Play to your strengths

I read Get Rich Slowly (oh, I sure am) and found this part of an interview with Tim Ferriss, author of The Four Hour Work Week, quite inspiring. Not to say I'll stop working on the things I'm not so good at, but neither do I see any point in trying to be, say the best in the world at networking, when I'm shy!

J.D.
One of my favorite tips in your book — I have it heavily underscored in red ink — is “emphasize your strengths, not your weaknesses”. Explain this concept. Why is it so important?

Tim
It’s very simple. If you try and fix all of your weaknesses, you will be — at best — mediocre at most things you’re inherently poor at. This is inborn talent or weakness. Progress is incremental when you attempt to fix all the chinks in the armor.

Focus on leveraging and amplifying your strengths, which allows you to multiply your results. Fix any fatal weaknesses to extent that they prevent you from reaching your goals, but perfection isn’t the path to your objectives; finding ways to cater to your strengths is.