Prepare and submit a draft of your 5-Year Personal Development Plan as follows:
Create a Personal Vision Statement to guide your Career Development Planning
Create a Draft of Your Personal Development Plan for the Next Five (5) years.
Create a detailed first draft of your five-year Personal Development Plan, focused upon your personal vision statement, your Career goals (to finish bachelor’s degree in Strategic Leadership within next 3 months, and then become a General Schedule employee for the Department of Defense possibly at Hill AFB to finish out a 20-year retirement. I am half way done with a government pension. Then I want to save up enough money for a down payment on a small business loan from the SBA and purchase at least one business or more. Then I want to save up to invest in real estate and own rental properties to generate passive income.), and objectives, focusing on your application of skills and knowledge achieved through your major program of study (Strategic leadership), and using the insights and knowledge from your research from Units 1, 2, and 3 and your Personal SWOT Analysis (attached).
To create your Draft Personal Development Plan, identify and create at least four (4) or more, but no more than six (6), SMART goals (get job in contracting with government within one year, complete MBA masters degree within 2 years, own at least 1 small business within 3 years, own at least one rental property within 4 years, and own at least 2 small businesses [to be determined] and 2 rental properties within 5 years). Remember, SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound. Accordingly, be sure that each goal addresses each element of the SMART goal, including a timeline for achievement.
Support each SMART goal you create with at least two time-bound Objectives that are necessary to achievement of the SMART goal.
Your five (5) year Personal Development Plan should be written in narrative style in APA format, citing sources in-text and in the Reference Section. Your Draft Plan should have these components:
Abstract
Introduction
Your Personal Vision Statement
Your Draft Personal Development Plan
Include complete descriptions for each SMART Goal (SMART Goal #1 SMART Goal #4, or more)
For each SMART goal, include a description of all of the SMART elements of the goal in detail, and support each SMART goal in your Plan with at least two (2) time-bound Objective steps toward achievement of the SMART goal.
Be sure that each SMART goal you include in your Plan is realistic and that you can make a commitment to it.
Include a schedule for regular review and, if necessary, revision or updating of your Plan.
Conclusion
References
The minimum word length for the Personal Development plan is 2,500 words, not including the Abstract, Introduction, or References.
Requirements:
Prepare a quality, substantive paper that addresses the objectives of the assignment and the expectations set forth in the grading rubric.
A minimum of 2,500 words excluding the title page and references) is required.
A minimum of five (5) sources of credible evidence published within the past 10 years is required.
Use APA style.
