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"Success is not a matter of "being who you want to be"--by the time we reach adulthood, who we are is already determined by fixed traits that change less than 1% in a lifetime. Self-awareness stands alone as the ubiquitous skill behind successful people. A decade-long worldwide study of more than 500,000 people has determined fourteen types on the basis of personality profiles, and led to the development of the IDISC PersonalityProfiler(tm) test, which can help you fully engage your innate talents, maximize your strengths, avoid the pitfalls of your distinctive type, work smarter with others, and profit from better relationships in every aspect of your life and career.--From publisher description."--From source other than the Library of Congress