SWOT.......not swat...

What does it mean?

Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats

It's interesting as I go through school how much of what I'm learning can be applied to my everyday life. In my business classes this is an analysis that can help a business understand its organization and productivity, and formulate strategy to improve its mission.

Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. The key is to use those strengths to the best of our ability rather than to just coast along. Admit what our weaknesses are and face them. How many of us have numerous opportunities present themselves weekly or even daily? Do we reach out and grasp them or lazily watch them pass by.... and threats...do we allow them to cow-tow us into quaking balls of fear or do we confront the fear, take the challenge and conquer.

Take this a step further....Strengths and Weaknesses are an internal matter. This is the struggle within us. Take a moment and analyze yourself.

Opportunities and Threats are external forces. Sometimes we have control over these issues...sometimes we don't....BUT if we remain wallflowers....you'll never know what could have been.

I challenge you to take a SWOT analysis of your life....it may be the best thing you've ever done.

Resolutions......

Happy New Year!

Don't we all have good intentions of:

turning over a new leaf
losing weight and getting fit
bettering ourselves scholastically
traveling
cleaning out the clutter in our lives

Well.....have I made any of these decisions for this year?

Actually.....most of them. The last couple of years have been a bit of a struggle...mentally and emotionally. I'm ready to turn over that new leaf and focus on being positive.

I've done fairly well at losing weight and maintaining that loss, but it's now time to go after that final stubborn weight that keeps hanging on.....my goal....by summer there will be a lot less of me!!

Scholastically....the light at the end of the tunnel is coming up much faster than I could have ever imagined. It's amazing to me that I've already been in school a full year...only a few more months to go.

Travel....around the world in 80 days would be SO much fun, but I'll have to settle for a few little weekend jaunts. I've decided to sit down with my family and make a few plans. We'll write them on the calendar and stick to them. Little trips to the ocean, mountains, high desert...and maybe some hiking. We live in such a beautiful area of the northwest and we need to get out and enjoy it.

Finally...CLUTTER.....we've all got it......and I DON'T want it. With all the kids moving back home this past spring, my house became a disaster...again. I can hardly wait for warm weather...this house is going to go through an extreme makeover....:)