Topic: Introduction to Personal Development

Unit 1.1 Why to focus on personal development

Welcome!!
 Learning outcomes
01 Students will be able to demonstrate the basic knowledge and
understanding of personal development journey.
02 Students will be able to understand the importance
of starting and continuously engaging in personal development
03 Describe and explain what dimensions of life are involved in
personal development.
04 Students will be able to do SWOT analysis of their personalities

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What is personal development?

• Process - managing ourselves – to complete the daily tasks.

• Complete / Achieve things - to be successful.

• Developing necessary skills to be productive / efficient / effective.

Personal development helps developing all the areas of life and is
therefore is a personal lifelong journey.

It is high time that journey of Personal development needs to be

prioritized.

The journey of Personal development is an ongoing process of constant

learning. It give the opportunity to identify strength and weaknesses
and to polish and utilize them.

The paybacks of this struggle is that individual grow as a person while

growing skills, one improves self-awareness, and gain self confidence.
WHEN EMBARKING ON THE JOURNEY OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, KEEP
IN MIND THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

•Establish the goals you want to reach in all areas of your life
•Make time for nurturing your strengths
•Look for the weaknesses/areas that need improvement in order for you to reach these goals
•Recognize the different prospects to develop the identified areas of improvement.
•Set up your plan of action for improving the identified areas of improvement.
•Keep record of the outcomes of your development.
•Reflect on your outcomes counter to your goals
Do you know which sets of skills will
facilitate you in different areas of life?
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Conclusion
1. Personal Development helps to continue to set and achieve goals
2. PD helps us to be able to prioritize.
3. PD gives us more confidence
4. Making a commitment to lifelong learning in support of both the
universities’ / organizations’ goals and your own goals
5. Developing your personal productivity skills to manage both your time
and your commitments.
Areas of life for personal development
 Social Wellness

 Relationships, respect, community interaction.

 This dimension considers how we relate to others.

 How we connect, communicate and get along with the people we

are surrounded by
 Spiritual Wellness

 Meaning, values.

 This dimension helps to establish peace and harmony in our lives.

 It is the ability to discover meaning and purpose in life.

 Emotional Wellness

 Feelings, emotions, reactions, cognition.

 This is the dimension where you are in touch with your feelings and
emotions of sorrow, joy, love, etc.

 This dimension helps us to cope with the emotional challenges of life.

 Occupational Wellness
 Skills, finances, balance, satisfaction.

 This dimension involves finding fulfillment in your job and knowing that it
has meaning.

 It is also the ability to establish balance between work and leisure time.
 Intellectual Wellness
 Critical thinking, creativity, curiosity.

 This dimension considers the desire to be a lifelong learner.

 It’s the ability to be open to new experiences and ideas in order to continue
growing.
 Physical Wellness

 Body, nutrition, healthy habits.

 This dimension considers overall health and what you need to do to

maintain a healthy quality of life.

 It is the ability to take charge of your health by making conscious

decisions to be healthy
Starting the journey of self-awareness
Do you think that Personal SWOT Analysis is possible or it is at
organizational level ?
Why SWOT Analysis?

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your SWOT analysis
You will never be able to develop yourself if you don’t know
about yourself and your environment

Complete given worksheet

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Self-Disclosure

The ability to let another person know what is real about your thoughts,
desires and feelings