Chapter 2: Strengths and Weaknesses

 Just as an idea is important to start a business, I soon found out that self awareness is just as important. Sure, I can create 1000 ideas to start a business, and 999 of those business ideas might fail, but it might not be for the reason we expect.

As you start to flesh out your business ideas, take a moment to self reflect on your own strengths and weaknesses. Does your strengths vibe with you business idea? Does your weaknesses cause issues later down the line? Knowing who you are as a person can help your business in the long run. Some of the strengths that I found through self reflection were a mix of education and personality based.

Strengths:
Professional Communication
Design understanding
Organized
Motivated
Good Analyzer
Good with finances
Friendly
Dedicated
Good Researcher
Fast Learner

Now that I had recognized my own strengths, I moved on to my weaknesses.

Weaknesses:
Impatient at times
Not charismatic
Terrible Presenter
Rough Communicator (I expand on this later)
Terrible Instructor
Prefer Solo work
Bored Easily
Hates tedious work
Not good with pitching
Easily distracted

Just as I have found 10 strengths and 10 weaknesses, I encourage anyone starting a business to do the same. Writing down your weaknesses might seem like something meant to discourage, but think of it this way. Understanding what your weaknesses is allows you to better adapt to a situation you might have to face in your business. I am very good with professional communication, but if you asked me to talk in front of a group of employees to build relationships, good luck. Knowing that I am not good with team building and relationships is okay, now that I know this isn't something that I can do, its best to find someone who can do it for me. Your weakness could be someone's strength, so if you cant do it, hire someone who can. This will help your business have a higher chance of success.


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