Personal Developement Plan

Personal Development Plan including; SWOT analysis, goals and key actions.

Taking stock: SWOT analysis of my current situation, including evidence:

Strengths:

I am a driven and hardworking individual, this is necessary to complete my MSc and run my own business as a Veterinary Physiotherapist in future.
I am out-going and find it easy to converse with new people, because of my natural ability to be social and interact with people I build up a rapport quickly with peers. This is an advantage for me as throughout the three years of study I believe the group will need each other for support and help at times, it will also be beneficial for me as I build a client base as a MSc Veterinary Physiotherapist in future.

Weaknesses:

I struggle speaking in front of larger audiences, this will be a weakness as there will be occasions when I need to address a larger audience in my course and there will be exams that need me to speak in front of people.
One of my weaknesses is time management, I underestimate how much time I will need to complete smaller tasks which then runs into my time I have set for larger tasks that I need to complete. Time management is a skill, I am sure I will develop this and improve throughout the next year and continue to do so in future.

Opportunities:

An opportunity to study and pursue a professional career in something I am passionate about.
The opportunity to develop my academic skills, e.g. report writing, research and critical analysis. I will also be developing my time management, which as I stated earlier is a weakness of mine.
I will have the opportunity to practise speaking in front of larger audiences, this is a weakness of mine due to my nerves I suffer in front of crowds.

Threats:

There is always the threat that I may fail an exam and with the chance of resitting the exam only once more if I were to fail that I would not be able to complete my course.
If I don’t develop my public speaking I may perform badly in an exam which requires me to speak to a group.

Key Actions

Complete my MSc.
Set up my business.
Market myself successfully, using social media and becoming interactive with potential clients to gain their interest.
Give a professional service and build rapport with local equine professionals.
Use my social media as a platform to attract sponsors.
Take the business in a new direction of training horses.

Goals

Objective

To complete my MSc and be a fully qualified Veterinary Physiotherapist.

Establish a client base and build a good reputation, to also have successful marketing strategies.

Outcome

My commitment to the course and passion for animal welfare will aid me on my journey to completing the MSc.

Through the use of effective marketing and utilising social media I hope to help myself build a strong client base and good reputation.

Timescale

I hope to complte my MSc and be qualified in three years.

I would like for the immediate two years following completion of the MSc to build a client base and establish a reputation.