<h1><span style="font-size: small;">Futuristic</span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">"Wouldn't it be great if . . ." You are the kind of person who loves to peer over the horizon. The future fascinates you. As if it were projected on the wall, you see in detail what the future might hold, and this detailed picture keeps pulling you forward, into tomorrow. While the exact content of the picture will depend on your other strengths and interests -- a better product, a better team, a better life, or a better world -- it will always be inspirational to you. You are a dreamer who sees visions of what could be and who cherishes those visions. When the present proves too frustrating and the people around you too pragmatic, you conjure up your visions of the future and they energize you. They can energize others, too. In fact, very often people look to you to describe your visions of the future. They want a picture that can raise their sights and thereby their spirits. You can paint it for them. Practice. Choose your words carefully. Make the picture as vivid as possible. People will want to latch on to the hope you bring.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Choose roles in which you   can contribute your ideas about the future. For example, you might   excel in entrepreneurial or start-up situations.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Take time to think about   the future. The more time you spend considering your ideas about the   future, the more vivid your ideas will become. The more vivid your ideas, the more persuasive you will   be.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Seek audiences who   appreciate your ideas for the future. They will expect you to   make these ideas a reality, and these expectations will motivate you.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Motivate your colleagues with things that can be done in the   future. For example, include some Futuristic ideas in each of your group   meetings, or write your vision for the future and share it with your   colleagues.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Find a friend or colleague who possesses this theme. Set aside   an hour a month for "future" discussions. Together you can push   each other to greater heights of creativity and vividness.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Be ready to:</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">When you have an   opportunity to describe the future in a speech, an article, or a   presentation, use as much detail as possible, because not everyone   can intuitively fill the gaps like you can.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Partner with someone with   a strong Activator theme. This person can remind you that you do not discover the   future; you create it with the actions that you take today.</span></p>
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