Career – Activity: Do a SWOT Analysis
This week, do a personal SWOT analysis: A SWOT analysis is a tool to gain clarity by looking at strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
The Daily PlanIt SWOT form (pdf)
1. list your top five personal qualities (or character traits), skills and talents.
WEAKNESSES
2. then list five strengths you would like to develop.
OPPORTUNITIES
3. Next list your top five goals or ideas
THREATS
4. then the top five obstacles or problems you are facing.
More SWOT analysis forms:
- from Business Balls
- from MindTools
- from LiveCareer
- from Business Analyst Guru
Another similar tool is SOAR, which looks at strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results.
More tools at Identify Strengths and Pinterest board on Strengths
This is one of the weekly activities for a Year of Personal Development.
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