Activity: Understand Your Skills And Strengths With SWOT Analysis
Are you ready to find out more about your weaknesses and strengths?
The closer you get to finding that balance of confidence and honesty, the closer you get to approaching strengths and goals with a sense of positive wellbeing. It helps you make decisions you can act on.
It’s healthy to recognise you have skills and strengths that make you special. Getting lost in the crowd can make you feel safe, but you deserve to shine.
What is SWOT?
SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.
STRENGTHS
Things you do well
Things other people ask you for help on
Things that make you unique
WEAKNESSES
Lack of resources, like information or support
Attitudes / behaviours that might hold you back
Areas you want to improve on
OPPORTUNITIES
Trends you can take advantage of
Opportunities that are open to you right now
Chances to use and showcase your strengths
THREATS
Issues you need to address right now
Difficult environments (like the pandemic)
Negative perceptions of your behaviour / ability
When you want to make a big decision, or figure out next steps in anything you do in life, understanding these four elements will help you make decisions that are right for YOU. Remember, we are all unique.
Activity: Fill in your SWOT worksheet
Download the PDF worksheet to create your own personal SWOT analysis of your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
What are your strengths?
Your strengths can be anything from work experience achievements to being a good listener.
What are your weaknesses?
Your weaknesses could include negative attitudes you know you need to work on, or your lack of access to equipment you need for carrying out a project or job hunting.
What are your opportunities?
Your opportunities could be job vacancies or advice, tips and offers of help from people you know.
What are your threats?
Your threats could be issues you need to deal with right now, like sourcing training or job hunting opportunities, or working with a stressful situation.
Did you know?
When you write thoughts down they can become more clear. Filling in the worksheet can help you more than thinking about your SWOT answers in your head. A physical activity like writing can help balance body and mind more easily than just thinking about a topic.
Remember that your SWOT analysis can change over time. It’s good to update it every month or so and see how you are moving forward in life.
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Sometimes we all need a listening ear to help us get on the right track.
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