{"id":1654,"date":"2015-10-08T16:00:58","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T20:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegrowthcoach.com\/st-pete\/feeling-overwhelmed-go-back-to-swot"},"modified":"2022-07-14T02:01:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:01:08","slug":"feeling-overwhelmed-go-back-to-swot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegrowthcoach.com\/st-pete\/feeling-overwhelmed-go-back-to-swot","title":{"rendered":"Feeling Overwhelmed? Go Back to SWOT."},"content":{"rendered":"

Owning and running a business is hard. As an entrepreneur or small business owner, you\u2019re constantly dealing with the competition, cash flow, employee issues, changing technologies, surprises, busyness\u2026 not to mention the economy and government interference. That kind of constant complexity is par for the course when it comes to owning your own business \u2013 but you have to learn how to manage it. Letting the stresses of business ownership get to you is the best way to burn yourself out. Owning a business \u2013 when done right \u2013 can give you a tremendous amount of flexibility, freedom, fulfillment and financial success. Aren\u2019t you ready to embrace those benefits?<\/p>\n

At The Growth Coach, we urge our clients and friends to do what they can to keep from being overwhelmed by the challenges of being an entrepreneur. After all, having these issues isn\u2019t actually the problem. The real problem is when you don\u2019t know how to HANDLE these challenges. You have to have a simple framework in place to identify and address business issues. You need systems in place to help you manage the ever-changing landscape of your company. You must be able to rely on an effective and consistent method to tackle problems and seize opportunities.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get back to the basics. You can learn to manage your business challenges by implementing a tried and true strategy \u2013 the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis<\/em>. Rather than spending your days REACTING the issues with your business, put a SWOT Analysis plan in place to deal with challenges as they arise. Here\u2019s a series of questions to help you with that analysis:<\/p>\n

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