Freak Factor

I found that number four really stood about to me for overcoming weaknesses, especially the ones I find myself having to face on a daily basis. I actually find it very counterproductive to fix a weakness. It takes a lot of soul searching and a great deal of patience. Even if you put forth the effort to try and fix everything wrong with you, which is impossible, just when you think you have completely broken yourself and gotten rid of that so called weakness, it creeps back up again and nuzzles its way back into your life. Why waste all that valuable time trying to fix your weaknesses when you could be focusing on your strengths and learning ways to improve those and actually make some significant progress. Besides if we didn’t have weaknesses then how would we know what our strengths are?
To go along with what i am saying number five fits perfectly we have to build on our strengths and not fret and agonize over our weaknesses. Focusing on the negative side of things all the time will only bring you down and if you only think about your weaknesses and stop developing and working on your strengths they just might become your new found weaknesses. 
Take me for example I am a HUGE procrastinator, I wait until the last minute to do everything, including these blog entries. I cannot even think about writing a paper until the next before it is due. Most people see this as a weakness, and think that I'm just lazy and I don't want to do my work. This might be somewhat true because I do have my lazy moments, but I do not see this as a weakness. Why you ask? Simple, I thrive under pressure! I believe this is one of my biggest strengths, when I know that I have a deadline and I HAVE to meet it, that is when I do my best work. I know that this will take me far in my career and give me an edge over many people. The media world of last minute decisions and deadline, and I know because of my so called "weakness" that I will be able to meet every single one of them.
The last one that i really want to try and relate to my creative life is number nine putting your quirks to work. I am going to place myself in situation that will utilize my strengths and avoid situations that showcase my flaws. I need to surround myself with people that can help build on my strengths and give me a chance to accommodate and recognize the "freak" in them.