Personal SWOT Analysis

Personal SWOT Analysis is understanding your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. As a powerful development tool, SWOT will not only help you identify your strengths and weaknesses; it can help you discover a direction for personal and or professional development along with other areas of concern for you to address. In life, you are most likely to succeed if you see your opportunities and talents to their fullest potential. Your problems will be fewer if you know your weaknesses by managing them and eliminating threats that might otherwise hinder your ability to move forward.

For help in identifying your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats, please answer the following questions. When answering the questions, make sure you are honest with yourself; this will greatly assist your personal development.

1. What can you do better than anyone else?

2. What are your positive behaviors?

3. What advantages do you have, for example, education, skills, networks, etc.?

4. What resources do you have?

5. What is your most outstanding accomplishment?

6. What values do you have that may aid you in reaching the goals you set?

7. What would other people say your strengths are?

1. What function do you avoid doing because of a lack of confidence?

2. What personality traits do you see as holding you back in your career/business?

3. What handicaps do you see yourself as having?

4. What doubts do you have that may be preventing you from moving forward?

5. What are your negative traits or habits?

6. What resources are you deficient in?

7. In what areas do you need more education or training?

1. Can you turn your strengths into an opportunity in your business?

2. How could you turn your weaknesses into opportunities?

3. What trends in your industry can you take advantage of?

4. What new innovations in technology could assist you in improving or developing your skills?

5. Do you have a robust network of connections in the field you are in?

1. What obstacles do you face and are trying to overcome?

2. Could any of your weaknesses prevent or limit your success?

3. Could any of your strengths prevent or limit your success?

4. Are there any factors, such as finances or health, which hinder you from reaching your goals?

5. Do you have any responsibilities, work or otherwise, that may stunt your growth personally?

6. Are you competing with others for what you want?

7. Is the innovation in your field, or technology, threatening your success?

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PERSONAL SWOT ANALYSIS

S -STRENGTHS

W -WEAKNESSES

O - OPPORTUNITIES

T -THREATS