Socrates said an unexamined life is not worth living.
Wouldn't a more positive and affirming corollary be,
"An examined life is worth living"?
Either way, how can one examine one's life without getting stuck in endless, ponderous navel-gazing or "analysis paralysis"?
One effective way is the SWOT Analysis, which identifies Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. It is a great way of noticing what is happening, good and bad, both within and beyond one's control. Regular SWOT Analyses can help:
We recommend doing SWOT Analyses quarterly. For professional assistance doing and interpreting your SWOT Analysis, please contact us.
Wouldn't a more positive and affirming corollary be,
"An examined life is worth living"?
Either way, how can one examine one's life without getting stuck in endless, ponderous navel-gazing or "analysis paralysis"?
One effective way is the SWOT Analysis, which identifies Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. It is a great way of noticing what is happening, good and bad, both within and beyond one's control. Regular SWOT Analyses can help:
- Leverage strengths
- Correct weaknesses
- Notice and benefit from opportunities that might otherwise go unrecognized
- Mitigate or preempt threats
- Focus attention
- Solve small problems before they become large ones
- Notice and benefit from relationships between, for example, strengths and opportunities
- Notice that sometimes, like a coin, weaknesses and threats might have positive flip-sides that, if carefully noticed and managed, can produce positive results.
- Develop winning Business and Marketing Plans.
We recommend doing SWOT Analyses quarterly. For professional assistance doing and interpreting your SWOT Analysis, please contact us.
