1.0: WHAT IS a S.W.O.T. Analysis?

Another important element in becoming the woman that God called you to be, is knowing where you stand today. It is important to assess your current state in order to receive healing and strategy to move forward. To do this we suggest performing a Personal S.W.O.T. Analysis. What is a S.W.O.T. Analysis you ask?

•SWOT is assessing Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats through analysis and is a valuable step in your self evaluation process.

•The primary purpose of the SWOT analysis is to identify and assign each significant factor, positive and negative, to one of the four categories, allowing you to take an objective look at the yourself.

•This simple step offers powerful insight into the potential and critical issues to consider in your planning process, and it will be a useful tool in developing and confirming your goals and strategy.

1.1: S-TRENGHTS

•What advantages do you have?

•What do you do better than anyone else?

•What unique resource can you draw upon that others can’t?

•What do people in your organization see as your strengths?

•What factors mean that you “get the job done”?

1.2: W-EAKNESSES

•What could you improve?

•What should you avoid?

•What are people in your market likely to see as weaknesses?

•What factors could prevent your hitting targets?

1.3: O-PPORTUNITIES

•What good opportunities can you spot?

•What interesting projects are you aware of?

•Useful opportunities can come from such things as:

•Continuous Improvement Workshops

•Data analysis for problem solving opportunities

1.4: T-HREATS

•What obstacles do you face?

•Are quality standards or specifications for your job changing?

•Is changing technology threatening your position?

•Could any of your weaknesses seriously threaten your department?

1.5: S.W.O.T. Analysis Worksheet

STRENGHTS

•What do you do well?

•What unique resources can you draw on?

•What do others see as your strengths?

•Is what we can influence.

Weaknesses

•What could you improve?

•Where do you have fewer resources than others?

•What are others likely to see as weaknesses?

•Is what we can influence.

Opportunities

•What opportunities are open to you?

•What trends could you take advantage of?

•How can you turn your strengths into opportunities?

•Is what we can´t influence.

Threats

•What threats could harm you?

•What is your competition doing?

•What threats do your weaknesses expose you to?

•Is what we can´t influence.

Learn More about performing a Personal S.W.O.T. Analysis.