Comments on: Turning your Weaknesses into Strength and Threats into Opportunities http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/01/13/turning-your-weaknesses-into-strength-and-threats-into-opportunities/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:19:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bryan http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/01/13/turning-your-weaknesses-into-strength-and-threats-into-opportunities/comment-page-1/#comment-215293 Bryan Mon, 16 Jan 2006 01:17:47 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2042#comment-215293 Great reminder article Darren. Being able to spot weaknesses and then focus on them until they are strengths is key to growing any business larger. I think that the threats/opportunities discussion was most pointed though. Starting and running a small business can cause anyone to get internally focused and forget to even look for threats outside the business. Leon - excellent point. A lot of people aspire to reach success and wealth through the many low-barrier-to-entry type businesses (i.e. real estate, websites, etc.) but they never actually understand that it is a business, not a hobby. I think that many times "The Gurus" that teach courses on these topics make them sound so great and easy that most people don't expect to have to work very hard. When they try to get into it, they are completely overwhelmed by the details that actually go into making one of these ventures work. Great reminder article Darren. Being able to spot weaknesses and then focus on them until they are strengths is key to growing any business larger. I think that the threats/opportunities discussion was most pointed though. Starting and running a small business can cause anyone to get internally focused and forget to even look for threats outside the business.

Leon – excellent point. A lot of people aspire to reach success and wealth through the many low-barrier-to-entry type businesses (i.e. real estate, websites, etc.) but they never actually understand that it is a business, not a hobby. I think that many times “The Gurus” that teach courses on these topics make them sound so great and easy that most people don’t expect to have to work very hard. When they try to get into it, they are completely overwhelmed by the details that actually go into making one of these ventures work.

]]> By: Mike Inkster http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/01/13/turning-your-weaknesses-into-strength-and-threats-into-opportunities/comment-page-1/#comment-214547 Mike Inkster Sun, 15 Jan 2006 02:38:51 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2042#comment-214547 Great article here. It does make sense to me, that many would be marketers out there belive that they will make money by being a puppet.(Am One of them for now) Many of us do not read the complete story, or see our own weakness. My weakness is lack of education (grade 9 only). A great strength of mone was being able to learn to do things, that I enjoyed. Have ran own business (niche market in mid-range towing) before and suceeded in it. Now I am going start another business to show others that it can be done in another niche. My mentors are well known, some are gone and others our still here. Have read some of there history. (Dave Thomas,Col Sanders,Bill Gates and others.) Thank you Great article here. It does make sense to me, that many would be marketers out there belive that they will make money by being a puppet.(Am One of them for now)
Many of us do not read the complete story, or see our own weakness.
My weakness is lack of education (grade 9 only). A great strength of mone was being able to learn to do things, that I enjoyed.
Have ran own business (niche market in mid-range towing) before and suceeded in it.
Now I am going start another business to show others that it can be done in another niche. My mentors are well known, some are gone and others our still here. Have read some of there history. (Dave Thomas,Col Sanders,Bill Gates and others.)

Thank you

]]> By: Joseph Baker http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/01/13/turning-your-weaknesses-into-strength-and-threats-into-opportunities/comment-page-1/#comment-213541 Joseph Baker Fri, 13 Jan 2006 23:23:17 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2042#comment-213541 Great article! I really needed the pick-me up, I toldly understand because of my own weakness. I have no problem when it comes to the Business, Advertising, Marketing, Managment, I know it like the back of my hand. My weakness is the Tech side of things. But, I always try to do things myself, I may need to go back to school on this one? Who knows with help from sites like this one and hard work anything can happen. Thanks again, Joey Baker Great article! I really needed the pick-me up, I toldly understand because of my own weakness. I have no problem when it comes to the Business, Advertising, Marketing, Managment, I know it like the back of my hand. My weakness is the Tech side of things. But, I always try to do things myself, I may need to go back to school on this one? Who knows with help from sites like this one and hard work anything can happen.

Thanks again,
Joey Baker

]]> By: Michael Martine http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/01/13/turning-your-weaknesses-into-strength-and-threats-into-opportunities/comment-page-1/#comment-213223 Michael Martine Fri, 13 Jan 2006 02:49:26 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2042#comment-213223 SWOT is such a standard business planning tool, you'd think major record labels could have by now figured out the opportunities hidden in the "threat" of the new distribution possibilities provided by the internet. SWOT is such a standard business planning tool, you’d think major record labels could have by now figured out the opportunities hidden in the “threat” of the new distribution possibilities provided by the internet.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/01/13/turning-your-weaknesses-into-strength-and-threats-into-opportunities/comment-page-1/#comment-213144 Ryan Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:37:38 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2042#comment-213144 Thanks. I have been reading through your site and have been trying to use what you say as pointers on my site. ---------- -Ryan http://www.cybernetnews.com Thanks. I have been reading through your site and have been trying to use what you say as pointers on my site.
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]]> By: chris http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/01/13/turning-your-weaknesses-into-strength-and-threats-into-opportunities/comment-page-1/#comment-213111 chris Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:23:19 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2042#comment-213111 I have found this to be true. I also see to many companies either not looking outside there company or spending to much time looking outside. I do the latter way to much. I think as a business or individual you will not suck at things that are important to your success if you have balance in your focus. Makes turning weakness less of a priority. I have found this to be true. I also see to many companies either not looking outside there company or spending to much time looking outside. I do the latter way to much. I think as a business or individual you will not suck at things that are important to your success if you have balance in your focus. Makes turning weakness less of a priority.

]]> By: Leon http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/01/13/turning-your-weaknesses-into-strength-and-threats-into-opportunities/comment-page-1/#comment-213104 Leon Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:02:07 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2042#comment-213104 Informative post. Funny, I just started management class today. What many bloggers fail to do is take their blogs seriously, as if they were businesses. Many post and hope folks will magically visit. Informative post. Funny, I just started management class today. What many bloggers fail to do is take their blogs seriously, as if they were businesses. Many post and hope folks will magically visit.

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