What are the most common threats to personal development in SWOT analysis?

I recommend staying current with industry trends. Keep an eye on news updates and tap into expert knowledge. This practice will enable you to anticipate potential threats from external factors and give you the necessary time to prepare. Often, people falter because they lack the knowledge to adapt to changes brought about by external forces.

One thing I would certainly do differently is to take ownership for my personal development. Employees can tend to leave their growth and development to chance.......or in the bands of their employer and can often end up disappointed by either not being selected for development or wait a long time for development that doesn't turn the dial. There is some incredible personal development available for less than the price of a few Starbucks a month if you know where to find it. For all employees looking to get on, focus on self awareness, self leadership and getting the best from others - even those not like you. Take control, take ownership and be less vulnerable to the decisions of others.

Once we exceed your targeted level of success we tend to forget what it took to get there. This can lead to complacency and a feeling that you will never be knocked off your perch. You need to stay hungry and keep growing your talents, or you may quickly find yourselve wondering how things went badly so quickly.

The key is to get to know yourself - every individual has incredible and unique talents but we spend our time trying to morph ourselves to fit the expectations of others. When you discover who you are, understand and become confident in the talents you have it will change everything for you. Equip yourself with the tools to work on the behaviours that don't help you and when in a position to do so, help others do the same. Create an environment where we all understand each other....we all have fears and vulnerabilities they are just different but it takes leaders to step up and create the environment where everyone thrives. The key is not what you need to do but finding the tools to help you do it.

Goals conflict when you don't create a sense of what's most important at any point in time and sometimes we have to focus on what's singularly the most important thing right now. It's hard to work on things that don't have immediate gratification. Working on yourself and your own growth can easily take a back seat......sometimes it's easier if you eliminate the big gestures....the lengthy expensive programmes and find a way to eat the elephant in bitesize chunks - there are solutions out there that are cheap and delivered in bitesized chunks that will allow you to sky rocked your capability if you become consistent - little steps consistently over time compound to help you achieve material change - not to mention time to put into practice

The best expectation I can share with you is that there is always a better version of you......waiting to be revealed. Stop focussing on expectations and just move forward one step at a time - it's easy to over think these things and end up doing nothing. Make a decision - work on yourself.....Rome wasn't built in a day and you won't be either but the compound effect is huge. Get to work - 30 mins a week......by the end of the year, then after 2, 5, 10 years....just imagine where you could be.