<h1><span style="font-size: small;">Adaptability</span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">You live in the moment. You don't see the future as a fixed destination. Instead, you see it as a place that you create out of the choices that you make right now. And so you discover your future one choice at a time. This doesn't mean that you don't have plans. You probably do. But this theme of Adaptability does enable you to respond willingly to the demands of the moment even if they pull you away from your plans. Unlike some, you don't resent sudden requests or unforeseen detours. You expect them. They are inevitable. Indeed, on some level you actually look forward to them. You are, at heart, a very flexible person who can stay productive when the demands of work are pulling you in many different directions at once.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Seek roles in which   success depends upon responding to constantly changing circumstances.   Consider career areas such as journalism, live television production,   emergency healthcare, and customer service. In roles of this type, the best   react the fastest and stay level headed.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Fine-tune your responsiveness. For example, if your job demands   unanticipated travel, learn how to pack and leave in 30 minutes. If your work   pressure comes in unpredictable spurts, practice the first three moves you   will always make when the pressure hits.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">During times when the pressure is on, help your colleagues find   productive ways to relieve the pressure and therefore make progress. You can   be the spark that "unfreezes" them.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Cultivate your reputation as a calm and reassuring person when   others become upset by daily events.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Never apologize for your   spontaneity. On the contrary, help others realize how many experiences   might be missed if you don't seize the moment now.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Avoid roles that demand   structure and predictability. These roles will quickly frustrate you,   make you feel inadequate, and stifle your independence.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Look to others for   planning. People who strong in themes such as Focus, Strategic, or Belief can   help you shape your longer-term goals, leaving you to excel at dealing with   the day-to-day variations.</span></p>
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