<h1><span style="font-size: small;">Restorative</span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">You love to solve problems. Whereas some are dismayed when they encounter yet another breakdown, you can be energized by it. You enjoy the challenge of analyzing the symptoms, identifying what is wrong, and finding the solution. You may prefer practical problems or conceptual ones or personal ones. You may seek out specific kinds of problems that you have met many times before and that you are confident you can fix. Or you may feel the greatest push when faced with complex and unfamiliar problems. Your exact preferences are determined by your other themes and experiences. But what is certain is that you enjoy bringing things back to life. It is a wonderful feeling to identify the undermining factor(s), eradicate them, and restore something to its true glory. Intuitively, you know that without your intervention, this thing-this machine, this technique, this person, this company-might have ceased to function. You fixed it, resuscitated it, rekindled its vitality. Phrasing it the way you might, you saved it.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Seek roles in which you   are paid to solve problems. You might particularly enjoy roles in medicine,   consulting, computer programming, or customer service, in which your success   depends on your ability to restore and resolve.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Study your chosen subject closely to become adept at identifying   what causes certain problems to recur. This sort of expertise will lead you   to the solution that much faster.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">In all of your relationships, do not be afraid to let others know that you enjoy   fixing problems. It comes naturally to you, but many people shy away   from problems. You can help.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Think through the ways   you can improve your skills and knowledge. Identify the courses you can   take to plug your gaps.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Make a list of ways that you could help people who are   disadvantaged, such as volunteering in your community or fund-raising.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Give yourself a break. Your strong Restorative theme might lead you to be overly   self-critical. Try to redirect this theme either toward things about   yourself that can be fixed, such as knowledge or skills (but not talent), or   toward external, tangible problems.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Allow other people to   solve their own problems. You might want to rush in and solve   things for them, but in so doing you might hinder their learning. Watch out   for this, particularly if you are in a manager, coach, teacher, or parenting   role.</span></p>
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