3 Year Personal Development Plan

At the end of each year I reflect on the past 12 months and set my New Year’s Resolutions. As part of this process I also spend time updating my 3 Year Personal Development Plan. My 3 Year Personal Development Plan is a simple Google Doc with four categories of information: personal, family, professional, and community. For each category I have 3-7 bullet points with ARMD goals that are tactical.

Here are some example categories and items for a 3 Year Personal Development Plan:

• Personal
  Workout 2x per week
  Meditate 2x per week
  20 tennis matches per year
  10 rounds of golf per year
  2 cool sporting events per year
  Financial savings (size defined for each year)
• Family
  Spouse date night every week
  Dinner as a family 5x per week
  Quarterly week-long vacation
• Professional
  Company size (size defined for each year)
  Read one book per month
  1 workshop/learning event per quarter
  2 conferences per year
  6 trips per year
• Community
  Donate $X per year
  2 non-profit boards
  Volunteer X hours per month

This format provides structure and personal accountability that is fairly broad. I recommend developing a 3 Year Personal Development plan and reviewing it several times per year.

Have a great 2012!

What else? What other items would you add to your 3 Year Personal Development Plan?