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Fearless Career Change

research? Are you interested in subjects that others might consider eso-
teric? Do you have hypotheses you’d like to test and then publish the
results? Are you drawn to pure science? Do you find beauty in sci-
ence? Do you often find yourself wishing that you could just spend
time alone reading, for days at a time?
A few careers associated with this talent could be

• Anthropologist • Geologist
• Archaeologist • Historian
• Biographer • Paleontologist
• Chemist • Physicist
• Ethnographer • Psychopharmacologist
• Ethnomusicologist
• Experimental
psychologist

❑ Are you an expert at taking physical, intellectual, emotional,
and/or financial risks?
Does playing for high stakes and not knowing your outcome give you
a rush? Do you thrive on pressure and do your best under stress? Do
you like to be the underdog who comes out ahead at the last moment?
Do you enjoy an adrenaline rush and sometimes wonder why other
people are so slow? Do you live for the next challenge? Are you
attracted to dangerous situations, and do you feel confident that you
can do just about anything you put your mind to?
A few careers associated with this talent could be

• Adventure guide • Mountaineering instructor
• Boat, horse, car, wind- • Police officer or detective
surfing, or bicycle racer • Private investigator
• Entrepreneur or • Small-airplane operator
small-business owner
• Stand-up comedian
• Firefighter
• Stocks and bonds investor
• Inventor
• Whitewater rafting guide
• Military officer

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