A personal development plan is all you need to make it big in life!
You idolize Sergey Brin and Larry Page. You want to have a career like Tim Cook? You want to reach the position where Satya Nadella is today. But, what are you doing to make this dream of yours a reality?
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Success does not come by just working hard. In today’s time, competitive spirit is what keeps you ahead in the game. But, the one thing that matters more than just competitive spirit is the way you plan your personal development in the career you have chosen. In simple words, it all lies in planning where you want to be, and how you are going to get there.
Ever thought about having a personal development plan?
If you have not, then it is high time you think and create one. A personal development plan is nothing more than an action plan, created on the basis of the goals you intend to achieve in your career, personal life and for self-improvement.
And in case you need any help, here are some pointers for you -
Find out the WHY?
Good health. Awesome career. Great personal life. What are you looking to get in your life? The first, and the most significant thing that you need to figure out while creating a personal development plan is to find answer to — ‘Why do I need a personal development?’ In short, what are you trying to achieve, because without the goal in mind you cannot plan your efforts.
Set priorities, get rid of the insignificant things
Now that you have climbed the first step on this ladder, the next step is to filter out the significant things in your life from the insignificant ones. Many times in life we are too busy working on unimportant things that we overlook the ones that really matter.
Having a personal development plan will help you sort out all this. You can eliminate all the unwanted errands that were dwindling your focus.
Take one step at a time
That pump of adrenaline can easily make you jump of the cliff trying to do too many things at a time to achieve your ultimate goal. However, you need to remember the fact that you don’t run before you learn how to walk. Do you?
Same is the case here. Rather than overwhelming yourself by kicking off too many tasks at a time, begin by taking one step at a time.
Make good use of technology like ProofHub to create the plan. Create a time line, jot down all the steps you need to take in order to achieve the ultimate goal in ProofHub, and where you see yourself after a fixed time period. As a matter of fact you can mark these goals as milestones on the Calendar that you can simply strike off as you complete each step, and move one step closer to the ultimate goal.
Create an impregnable fortress of positivity
It won’t be easy, nothing worth having is. You will face hiccups. You will have setbacks. You will fall while walking on the path of the personal development plan that you have created. There will be times when you would want to give up. But, you must not.
This is the reason that you need to imbibe the personal development plan in your mentality. An attitude of ‘I will succeed, not immediately, but definitely’, is something that you will need. Because most of the people continue to lead an ordinary life fearing failures.
Don’t forget that Positive Attitude is a virtue that can help you achieve the most impossible of tasks.
And, live happily ever after!
Just kidding. Life is not a BIG HOLLYWOOD movie with a fairytale ending. In order to make things work you will have to keep putting constant efforts. But, yes having a personal development plan will surely make those efforts worthwhile.
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Originally published at LinkedIn.
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Vartika Kashyap runs the marketing team at ProofHub — a project management software for teams of all sizes. She is a seasoned marketing professional who is an expert in digital marketing and entrepreneurship. She’s been featured among LinkedIn’s Top Voices for the year 2016. Connect with Vartika on LinkedIn, Medium and Twitter.
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