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Personal Development Planning

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Course Structure

Instructor:Eng. Ibrahim Khleifat

Course Structure (weekly)

3-hour lecture per week /

Wednesday 13:00 - 14:50 a.m. C-1F 6 / 5 (L)

Thursday 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. C-1F 6 (L)

Weekly 10-minute quiz

Quizzes based on previous lectures.

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Lydia E. Anderson

Sandra B. Bolt

Professionalism

3rdEdition

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Chapter 1

Attitude, Goal Setting, and

Life Management

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The future belongs to those whobelieve in the beauty of their dreams.

Eleanor Roosevelt (18841962)

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OBJECTIVES

Defineprofessionalism

Define and describepersonalityand attitudeand theirinfluence in the workplace

Identify individual personality traits and values

Identify the influences of self-efficacy

Identify and develop a strategy to deal with past negativeexperiences

Define locus of control

Identify your primary and secondary learning styles

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OBJECTIVES

Describe the importance of goal setting

Identify the impact setting goals and objectives will haveon your life plan

Set realistic goals

Define goal-setting techniques

Create short-term and long-term goals

Describe the importance of setting priorities

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ALL ABOUT YOU

Mirror words describe the foundation of

how you view yourself and others, and how you will

most likely perform at work

Personality and attitude dictate how one responds to conflict,

crisis, and other typical workplace situations.

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ALL ABOUT YOU

Professionalism:workplace behaviorsthat result in positive business

relationships.

Human Relations:interactions with andthrough people

Get along with your colleagues

Positive workplace interactions will result in

workplace productivity

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ALL ABOUT YOU

Personality-a result of influences

Experiences and influences outside ofwork affect ones professional behavior Family, friends, religion, society

In order to understand workplacerelationships, you must first understand

yourself

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PERSONALITY AND VALUES

Personality: stable traits that assist inexplaining and predicting behavior

Behavior is a reflection of personality

Positive: caring, considerate, organized Negative: rude, unfocused, lazy

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PERSONALITY AND VALUES

Values: things that are important to you asan individual

Values are only good or bad based upon yourpersonal experiences and influences

Values may include: achievement, family,money, or security

Experiences shape your values

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TALK IT OUT

What cartoon character best reflectsyou?

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ATTITUDES

Attitude:a strong belief toward people,

things, and situations

An individuals performance influences a

groups performance, which then impacts theorganizations performance

Since you cannot avoid others, be aware of

the impact other individuals have on your

life

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SELF-EFFICACY AND ITS INFLUENCES

Self-concept: how you view yourself

Self-image: your belief of how others view

you

Self-efficacy: your belief in your ability to

perform a task

Projection:the way you feel about yourself

and your environment is reflected in how you

treat others

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DEALING WITH NEGATIVE BAGGAGE

Past experiences impact your personality

Baggage will affect your performance

Confront your past

Practice forgiveness

Move forward

Keep in mind that it is sometimes a painful process

to reach your goal of becoming the best individualyou can be

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LOCUS OF CONTROL

Locus of control: identifies who you believecontrols your future

Internal locus of control believes the he or she

controls his or her own future

External locus of control believes that others

control his or her future

Extremes on either end are not healthy

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LEARNING STYLES

Learning Style: the method of how you best take in

information and/or learn new ideas

Visual learnerlearns best by seeing

Auditory learnerlearns best by hearing

Tactile/kinesthetic learnerlearns best by feeling,

touching, and holding

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YOUR PERSONAL HANDBOOK

Personality and attitude affect your

performance both personally and

professionally

Use this text as a handbook to guide you inboth personal and career plans

Begin developing a positive attitude and

believe in yourself and your abilities

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THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL GOAL SETTING

Goal: a target

Think of it as a reward at the top of a ladder;you must climb the ladder before reaching thereward

Goals provide focus; increase self-concept; andhelp overcome procrastination, fear, and failure

Setting goals will help you become more

successful in your career

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INFLUENCES OF GOALS

Goals help to make career plans more clearand meaningful

As a goal is reached, you will experience

motivation and self-confidence Set goals in the major areas of your life

including personal, career, financial,educational, and physical

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TALK IT OUT

Discuss one goal that can be set forthis class?

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HOW TO SET GOALS

Achieving short-term and long-term

goals is like climbing a ladder

Goals need to be put into writing

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HOW TO SET GOALS

Long-Term Goals

Long-term goals:reached within a time frame of

five to ten years

Setting long-term goals starts with thinking of what you

want to accomplish in your life

From your list of accomplishments, choose items youmost value

Keep goals realistic, attainable, measurable, and

important (have a reason for the goal)

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HOW TO SET GOALS

Short-Term Goals

Short-term goals: goals that can be

reached within a years time

Referred to as objectives in businesses

Set to help reach long-term goals Keep them realistic, achievable,

measurable, and important to you

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HOW TO SET GOALSSMART Method

SpecificIdentify what you want to accomplish-quantify

MeasurableIdentify how you know when you have achieved

it

AchievableChallenging, yet attainable and realistic

RelevantMake it meaningful to youTime-based

Attach a specific time to reach the goal

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HOW TO SET GOALS

Goal Aspects

Own the goal Each goal must belong to you

YOU need to decide what your goals will

be Control the goal

Know what resources and constraints are

involved

Be flexible and maintain realistic control

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CREATING A LIFE-PLAN

A life-plan includes:

Education and career

Social and spiritual

Financial

Activities

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CREATING A LIFE-PLAN

Education and career

Degrees/certificates

Time frame

Financial resources Support network

Education is the key to achieving your life

plan

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CREATING A LIFE-PLAN

Career

Why is your selected career important?

How will you know if you achieve success?

What resources are needed?

Choosing the right career is important

Different reasons include earning power,

status,

intellect, and self-satisfaction

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CREATING A LIFE-PLAN

Social and spiritual

Marriage

Family

Friends Religion

What types of people do you want to be apart of your life in the future?

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CREATING A LIFE-PLAN

Financial

Home

Car

Ownership

Where do you want to be financially?

What amount of money will you becomfortable with?

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CREATING A LIFE-PLAN

Activities

Hobbies

Travel

Life experiences

What do you want to be able to do in the

future?

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CREATING A LIFE-PLAN

Intrinsic(self-satisfaction) Rewards that come from within you

Extrinsic(money, praise) Rewards that come from external sources

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TALK IT OUT

Share common rewards that are

important to you and identify those

rewards as intrinsic or extrinsic

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PRIORITIES

Priorities:determine what needs to be doneand in what order

You may need to adjust your priorities to reach

your goals

Trade-off:giving up one thing to do

something else

Be prepared to be flexible in all areas of yourlife-plan

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TALK IT OUT

Identify priorities and trade-offs for

successfully completing this course