Personal development planning is the process of creating an action plan for current and future based on awareness, values, reflection, goal-setting and investment in personal development within the context of a career, education, relationship, and self-improvement.
They are commonly tentative, cause they are not critical in nature, mostly unguided and ill-informed, and sometimes simply an exercise to visualise or project their future.
It usually includes a statement of one's aspirations, strengths or competencies, education and training, and stages or steps to indicate how the plan is to be realized.
German's are culturally known and socially complimented for their enthusiasm for efficiency, order of things, and finding joy in achieving it.
Most of their life decisions are taken by their parents or elders, including what to wear, choice of education, spouse, etc.