Strengths and Weakness Analysis

1. Self-Awareness is the S in Success
By Anmol,The Empress of Awesome

2. Points to Remember
• SWOT is effective tool forANALYSIS OF SELF or any given situation
• Knowing your strengths will make you feel more CONFIDENT
• Knowing your weaknesses will help you IMPROVE/ASK FOR HELP
• Knowing your opportunities will help you MAXIMIZEYOUR POTENTIAL
• Knowing your threats will help youAVOID UNWANTED SITUATIONS.

3. Create your own Personal SWOT
• Divide your page into 4 quadrants
• Label each box as shown in the picture
• Spend sometime reflecting on the questions
in the following slides
• Fill the Matrix and Utilise for Personal Growth

4. Strengths
• What advantages do you have that others don't have (for example, Skills,
Knowledge, Certifications, Education, Networking etc)?
• What all you can or do you do -better than others?
• What all do others see and accept as your strengths?
• What are your achievements that you are proud of?
• What all qualities do you possess that others fail to exhibit?

5. Weaknesses
• Which are the tasks you usually avoid because you don't feel
confident or comfortable doing them?
• What are your weakness or development areas that are mentioned or
pointed out by people around you?
• How confident are you about your education, skills and competency? If
not, which are the areas you want to develop?
• What are your negative habits (Like-, are you often late? ill organized?
Short tempered? Whining, Foul mouthed at times, how good are you at
handling stress?
• What are the personality traits that hold you back in your field? For instance,
if you have to periodically conduct meetings = a fear of public
speaking would be a major weakness.

6. Opportunities
• Do you have a network of strategic contacts to help you, or offer right
advice?
• Are others failing to do something important? If so, can you take advantage
of their lapses? Etc,etc

7. Threats
• What all hindrances do you currently face in overcoming your weakness?
• Consider all those who are competing with you.
• Is your world (or the demand for the things you do) changing/evolving –if so
are you getting geared up ready for same?
• Does changing technology, Changing demand for Skillset needed or social
changes and changing perception (general or specific) threaten your
position?
• Is any of your weakness leading you to unexpected (or excepted) threats?

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might have.
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