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ACTIVITY 7.2

The Personal Development Methodology

Learning skills: exploring context, interpreting, being non-judgmental

WHY

The Personal Development Methodology is a tool to help you approach the process of personal development
in an organized and effective manner. By making a conscious effort to improve, you are far more likely to
experience achievements and growth than by being reactive and taking a “do nothing” approach. Your life
is too important for you to fail to improve and develop.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Gain a better understanding of the Personal Development Methodology and how it can be used to
develop proficiency with the process of improving and growing as a person.

2. Learn to apply the Personal Development Methodology by analyzing it in the context of the given
example.

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Criterion #1: your team’s discoveries about the Personal Development Methodology
Attributes:
a. demonstrate a level of comprehension or application (beyond simply a statement of fact)
b. unique; different from other teams’ discoveries

Criterion #2: the connections made between the case study and the Personal Development Methodology
Attributes:
a. answers to the Critical Thinking Questions are complete
b. you can provide a justification for your answers to the Critical Thinking Questions

PLAN

1. Read the information about the Personal Development Methodology.
2. Answer the Critical Thinking Questions.
3. Write three discoveries you made about personal development from this activity.

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