Should I focus on fixing my weaknesses or building on my strengths to grow my practice? Build on strengths first. Most dentists burn a year trying to drag every weakness up to average, and they end up exhausted with a practice full of mediocre, slightly-better things. That is the wrong target. The faster path is to look at what you already have on your plate, or can quickly make available, and ask what you can really maximize. Is it time? Is it your ability to pull other people in to help? Is it a skill you already do better than anyone [...]