Personal Development Plan Template

Step 1:

Important goals that I want to achieve:

1. 100k salary after college

2. Make the dean’s list
3. Get a fulltime job the year after graduating
4. Go to the gym 4 times a week minimum
5. Get a good Co-Op
6. Buy a car
7. Buy a house
8. Pay off all my loans by 2030 (30 years old)
9. Travel to a new place every year
10. Run a marathon

Step 2:

Out of all goals, this one is the most important to me:

__100k salary after college_____________________________________________

Step 3:

How long will it take me to achieve this goal: ___5 years after college________

Do I commit 100% to achieve this goal: ☒YES ☐NO

Reward I will give to myself once I achieved this goal: ____Buy myself a nice car
_____________________

Step 4:

Strengths I have that can help me to achieve this goal:

1. Determination
2. Commitment
3. Patience

Step 5:

Things I choose to start doing and stop doing which will help me to achieve my goal:

START DOING STOP DOING

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 1. Having a positive mentality
2. Working hard in school
3. Expanding my resume
4. Make more connections with future
employers
5. Work in my field before graduation
Step 6:
1. Procrastinating with school work
2. Be smarter with my finances
3. Stop working at jobs non beneficial to
my career path
4. Save my money
5. Stop getting distracted non-important
things

Which new skills/knowledge will help me to achieve my goal?

1. Make connections

2. Leadership experience

3. Co-Op experience

4. A job out of college within my filed (stepping stone job)

5. Practice my communication skills

Step 7:

Which actions do I need to take to achieve this goal? (cant write negative things)

Action 1: Complete Junior and Senior year Co-Op (Junior spring semester and Senior
fall semester)

Action 2: Complete my capstone (Summer semester 2021)

Action 3: Graduate on time (August 2021)

Action 4: Get a job (Fall 2021 – Spring 2022)

Action 5: Apply for a higher position with higher pay (Fall 2024)

Step 8:

Who can help me to achieve this goal faster?

_________My family (mother, sister, uncle)

Girlfriend, Friends, Advisior

_______________________________________________________________

_________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Step 9:

My progress:

What’s working well (my

What do I need to change (improve)
accomplishments)

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 - I am doing well in school - Aim for an A- in my classes
- Looking for jobs this summer in my instead of a B to B+
field -
- Building my resume

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