Action planning for self-development
Action planning for self-development
Activity 16.4 Action planning for self-development
Develop a series of action plans for making yourself more employable by targeting key strengths and weaknesses. Now follow them! Monitor progress at regular intervals and update the plans regularly.
Activity 16.5 Exploring your vision
You can also ‘interrogate’ the vision you developed in Activity 16.1. What was it that felt good about the job you visualised? What does this tell you about yourself? Revisit Activity 1.5, with your initial thoughts on good and bad aspects of working life, and see how they have altered since then. If they have not altered much, or if you found your imagination didn’t come up with much, spend some time talking to family, friends, mature students and those who have had vacation jobs in order to find out what they see as the elements of a ‘good’ job, and use this to refine your thinking. You might want to note the learning for this in your learning diary.
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Self-improvement action planning
Self-improvement action planning
Activity 16.4 Self-improvement action planning
Develop a set of action plans to improve your employability by focusing on your primary strengths and shortcomings. Now you must follow them! Monitor progress on a regular basis and revise the plans as needed.
Exploring your vision (activity 16.5
You can also use Activity 16.1 to ‘interrogate’ the vision you created. What was it about the work you imagined that you liked? What does this say about you as a person? Return to Activity 1.5 and evaluate how your initial ideas on the positive and negative aspects of working life have changed since then. Spend some time talking to relatives and friends if they haven’t changed much or if your imagination hasn’t come up with much.
