<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Kip on Character]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://virtuewheel.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[finsysvlogger]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://virtuewheel.com/author/finsysvlogger/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>The following are a few topics about my experiences with professional development.</p>
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<li>To learn more about my professional work, visit my work blog, <a href="http://FinancialSystemsEducation.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Financial Systems Education .com</a> which gives an overview of the site, or <a href="http://LedgerLearning.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ledger Learning.com</a> which links directly to the blog.</li>
<li>This personal project on Time Management was helpful to me in a number of way professional.  Read about the Integration Ratio and the <a href="https://kiponcharacter.wordpress.com/2004/12/31/personal-balanced-scorecard-system/">Personal Balanced Scorecard System</a>.</li>
<li>David Willis, a great mentor of mine for a few years, once advised me that confidence was the foundation of any great career.  I have suffered failures in my career. I have learned the nurturing confidence is critical to success.  Read about <a href="https://kiponcharacter.wordpress.com/2019/02/27/hang-on-the-walls-of-your-mind-the-memory-of-your-successes/">Hanging Successes on the Walls of Your Mind</a> to learn how to do so.</li>
<li>Here are<a href="https://kiponcharacter.wordpress.com/2019/03/12/personal-professional-plans/"> personal development plans</a> I created early in my career, which were helpful to me in taking a long-term view of what I was interested in.</li>
<li>In late 1999 or early 2000 I gave a presentation to students at Illinois State University about my career.  You can see the <a href="https://kiponcharacter.wordpress.com/1999/11/05/trust-in-a-business-setting/">slide deck and read a bit</a> more about it here.</li>
<li>In May of 2018, I was asked to give a presentation to high school students about my career.  I recorded the session.  You can view it here:</li>
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