Strengths Over Weaknesses: A Dentist’s Edge

2026-06-16T00:00:00-04:00

Should dentists focus on improving weaknesses or building on strengths? Build on what you already do well. I learned this the hard way. You can nudge a weakness up a little, but you can multiply a strength by many times over. For some people, fixing their worst weakness is practically impossible, so why pour years into making something mediocre slightly less mediocre? It is a terrible trade. I tend to be an information excavator, a presenter, a solutions finder. Those are the lanes where I create real value, so I stay in them. Find your genuine talents, do more of the [...]