Internal Analysis

Hey Bloggers,

Part of figuring out what your brand is understanding yourself and looking inward. And so, here is my internal analysis. When I took a step back and truly looked at myself I saw a variety of attributes that contribute to who I am.I find many strengths but also many weaknesses.


Strengths:
Some of my personal strengths include determination, strong work ethic, the premium I place on family, history and tradition, and finally my mature demeanor.

My determination and my strong work ethic go hand and hand. I have always had a passion to be successful. and I use my determination and work ethic to achieve all my goals to the best of my ability. I do not let things create barriers in my life. I see what I want the end result to be, and then work hard to accomplish this outcome.

The second aspect about me that I see as a real strength is the premium I place on family, history and tradition. I personally do not think many people would see this as a strength, but I believe it is what powers all my ambitions and passions in my life. Having something that is the cornerstone of my life and future is a true strength because there are many people out there that do not know what drives them in the world.

For as long as I can remember, I have been told time and time again by people that I am very mature. Even at times when most people my age are at their most immature period of their life, I have been said to be mature. For the longest time I did not see this as much of a strength but merely another aspect about me. As I have gotten older, I see how this is really an asset because I am able to communicate with people of all ages, whether they are a couple years my junior, a couple years my senior, or even many years my senior. I am able to adapt my demeanor for the appropriate audience I am conversing with.

Weaknesses:

I think my biggest weaknesses are my people-pleasing mentality, how self-critical I am, and sometimes my drive causes me to miss the what is happening in the present.

Although many people may view the desire to make others happy as a strength, this sometime interferes with what may be the course of action that is best for me personally. This is something that I need to find a balance with. I personally believe that this can be a strength if I am able to not let making others happy hinder my own happiness. Until I am able to achieve this it will continue to be a weakness because it sometimes hampers my ambitions and personal success.

Another one of my weaknesses if how critical I am. My self-critical attitude causes me to lose my self-confidence and it makes me over think my actions and interactions with people. This becomes very apparent when I am in new and unfamiliar territories. With college and all the new experiences that accompany it, this weakness appears more often than ever before in my life. For the future I believe that I need to develop a level of comfort in new and unfamiliar territories, as I am able to do this my self-critical attitude should start to diminish.

My last weakness is the fact that my drive sometimes causes me to miss what is happening to the people and the events around me. I would not go as far as to say I am narrow minded but that my mindset is fully directed to what I am trying to accomplish. Overall, I think this weakness is purely a natural consequence of my determination and work ethic. Since it naturally comes with the territory of being determined and having a strong work ethic, I do not think there is something I can actively do to change this weakness. Instead I think I need to be consciously aware of this weakness in order to potentially counteract its effects.

Best,
Jennifer