PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT week, this month, or even this year.

It is
SUMMARY NOTES something you want to accomplish soon.
(REVIEWER FOR FINAL EXAM) A long-term goal is something you want to do
further in the future. It requires time and
planning.
LESSON 1: IDENTIFYING CAREER OPTION
LEADING TO ATTAINING ONE’S PERSONAL GOAL tips to increase your chances of successfully
following your plans.
Career goals are a well-defined statement
explaining the profession that an individual 1.Write it down. Write down your career plan so
intends to pursue throughout his career. It is that you will remember it and you can track
important for every employee or job seeker to your progress. You are more likely to commit to
define their career goals clearly. It helps them to your plan that is specific, measurable,
come up with practical action plans. achievable, realistic, and timely (SMART). Put a
copy of your plan some place where you can
Career Planning refers to the process of making see it often such as on your bedroom mirror or
educational and career choices based on the refrigerator door. Let me describe to you first
knowledge of self and of the environment the SMART goal setting model.
Here’s what SMART stands for:
Career planning is an ongoing activity that SPECIFIC – Each goal must be specific and as
should be implemented as early as the middle clearly defined as possible. You can have
school years and extend into adulthood. The multiple goals, but each one must be clear.
career planning process can be divided into MEASURABLE – Each goal must also have clearly
four stages. These stages include (1) self- defined metrics for how it can be measured –
assessment, (2) knowledge of academic- either for progress or the end goal.
career options, (3) in-depth evaluation and ACHIEVABLE – It can be easy to get carried
goal setting, and (4) career plan away when setting goals, but a goal that is
implementation. ultimately not achievable will deplete your
motivation. Keep goals small and achievable
Career Plan Making RELEVANT – this is where putting some time in to
1.Knowing yourself Assess yourself to know who plan your goals can pay off.
you are and what you want. It also means TIME-BOUND – make sure you set yourself
understanding your strengths and weaknesses, realistic deadlines for each goal and its required
your passions and fears, your desires and steps to keep you focused and motivated.
dreams, your likes and dislikes, and your
tolerances and limitations. Knowing yourself 2. Set deadlines. Make one of two goals that
means knowing your purpose in life. you can achieve within a few days or a week.
2. Exploring your options Discover careers to Then make other short-term goals that only take
find what you really want. Assess your skills and a few months to complete.
interest. Focus on what you want to do and how 3. Reward yourself. Working toward your goals is
to get there. Learn the hard work. Think of small rewards to give yourself
skills needed to pursue the career of your when you accomplish something big or small.
dreams. 4. Have an accountability partner. It's important
3. Making Decisions It is the process of making to not try to complete your goals alone. Find
logical choices from the available options by one or two people who will help you stick to your
identifying a decision, gathering information, plan. This can be a friend, a job coach, or your
and assessing alternative resolutions. supervising agent (or corrections agent).
4. Moving On - It is more about learning to live
and managing your career to help yourself LESSON 2: FACTORS IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT:
succeed. GUIDE IN MAKING IMPORTANT CAREER
DECISIONS.
There are six steps to make a career plan: Honesty - A facet of moral character which
1.Assess yourself to know who you are and what connotes positive and virtuous attributes such
you want. as integrity, truthfulness, and
2.Explore careers to find a career you want. straightforwardness.
3.Set goals to reach the career. Integrity - Firm adherence to a code, especially
4.Expand your skills to prepare for your career. of moral or artistic values: incorruptibility
5.Find a job that matches your goals. Spirituality - The quality of being concerned with
6.Manage your career to help yourself the human spirit or soul.
succeed. Respect - A feeling of deep admiration for
someone or something elicited by their abilities,
A short-term goal is something you want to do qualities, or achievements.
soon. The near future can mean today, this
Gratitude - The quality of being thankful;
readiness to show appreciation for and to return 1. Knowing Yourself - It takes an initial step on
kindness. self-exploration by determining your interests,
Kindness - The quality of being friendly, limitations, inner talents, skills, and potentials
generous, and considerate. that would help create an image of your future
Mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, self.
and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. 2. Identify Personal Skills – A person’s skill differs
Courage - Mental or moral strength to venture, from one person to another. Once you realize
persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or your capacities, it is important to concentrate
difficulty. on improving it even further.
Patience - The ability to wait, to continue doing 3. Strategize on Developing Self – After knowing
something despite difficulties, or to suffer your personal skills, expose yourself to
without complaining or becoming annoyed. worthwhile activities like: training workshops,
Perseverance - Persistence in doing something community projects, school organization, and
despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. even extra-curricular activities in school.
Forgiveness - Letting go of past grudges or 4. Research on Career Options – There are
lingering anger against a person or persons. plenty of career options that an adolescent like
you can choose from. Should you wish to know
While working on the best career for yourself, it more about these options, you may compare
is best to consider the following: and contrast the different background of your
1. Interest concerns, involves, draws the chosen professions and see if that suits your
attention of, or arouses the curiosity of a person. interest and skills.
You may consider analyzing the Senior High 5. Career Planning – Think of your personal plan
School subjects that you found interesting and of actions on how to achieve your set goals for
the hobbies that inspire you. the future. In career planning, you may include
2. Skills refer to the ability and capacity your teachers, parents, and peers so that they
acquired through deliberate, systematic, and can give you necessary feedback in order to
sustained effort to smoothly and adaptively decide on a good career choice.
carryout complex activities or job functions CHALLENGES OF ADOLESCENTS IN CHOOSING A
involving ideas (cognitive skills), things CAREER
(technical skills), and people (interpersonal • Influence of Parents
skills). • Social Condition
3. Your family’s financial capability to support • Personal Interests
your studies in college should also be • Achievement in School
considered. No matter how good your career • Financial Resources
choice is, your family’s capacity to financially
support your chosen career is vital. It is SUGGESTED WAYS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH
recommended to have at least three PERSONAL ISSUES
alternatives. 1. Conduct Personal Research - Reading few
articles and journal entries about the kind of
Personality Traits career that you wish to have can help you
Openness concerns with the desire to explore gather information which may be helpful in your
and enjoy novel experiences; preference for decision-making. Exploring the nature of the
change and variety work by identifying potentials for professional
Conscientiousness deals with high levels of growth, trainings to undergo, skills to be earned,
effort, motivation, being organized, systematic, and security of finances may be some of the
punctual, and dependable. things that you may look into for deciding a
Extraversion involves traits relating to sociability career.
and dominance; concerns on how eager an 2. Invest in Acquiring Necessary Skills It is
individual is to have social interaction and in expected that adolescents do not have
constant contact with the outside world enough skills at this stage; however, this is
Agreeableness includes being compassionate earned through proper training involvements
and cooperative toward others; shows likability, and pursuing activities related to the kind of
kindness, and courteousness field you wish to become expert with.
Emotional Stability/ Neuroticism refers to a 3. Refrain from Abrupt Decision – One of the
person’s tendency to become emotionally challenges adolescents’ encounters is by
upset; proneness to experience emotional deciding too early about what they want to
distress pursue even without adequate background on
that field. This is sometimes followed with regret
LESSON 3: IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL in the end because it is done without careful
DEVELOPMENT IN MAKING A CAREER DECISION understanding.

STEPS IN CAREER DECISION MAKING

LESSON 4: CREATIVE VISUALIZATION OF 6. Do not get demotivated if the results are not
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE positive at the first attempt. You need to give
VARIOUS STAGES THAT YOU WENT THROUGH yourself some time.
What influences Personal Development?
Culture. It refers to the shared values, beliefs, Parent's role - Parents pre-determine the career
and norms of a specific group of people. The for their child and only serve to steer them in
culture in which you live is an important factor that direction. Likewise, that that parent's
that forms your personal development. Culture education has been proven as factor
influences the manner we learn, the decision influencing career choice of their child.
we make, and the behavior we project. Socioeconomic - Socioeconomic backgrounds
Gender, Beliefs, and Behavior. Greenwood, made a wrong decision, and chose professions
2017 cited in the “Child Psychology: A which required a short of duration of training
Contemporary Viewpoint Updated,” children primarily because of financial constraints
learn values, motives, and behaviors from their High paying job - Students prefer a job which
parents and the culture within which they live. will give them better opportunity and high
This includes their beliefs about gender. paying salary.
Economic and social conditions. This includes Global Opportunity - Some students’
income, education, community safety, and preferences in choosing a career depends on
social supports. These factors may influence the the opportunity abroad.
formation of personal development, but Academic Performance - Career choice may
economic status of a family does not define the also depend on the academic achievements
character of a person. or performance. A student who did well in
Who influences Personal Development? school has a better opportunity than those who
Family always takes the big part in forming of struggled in their studies.
one’s personal development. Parents are Different Curriculum options - An important
expected to accept you and bring you up the factor in determining students' career choice is
best way they could. You learned to look up to the school to which they belong. School has a
them and tend to your source of inspiration in to provide accurate curriculum program and
life. Your siblings also help you to overcome accurate guidance for the students.
challenges and support your decision-making.
Personal Development in Decision Making for
Career Planning
The article “Steps in Personal Development If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who
Planning Process” by Prachi Juneja, various gives generously to all without finding fault, and it
steps in the whole process of personal will be given to him – James 1:5
development planning were stated:
1. Know your goals and aspirations in life. Define
your goals, whether they are short-term goals or
long-term goals. Remember, goals need to be
realistic. Write your goal on a piece of paper.
You need to be very clear and confident about Prepared by:
it. Be honest to yourself.
2. Do a SWOT analysis of yourself. Understand Mr. M.A Mondia
your strengths. There are very few people who PerDev Teacher
actually know their weaknesses and areas of
improvement. Sit and jot down what all new
things you would like to learn which would
eventually help in your career.
3. Understand what would be the best available
option. You must be ready that you cannot get
all the things you want. If the first option didn’t
work-out at least you prepared yourself for the
second option.
4. Look at the positive and the negative side.
Learn to weigh your decision. What would be
the effect and what might the result. This would
help you choose the right decision.
5. Be patient enough. This may be a cliché that
patience is a virtue, but having a long patience
always results the positive feedback. Always
give your hundred percent to whatever you do
because anything you work half-hearted result
negative feedback.