SWOT Analysis Worksheet – Personal Strategic Planning Tool Step 1: Identify and List all your Strengths and Weaknesses Step 2: Look into the future. List all opportunities (potential strengths) that may exist in the future. List all Threats (potential weaknesses) that may occur in the future. Step 3: Create a matrix/get a plan • • • • • • What skills and capabilities to you have? What are the skills you need to develop? What personal difficulties do you need to overcome to reach your goal? What external influences or opportunities can help you achieve success? Who could support you to help you achieve your objectives? What external influences may hinder your success? Helpful Strengths 1. Try to do too much at once 2. Find uncertainty quite difficult to manage 3. Can be too single- minded Internal 1. Good Interpersonal skills 2. Motivated Harmful Weakness Opportunities External 1. Good position at work 2. Commitment to further study 3. Suppost from work for further traning Threats 1. Balancing work and home 2. No potential for promotion in my area 3.What are the priorities?