Simply knowing that you have some limitation in your leadership skills and a desire to change, does not mean you will. Even with a commitment to change, it is possible that old habits and routines will return, especially when you are feeling stress and let's face it, the contemporary business environment is very stressful. To make new actions really a part of the way you operate, requires you to engage in a much more systematic and long-term self-development plan. Whenever you set a goal, no matter how simple or complex, short-term or long-term, you need to engage in actions to achieve the goal. With complex goals that are likely to take time to reach, such as your self-development plan, you'll need to present these actions in a systematic way, project plans or action plans. Social cognitive theory stresses that development actions are not simply directed at the goal as per typical project planning, but also need to influence the physical and social environment that will support your desired actions and also to address the ongoing thoughts and feelings you experience as you undertake you'll self-development project. This week you'll explore these different activities. First, you will understand the various behavioral strategies associated with self-regulation theory that you will engage with. Then you'll consider the thoughts and feelings that arise as you undertake your development actions and you'll learn what you can do to ensure that they do not undermine your motivation for change. Finally, you'll examine how the physical and the social environment can support or hinder your self-development action plans. To make this information more practical and hands-on, the lessons link closely to the practice sessions, this way. Now, let's begin to make your plan.