Essay Personal Swot - 698 Words

Introduction This is my personal SWOT analysis. SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Strengths and weaknesses are both internal to the person or company. Opportunities and threats are both external to the person or company. Strengths I feel blessed to have some of these qualities in my â€Å"corner† so to speak. I don’t think I could have accomplished as much as I have if it weren’t for some of these strengths. * Strong math skills * Team player * Strong drive to improve weaknesses * Patient * Highly competitive Weaknesses I have worked hard to get where I currently am in life, but I feel some of my qualities have held me back. Since one of my strengths is a strong drive to improve my†¦show more content†¦* Being a UT student, I am exposed to many employment opportunities * With an accounting degree, my employment options are vast * Free education * The stock market is down (may be a good time and way to improve the money threat) Threats These are some current threats facing my life and my career, but they feed my need to become successful in life and my career. * Many intelligent students at UT (competition is high) * Life shortened do to incurable disease * Lack of money Steps to Turn Threats into Opportunities Before coming to a big school such as UT, I knew there would be many intelligent students, so I prepared myself by making the best grades possible, usually straight A’s. Now that I am at UT, I have met my peers and most of them are very intelligent, which my competitive nature â€Å"kicks in† and makes me try harder to get higher grades than my peers. Another threat is one toward my lifespan. I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was 12, I know that if I don’t eat right and exercise, my life will be significantly shortened. Currently, I consider myself in fair shape, but I am looking for ways to vastly improve. My first step is to find a quality bike to ride to the gym on the weekends and then to work. Also, I plan to watch what I eat, which includes reducing the amount of sweets, eliminating â€Å"unhealthy foods†, and eating less throughout the day.Show MoreRelatedSwot Analysis : My Personal Swot1746 Words   |  7 PagesIntroduction: This paper is my personal SWOT analysis. The SWOT analysis discusses four specific categories to evaluate a project, situation or in my case my personal and professional life (Hay, Castilla, 2006). In this analysis I will look at the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that I need to address in my life. 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