In recent years, there’s been some disagreement over the fact that we should focus on our strengths. While some agree with this because leveraging on our strengths will bring us far, others feel that we should spend more time improving on our weaknesses to make ourselves more confident.

If one were to focus all the time and effort on one’s strengths, one’s weaknesses will at times affect performance. Take for instance, if one is strong in writing and focus all the energy in this endeavour, then there will not be any space left to improve on one’s presentation skills. Not to mention listening or reading skills, of which all four components are essential when it comes to mastering a language.  On the other hand, if one were to focus entirely on the weaknesses, we will have no opportunity to use our strengths to achieve what we set out to do.  

Therefore,  I feel that one should strike a balance. This means both focusing on our strengths and improving on our weaknesses at the same time.  However, the time allocated for doing both should not be the same. More time should be spent on using your strengths to achieve your goals. While less time is allocated towards developing your weaknesses, you should be able to improve them by consistently making the effort to improve yourselves.

Over time, we will achieve our goals and at the same time, improve ourselves.