What Helps You Achieve Great Things?

What would happen if you only remembered the great things you achieved, but not what it took to get there? If you forget what you have done, it will be very difficult for you to repeat what you have done to achieve great things.

You would also lose the power to know that you are the one who achieved your goal. This is why you need to remember what made you achieve those great things.

It’s probably easy for you to identify that part of your personality that you could improve or work on. In other words, the part of yourself that you like least or cause the most trouble.

But what if I asked you what it is that makes you strong and special? Try to answer that question and see if it’s harder to answer than it is to identify the worst part of yourself.

You have to remember what helped you achieve great things, because it allows you to see which properties you define when you challenge yourself. You will see where you failed and therefore you will have better ideas for next time.

Ask the people who helped you during a difficult time. Trust yourself. If you’ve done it once, why can’t you do it again?

SWOT analysis: a valuable resource

The SWOT analysis is a tool that can help you analyze reality objectively. It guides you to consider internal and external aspects and appreciate the strengths and weaknesses in each of them.

In the beginning, companies and businessmen were the target audience as it helped them to analyze the market and their companies in a more efficient way. So, why shouldn’t we analyze our personalities and skills in the same way? The acronym for this idea comes from its four components, the English words:

• strengths (strengths)
• weaknesses (weaknesses)
• opportunities (opportunities)
• threats (threats)

The weaknesses and strengths are considered internal and consist of their respective internal aspects. The other two are external. Let’s look at each point individually:

• good luck.  This aspect requires introspection so that you can analyze your strengths and be aware of your strengths. In what way am I special? What makes me different from everyone else? Creativity in problem-solving, for example, helps you find new ways of doing things.

• Weaknesses.  This refers to your internal struggles that require the most work. They are sources of stress or problems, things you want to improve. These are the barriers we all need to overcome and resolve. Some examples of weaknesses are:
  • a lack of willpower
  • low tolerance for frustration
  • inability to speak in public
• Opportunities. Here you have to analyze the external qualities that you can use to strengthen your strengths or work on your weaknesses. In other words, the resources you can use for personal improvement. For example, enroll in a public speaking course, enroll in an exercise program, or choose a healthier diet.
• Threats. This refers to any external dangerous influence and affects your personality, context or development. You should evaluate these influences and keep them in mind when you have a chance to face them. For example, if you have to speak in public and you know it will be difficult for you, you can make sure your presentation is as good as it gets.

A good analysis can give you the power to achieve great things

The SWOT analysis has proved effective. You can use it to evaluate an organization, as we said before. However, it is no less effective or powerful if you use it for yourself. It can help you organize your life and schedule.

In addition, you can use it partially or view the different levels in detail. In other words, it gives you a good degree of autonomy so you can be creative and adapt it to your needs.

This methodology empowers you by characterizing your traits, be they strengths or weaknesses, whether you like them or not.

If you know who you are, who you would like to be, and what resources you have to make it happen, you’ll be in a position to achieve great things. It gives you the power to design the path that will take you where you want to go.