Markus Buckingham says in his book, "Now, Discover Your Stengths" that we become truly great in our careers and in life not by improving our weakness, but rather by improving our strengths.  He asserts that we only need to get our weaknesses to an acceptable level, and that it is more important to really know and develop those areas in which we are already strong.  It sounds counterintuitive, but the concept really resonated with me.  The most interesting part of the book is an online test that tells you your top 5 stengths.  You can now buy the online test on Amazon for $12.  I highly recommend taking this test.  The results are illuminating!

Markus has a new book entitled, "Go Put Your Strengths to Work."  If anyone has read it, I would love to hear your comments!