P.D.P

Personal Development Plan Skills Review
Strength	Action	Review Dates	Progress Diary
1.     I am a positive thinker, usually viewing situations with an optimistic approach.	I intend to improve my ability to view positives in situations. Target:  To improve positive thinking skills. Action Points: ·        Always aim to view the bright side of any scenario. ·        Become even better at rationalizing negatives	Short Term 20/10/2012	20/10/2012 After playing countless hours of online games and dying frequently I have become increasingly able to rationalize negativity. 7/5/2013 As a byproduct of this as well as reading some resources on positive thinking I have been even more positive in daily life, almost always seeing the silver lining in situations. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0007130996/?tag=hydra0b-21&hvadid=9550948629&ref=asc_df_0007130996 This is one of the books I started reading, it is a useful resource that offers good insight into the mechanics of positivity.
2.     I’m good at playing guitar, able to play most songs that I choose to learn with relative ease.	I intend to improve my guitar playing skills. Target: To improve guitar playing to be able to play any song I choose to learn. Action Points: ·        Play more often and attempt harder songs. ·        Dedicate time to practice rather than occasionally play for fun ·        Practice until my fingers bleed.	Medium Term 20/3/2013	19/1/20123 I have played my guitar more frequently and have learnt two new songs. I have also set aside two nights a week to practice for at least 2 hours. 20/5/2013 I practiced for several hours one night, leaving my fingers blistered. The next night I practiced again until a finger began to bleed. http://www.songsterr.com/ This is the utility I used to help learn songs, it is incredibly useful as you can listen to tabs and play along rather than just read and play.
3.     I’m tolerant of others, even if they are annoying, to a degree.	I intend to improve my tolerance, so that I can remain calm in the face of the annoying people I will have to interact with. Target: To improve my tolerance to a level that I cannot be annoyed. Action Points: ·        Practice controlled breathing to maintain calm. ·        Learn to rationalize annoyances and ignore them.	Short Term 20/10/2012	13/9/2012 I have begun controlling my breathing and counting to ten any time I’m becoming annoyed, helping me to calm down. 20/10/2012 I’ve improved my ability to block out annoyances by zoning out for the duration. I am able to rationalize the annoyance and remind myself that it will end in a short period of time. 21/05/2013 I have presented a powerpoint in class, further improving my tolerance by continuing with the presentation and blocking out the voices of any audience members who were talking.
Weakness	Action	Review Dates
1.     I tend to lie in bed all day and am incredibly lazy in general.	I intend to improve my level of activity throughout daily life. Target: To improve upon my current laziness by becoming more active. Action Points: ·        Get out of bed earlier than 1p.m ·        Be more active during the day.	Short Term 20/10/2012	3/10/2012 I have begun exercising more frequently, since then I have found that I have become less lazy. 19/5/2013 I haven’t lay in bed all day in almost two months which has given me more time in the day to be productive.
2.     I occasionally resort to smoking tobacco.	I intend to reduce the amount of tobacco I put into cigarettes. Target: To improve my health by using a lower quantity of tobacco. Action Points: ·        Use as little tobacco as possible. ·        Buy a vaporizer.	Short Term 20/10/2012	11/10/2012 I have started mixing parsley with the tobacco on occasions when I smoke, meaning there is less tobacco in each cigarette. 7/5/2013 I bought a vaporizer, resulting in drastically decreased amounts being used.
3.     My default response to most situations is a highly sarcastic one.	I intend to improve my personality by using much less sarcasm. Target: To improve my personality through the use of kind words instead of sarcasm Action Points: ·        Be more considerate of others. ·        Use less sarcasm in general responses.	Long Term 22/5/2013	24/4/2013 I have become more considerate when communicating with others, taking the time to think about how my responses will impact the other person. 22/5/2013 As a result of taking this into consideration before speaking I am considerably less sarcastic in conversation.