Who is your complementor?  No, not your complimenter, although getting praise is often fulfilling, it’s not enough; who is the special person that adds the most value to your life’s purpose?

Remember the episode of Star Trek where a transporter malfunction split Kirk into two entities, Good Kirk and Bad Kirk?  That’s an over-dramatisation of the issue that faces all of us.  Some people are good at a lot of things, but no one is good at everything.

The old proverb “Behind every great man there is a great woman” is rooted in truth, but too limiting.  Today it would be more appropriate to say, behind every great man is a great team, but that statement is way too broad.

The next step on the road to greatness is to find the one person that can add the greatest value to your purpose and vision.

Are you a great brainstormer but face challenges in implementation?  Then find a partner who is gifted at operations.  Do you excel at math and finance but have issues with the abstract?  Then seek a creative genius as your partner.  Do an objective self-analysis and then keep your eyes open for that special person who’s skills fit together with yours like two pieces of a puzzle.

But, and this is a big but, you have to find someone that shares your vision and who you can trust.  Someone who, as in Top Gun, will never leave his wingman.  Find that person and wonderful things await.

Have you found your complementor?