Personal SWOT Analysis

Strengths Personal SWOT Analysis I feel that I am good at the following skills:  Critical thinking  Ability to condense information (information management)  Reflecting on marked word, I am good at understanding comments, feedback and criticism which enables me to learn from my mistakes. I get recognised and praised for having the following skills:  Good at analysing information  In depth research skills  Good at maintaining focus.  Good at planning work, using mind maps.  Show confidence during practical learning e.g., presentations. The skills that I am most proud of:  The ability to analyse information, I am proud of this because it helps me to understand in more in depth what I have learned.  The ability to successfully plan work, I am proud of this because my plan clearly shows the key points I want to include. This then makes it easier to know what I want to write for the assignment/task. Experiences and knowledge: I started the first year of A levels in English Language, Music and Geography. In my first year I was taught what steps I will need to be successful in the general writing of essays. I think by having general knowledge and practice of this it will be helpful for this course. Weaknesses I feel that the skills that I am not so good at that I need to improve on are:  Mindset- I need to work on having a positive mindset and working on having a growth mindset.  Prioritising- I need to work on being able to appropriately prioritise tasks, in relation to urgency and importance. One of the skills that I try to do but I cannot master is: Time management- Being able to stick to and follow my personal study plan. What skill do you only do because you have to? Even though I am good at planning for assignments, I only do it because I feel that I have to. What aspects of your personality are holding you back? I feel that I have a negative mindset, I doubt my capabilities and learning abilities which I think is holding me back from my full potential. What skills do other people identify as your weakness? The ability to manage time- I am sometimes quite unorganised which impacts my studying. I find it hard to follow a set study schedule. I feel that I lack experience in: I feel that I lack the experience of using citations and being able to reference (Harvard referencing system). Threats Opportunities In what ways can you maximise your strengths? To enhance my strengths, I can do further research on my skills. This will able me to progress even further. What opportunities are open to you?  Professional courses on advancing studying skills.  Videos how to study and learn efÏciently (such as on YouTube). How can you minimise your weaknesses? I can minimise my weaknesses by specifically focusing on improving in that area, by researching through reading articles and watching videos in that area. Where do you see the most potential growth for yourself? The area where I see the most potential growth in myself is the ability of having a growth mindset. When I possess this skill, it will enable me to improve my: self insight, confidence, stress levels and self-esteem. Which will help to advance my learning and studying. Do you have a mentor who can help you? There are mentors available to me such as, online tutors and teachers. Weaknesses that need to be addressed before you move on:  Finding it difÏcult to follow a schedule.  Finding it difÏcult to prioritise tasks.  Lacking experience in using citations and referencing. What problems could your weaknesses cause if not dealt with properly?  Two of my weaknesses mentioned: not being able to: follow a schedule and prioritising tasks, makes me unorganised therefore it could result in deadlines missed therefore increasing my stress levels.  By not feeling confident in using the Harvard referencing system it could affect the quality of my assignment. The reason being I have to be able to do this correctly to meet the criteria of my assignments. I could address this by practicing on using the Harvard referencing system and watch more videos, to make sure I am using it correctly. What setbacks might you face? I feel that the major setback I might face is believing that I can improve my weaknesses and having the motivation to follow a study schedule. What obstacles do you need to overcome to get to where you want to be?  Lack of confidence in my abilities  Negative mindset  Inorganization  The inability to follow a set study schedule.