Looking at what he suggests, of the author's suggestions that stuck with me was the "Freak Factory" idea of how to do things. While I know I have my own specific weaknesses, I have always tried to align myself to people that compliment me and my own skills. In doing so, the person and myself are able to create a great project that is able to show off both of our skill sets. Especially in the game development world, there is a very high focus on working well with others. The idea of a Freak Factory works perfectly with that. As long as the group I'm with has at least one person (preferably more) that are freaks in their respective forms, then the group will put out something stellar that many people will enjoy.
The other suggestion that stuck with me was the Focus. If I do try to fix everything along with build up my strengths, then I'm going to fail. I have always been told to be good at everything I do and to fix any faults. I realize now that doing so could be more harmful then helpful. Yes, it's good to have no weaknesses, but only really if it doesn't interfere with your strengths. With the focus on one or the other, I'm able to actually be useful to my team or my group as opposed to being mediocre and not the greatest at everything. In the industry where everyone is going to be after my position all along the way, I can't afford to only be mediocre.
As a personal weakness, I know of a couple that get to me all the time. Those would be that i'm bad at taking on more than I'm capable of handling at once and that I'm struggling between building strengths and eliminating weaknesses both. With my workload, I can get everything done that needs to be done. However, like it was said in creative process, "I can get it done cheap, I can get it done fast, and I can get it done well. Choose two of those options." I personally have the bad habit of trying to make every project fulfill all three qualities. This leads to stuff getting put off for too long and for things to not be done well exactly. With my other problem, it's the same thing as Kmart. I can focus on my problems and make myself look good, but that's not normal and I wouldn't be the person that everyone likes (which being liked is almost necessary for my career goals). I always thought being well rounded was better than being specialized in one area, but maybe it is good to know my place and stick with it.
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