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    Mode of Will

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    Group Description

    Drive forward on personal desire and impulse, pushing past existing limits through energy, charm, and appetite for risk.

    Research Correlations

    Statements (and clusters) most strongly associated with the small group "Initiating"

    1

    I often experience a strong sense of uplift and impending happiness.

    r = 1.273
    Strongest Correlation
    Correlation Strength76.4%
    2

    I easily and quickly switch to using 'you' in informal terms with unfamiliar people.

    r = 1.201
    Correlation Strength72.1%
    3

    I would prefer to live in the future rather than the past.

    r = 1.196
    Correlation Strength71.7%
    4

    I love to test myself and experience new dangers that require my full mobilization and expand the range of my skills.

    r = 1.176
    Correlation Strength70.5%
    5

    I'm almost never in a bad mood - I'm an optimist by nature, like an Airedale Terrier.

    r = 1.169
    Correlation Strength70.1%
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