Living Life In A Shadow.

I have a friend, Who is a James Bond. A jack of all trades. His life is a living example of perfectionism. a living encyclopedia. never have i seen a man like that. And from my limited knowledge he enjoys the fruits of his attitude.
Can a person for the sake of success be different from what he is? on his journey towards the success he set for himself. i recollect. Some one that i know once said  "Explore yourself try to improve your strengths rather than working on your weakness till you die" our life is based on the value system that is fed to us by our parents when we were kids, which was probably existing in our DNA from ages. I'd better be a child than a grown up. as children we have that curiosity towards ourselves. We take only what we like and never hesitate to reject that doesn't interest us. As we grow up, we are influenced and accept only that is good as stated by society. We are compelled to have a role model and follow them and be like them. I say it will have a scar on our own DNA, our own personality. We are compelled to do rather than have freedom with responsibility. God created the living beings the reason we are distinct from other living creatures is the power to think and act. He has given us freedom, unlimited freedom to do anything. for petty successes in life we compromise on our values, we act, we live the life in a shadow we have our inner conscious telling us what we are. but for the sake of improving our weaknesses we neglect our strengths. And this friend of me is alike peter Keating an Ayn Rands character. His crave for success as i understand is to the extent of sacrificing his friendship and even his wife. if we look around, this kind of people are successful in short run, they see a unanticipated boom in the life. being appreciated by every one around them, which makes them neglect their DNA their values in short their strengths. some point in time they realize that they are not happy with their successes. which dose an unrepairable damage to their life's. I realized i don't wanna dilute my originality cos i am this and i will work towards my set success with what i am.I would never compromise on my values. i pray that my friend who is living in the shadow come out of his shadow and be what he is.