Recently I went to a lecture and group discussion about how we can market ourselves within a work environment. In this discussion we were made to fill out SWOT analyses for ourselves, and then the group. We had to give our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threads in various forms of our lives. In terms of strengths, I put down that I am ambitious, motivated, and driven to get things done. My weaknesses were things like organisation, writing, and keeping a regular schedule. In terms of opportunities I already know a good amount of people already in the artistic industry, since I've gone to a specialist art school before I went here. In terms of threats I put down things like not exploring my ideas well enough and stagnating as an artist.
We then had to do each over again for Interpersonal Relations, Technical Skills, and Artistic Skills. In terms of Interpersonal relations, I would say that I'm good at compromise and working with people for a common goal. I'd say that sometimes I have trouble following decisions If the person i'm working with is overbearing and won't let me have any creative freedoms. I think that interpersonal group projects can create several creative opportunities and I would like to see them explored. However, if your partners fail to get things done it can be a very big threat to the group and you as a whole. In terms of technical skills I am adept at most of the programs within the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as some other video editing and drawing software. Weaknesses include Maya, for now,HTML5, C+, C++, and Adobe flash, for now as well. My opportunities include my weaknesses, since therein lies the ability to get better at both of those things. Threats include not using the programs and stagnating.
Artistically I would say that I have strong backgrounds in both traditional art and Graphic Design, as well as photography and animation. My weaknesses would include writing and painting, as well as some aspects of colour theory that still elude me. All of those weaknesses can become opportunities for strength if i apply them to my work correctly. And the threats to that would me not being motivated to do those things at all.
I feel like I have many skills and many weaknesses, but all of those weaknesses can be improved upon with time and practice, as well as habit.
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