the various contributions made by different individuals across the globe in the sphere of mobile cash transfers. Consequently, I believe that I will also create an innovation that will transform the lifestyles of individuals across the globe in the business sector.

Factors Contributing to Success

The fundamental factor that contributes to my numerous successes is my background. I hail from a family of strugglers and people who believe in hard work, motivation, and academic success. My parents' hard work is a key influence on my success as I work tirelessly with the aim of not letting them down and seeing them happy. Secondly, my positive mental attitude has also contributed to my success. I see opportunities where others do not and believe in experimentation to a given extent. Education and the hope for a better tomorrow are also primary influences of my success. I incorporate the skills learned in school in my workplace to ensure that our customers attain the best. Lastly, my creativity has also played a critical role in my success. Coming up with new exciting ideas in school, at home, or my workstation fascinates me and is my hobby.

Barriers to Success

Pessimism is a critical barrier to the successes of many individuals. I begin most of my projects on a high note and with positive mental attitude. However, after experiencing few challenges and ascertaining that the project may hit a dead end, I quit and divert my efforts to other more productive and promising projects. The protective nature of my family has also barred me from achieving more than I have. These individuals treasure my thoughts but are also pessimists. My parents fear to see me fail to achieve my goals or accomplish successful projects. Consequently, my family breaks my morale. Lastly, procrastination has also been a critical barrier to achieving my goals. I postpone things that may have been done early only to do them in in a rush or fail to do them at all.

Personal Goals

Boldness, adventure, autonomy, leadership, openness, responsibility, and trustworthiness are my primary values. However, my negative values, as mentioned above, are pessimism, and reluctance. I venture into new things courageously with the hope of successful completion. Some of these values are manifest in the projects that I do and are seen and applauded by my team members. I hold responsibility for not only my actions but also the doings of the members of the social and academic groups that I am a part of or a leader.

Work-Life Balance

Work-life balance can be achieved in different ways. However, its achievement largely depends on the activities that an individual participates in. I value both my social, academic and work life. As such, I create a schedule for all the events and award times basing on their relevance to my social and professional growth. My timetables ensure that I attend my classes and at the same time, work to earn an extra income and involve in cocurricular activities with the aim of being physically fit.

Educational Philosophy

My educational philosophy is that it is a unique and rare experience for all the students who enter a classroom set up. The task of edifying scholars of different ages has its challenges and must never be disguised. Teachers must adopt the relevant strategies proposed by theorists in the field of education and perceive the action of teaching as a lifestyle rather than as a profession. The teachers must also be success-driven and teach their students on how to be both academic and social giants. All spheres of life are equally important. Therefore, educationist must propagate a culture of acceptance, truth, and guide their students in making life decisions basing on their interests and not academic might.

Work Philosophy

My philosophy towards work is that teamwork, motivation, and balance are the core pillars of workship. I also believe that it is not the end that justifies the means but the means is what determines the final product. Through commitment, motivation, and hard work, the success of any workplace will be guaranteed.

Personal Mission

My personal mission is to incorporate my experiences and education to change the world's perception of how business is conducted. I intend to use the various skills that I have acquired to manipulate the various economic and business system. I also have a mission of being both money minded and focus on community development by applying the different principles of corporate social responsibility to sustain our environment. I will magnify my inputs to give a substantial output and motivate other scholars to do so by giving back more than they take from the world.

Professional Goals

Work in which the success can be quantified is the type that gives me satisfaction. These kinds of jobs are characterized by teamwork, proper workplace leadership and motivation is their key feature. The work that provides a healthy workplace balance also provides me with satisfaction as I can focus on one thing at a time (either profession or social life).

Favorite Work Experience

My favorite work experience was when I was provided with the opportunity of leading my other workmates. I was one of the youngest employees with minimal experience at the firm. However, the management appointed me as a temporary head, a position that I held for about 72 hours. This experience was the best as it motivates me up to date. I still fail to comprehend the leadership quality that I expressed to qualify me for the position.

Lifelong Education

Lifelong education plays an instrumental goal in shaping my personal and professional goal. I prefer skills to papers. Consequently, lifelong education will enable me to be conversant with the modern trends in businesses and to comprehend the ever-changing technologies. I will also get the chance to employ the skills learned through lifelong education in my businesses as I plan to be self-employed.

Goals for the Future

Over the next two years, my personal goal is to focus on my studies and earn the relevant skills that will assist me in the future. I also plan on collaborating with my colleagues and exploring the opportunities that will assist me to achieve my long-term personal and professional goals. In the next five years, I plan to have created contacts that will assist me in my entry the business world. My aim his also to establish teams of like-minded individuals that will explore the current business issues in different parts of the globe and devise their solutions. I plan to have established a thriving business in the next ten years. I have no plot of being employed then as I will have gathered enough experience to own several enterprises.

Preferred Companies

The companies that mirror my values are Google, Facebook, and Johnson & Johnson. These firms have the highest work satisfaction percentages and the best work-life balance for their employees. The organizations that do not replicate my values are Forever 21 and Express Scripts due to their non-valuing of employees and the long working hours that restricts social lives of employees.