First post! Also, SWOT Analysis (in progress)

Greetings!

Curiosity - and requirements of my uni course - have led me inexorably here.
My name is Sean, I'm a 29 year old student of Media Production at Coventry University. It's a real struggle, but I came here to learn, and I'm sticking with it. Also, I have Asperger's Syndrome (an Autistic spectrum disorder), which is sometimes useful, but mostly otherwise.

So let me start by producing the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis for anyone who's even remotely interested.

Strengths:
Creative, artistic, imaginative, polite, friendly, helpful, non-linear thinker, questioning, diplomatic, ambitious, team player, web-savvy.

I've always loved art, music, film and literature. Anything which requires and stimulates imagination is of great interest to me, as is anything which promotes or evolves these things. The internet is the perfect platform for many of these things, and has, for better or worse, pushed ideas to new places, and allowed for the exchange and dissemination of knowledge at a pace greater than ever before.
It's been my experience that trying to get along with people usually works best. I enjoy talking to people, exchanging ideas and contributing as part of a whole. I would rather try to resolve a dispute than exacerbate it.


Weaknesses:
Disorganised, reluctant to ask for help, procrastinative, suffering from depression, easily distracted.
Having lots of ideas is good, but not if you bombard yourself with them, only to find you've lost your train of thought or can't decide which is the best choice. A trait I exhibit regularly. I will overload myself with information and panic when I can't organise it in my head. Then I procrastinate or bury my head in the sand and hope the problem will go away.
On top of this, I am often reluctant to bother people when I obviously need help. Not out of pride but embarrassment, especially if it's something that should be obvious in its solution. But this is partially down to my Asperger's. I have suffered from depression for some years now as well, due to various personal and family problems, and this compounds the other weaknesses at times.

Opportunities: There are plenty of opportunities in art and media if you know where to look. Contacts are important, so having people skills will stand me in good stead regarding this. Creativity also requires an ability to think outside the box, and I know I can do so. Finally, understanding the internet and how it can be used to promote your work and ideas is vital today, and I believe I am experienced enough to know the way things work on the web. My hope is to utilise what I learn in media production in conjunction with my skills as an artist, in order to create multimedia pieces and short films, as well as collaborate with other like-minded individuals on various projects.


Threats: Everything I listed as a weakness can contribute to lack of motivation. In media, motivation is crucial to success, there is little to no room for being stuck. These are issues I need to work on and find solutions to if I am to succeed in media and art.