{"id":55,"date":"2019-03-25T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegrowthcoach.com\/boston-west\/2019\/03\/25\/time-to-go-back-to-swot"},"modified":"2022-07-13T17:47:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T21:47:50","slug":"time-to-go-back-to-swot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegrowthcoach.com\/boston-west\/time-to-go-back-to-swot","title":{"rendered":"Time to Go Back to SWOT?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Being a business owner is hard \u2013 you don\u2019t clock in and out, it\u2019s hard to leave work at work, and, in many cases, you are wearing a LOT of hats, from marketing to HR. In the course of running the business, it\u2019s easy to let the business run you. But if you let the stress of running the business weigh on you, it\u2019s impossible to enjoy the benefits of being a business owner. So what do you do? How can you get to a place that allows you to enjoy the fulfillment and freedom of being a business owner without your business suffering<\/a>?<\/p>\n

We often tell our clients (and our friends) that it\u2019s not the business tasks themselves that are holding you back \u2013 every business has challenges \u2013 it\u2019s not knowing how to handle those challenges or not having the systems in place to deal with those challenges. Sometimes going back to a SWOT analysis is the best way to get a good grasp on the current state of your business, create a plan for the future and then build systems that connect those dots without you micromanaging the process every step of the way.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s some of what to consider in a SWOT Analysis:<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/strong><\/p>\n