This document provides 10 key points for professional development. It emphasizes setting clear goals and objectives, constantly acquiring new technical knowledge and skills, developing action plans to improve performance, exploring opportunities for growth, and enjoying one's work. It also includes assessing strengths and weaknesses, making a record of achievements, being open to changes, and the importance of teamwork.

1. 10 Key Points for
Professional Development
By: Leslie Echeverría

2. Developing Action Steps
Keep in mind to:
1. Set clear
objectives and
follow the steps
to reach them.
2. State your
goals and how
you will
accomplish them.
3. Make a list
and move
towards them.

3. When setting long term goals:
Ask yourself:
- Am I happy and satisfied with my
performance?
- Do I enjoy what I do?
- Could I change something to feel
better about my current job?

4. Technical Knowledge
It is necessary to constantly aquire
knowledge and to keep improving
skills in order to have a
competitive understanding of the
real world needs.

5. Developing Action Steps to
improve as a professional:
1. Keep improving existing skills
2. Read and get updated
information
3. Take/attend courses and/or
workshops
4. Keep up with the demands of
my career
5. Have a positive attitude
towards changes
Changes that need to be made:
Long term:
- Finish career
Short term:
- Research on “How to” to
perform better
Actions:
- Take responsibility
- Reading
- Set specific time to..
- Request support

6. Making a record of your pinnacle moments:
 Being aware of strengths as a teacher
 Distinction recognition of PEM
 Effort to produce better in life

7. Current skills:
- Problem solving skills
- Collaborative
- Time management
- Work with values
Strengths:
- Brave
- Caring
- Athletic
- Hardworking
Weaknesses:
- Shy
- Impatient
- Demanding
- Very busy
Career:
-Need to finish what I
started
Self developing courses:
- Attend workshops
- Read books
- Watch tutorials

8. Explore!
It is important to analyze what is going on
around you.
Assess if deep changes need to be made and
decide whether to wait, act or change
anything.

9. Be ready for changes!
Analyze what changes need to by reseaching your
interests. It is important to be prepared for opportunities
that may arise.
Leap of faith!

10. List of my skills:
1. Organized
2. Determined
3. Good listener
4. Easy going
5. Flexible
How to use them:
 To organize human and work
resources
 To determine priorities
 To be emphatic with others
 To understand myself and
others in an emphatic way by
showing flexibility

11. Work as a Team
Collaborate with you team
Cooperative work
Actions and attitudes a team

12. Enjoy what you do!
Set priorities
Be in good mood
Make decisions
Organization skills are
essenssial