It's better to be best at something than good at everything.

Jack of all trades, master of none. A quote I learnt in my business lesson when my teacher was talking about the Blake & Maulton Managerial grid and saying how the 'middle of the road' manager was a jack of all trades, master of none. Good at everything, but not particularly best at anything. This figure of speech really made me think - I liked it so much that I even wrote it down on my notes.

It's better to be best at something than good at everything.


It's true. It's better to be best at something than good at everything. Everyone can be good at something but not many can be best at something. You don't need to be good at everything to get a job, you can be a leg specialist or a physiotherapist. That's being best at something in particular and good on some other bits.

Which would you prefer? Being number 5 at everything or being number 1 in something and forget the rest? Being good at everything would only classify you as average in whatever you do. But, being best at something would classify you as one of the best in those areas, and the right person to talk to when one has a problem with a particular something.

Take for example, a dentist - their expertise, the teeth. When people have problems with their teeth, they'd turn to a doctor, not a neurosurgeon. You go to a neurosurgeon over your teeth, you'll only be told to find a dentist. Why? Because, the dentists are the specialist for teeth, not the neurosurgeon.

It's amazing how I can write a simple entry over a figure of speech. But hey, I guess that's the beauty of blogging. You want to let the whole world know what you think (even if the whole world doesn't actually read it)