Blog Post: Want Opportunity - Be Strategic

What's SWOT? The letters stand for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.

Take out a piece of paper and draw lines so you have 4 equal quadrants. Label the top two: Strengths and Opportunities. Then mark the bottom two Weaknesses and Threats.

Start with your strengths - list as many as you can think of. Then move down the page and list all the things you wish you were better at.

Now look at what you have written as Strengths and in the Opportunity column list one potential opportunity that can come to you from each strength.

Now look at your Weaknesses. What could keep you from realizing these opportunities. Write it down and think about what you might do to keep your weaknesses from becoming threats to the opportunities you have listed. Write them down and take action.

Whether you are running a business or looking for a job, this simple ideas has worked over and over again., Just give it a try. (Oh and don't forget to look at your resume and make sure that all of your strengths show up in what your resume says about you!)