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Personal Growth

This section will help you discover how to leverage your Architect traits to grow as a person – and get where you want to go despite the bumps in the road. You’ll learn about the five sources that you draw motivation and confidence from, and understand what happens when those sources are balanced – and what to do when they become unbalanced. You’ll find plenty of pointers to living your best life in a balanced, holistic way to avoid falling victim to your “dark side,” as well as real-life examples and other tools for this personal development journey.

You’ll also be able to practice applying this knowledge by completing a number of exercises aimed at the challenges you’re most likely to encounter as an Architect. Ranging from simple to-do lists to challenging scenarios, these exercises will prepare you for the road ahead.

And, if you’re interested in digging even deeper into various aspects of your personality and behavior, the interactive version of this section offers many additional tools and tests. Whether you wish to assess your emotional intelligence or find out how Machiavellian you are, we promise you plenty of wonderful “a-ha” moments that provide personal insight on a profound level.

Academic Path

Whether you’re still in high school, working your way through college, or learning on the job, our Academic Path section explores how you as an Architect learn at various stages of your life, and how your personality traits can help or hinder your educational pursuits. Achieving the right balance between your specific personality traits and preferred learning styles is key to a smooth and successful learning process, and this section will both explain why you as an Architect learn the way you do, and how to best use this understanding to your academic advantage.

This section isn’t just for those in formal education, though. You’re driven, unconventional, and relentlessly curious, but these qualities often struggle to reconcile a desire for personal transformation with the often career-oriented focus of so many accredited programs. That’s why we’ll also go beyond school and explore your attitudes and potential across a lifetime of self-directed learning.

Finally, alternative education such as homeschooling, trade school training, online courses, and work/study internships, is also part of today’s academic landscape. You’ll discover which of these paths can be the perfect fit for your personality type. From the high school experience to lifelong learning, this walkthrough is guaranteed to be engaging, informative, and personally enlightening.

Career and Professional Growth

Stuck in a rut? Not sure of the next step in your career? This section will help you get better at navigating the professional world and achieving your professional goals without compromising your integrity. Many of your goals are likely to be at odds with what the majority of others seek and expect in their careers – having a deep understanding of your inner core is vital to avoid getting frustrated or thrown off the right path for you. The knowledge this section will bring is even more important if you’re drawn to a more unorthodox path – such as that of an entrepreneur.

There’s no single magical job that would make all Architects happy. But by learning what happiness and balance look like to your personality type, you’ll find it much easier to ensure that you get on – and stay on – the path that’s the best match for your unique set of goals, attitudes, and traits. We’ll explore all that, and more, in this section.

If you opt for the interactive version, the additional tests and other Architects’ career stories you’ll find in there will complement this knowledge and help you understand what your individual core values and job preferences are.

Friendships

It’s so easy to underestimate how vital having strong, stable friendships can be when it comes to living a fulfilling life and achieving your goals, whether personal or academic, professional or romantic. In this section, you’ll learn how to find and develop meaningful, fulfilling friendships not just with other Architects, but with every personality type.

Architects can be intense and demanding friends – while your friendships can often reach a depth many other personality types find difficult to imagine, your inner fire can also become a destructive force if not wielded carefully. We’ll help you explore core trends in Architect friendships, and discuss how you can use your strengths to develop the types of friendships you’ve been secretly wishing for all your life.

We’ll examine what you’re likely to seek in your friendships, and what potential pitfalls you need to be aware of. We’ll then dive deeper into your interactions with other personality types, exploring specific aspects of compatibility, as well as ways to avoid imbalance in each combination – and highlighting warning signs and opportunities to watch out for. Finally, we’ll wrap up this section with several exercises aimed at helping you strengthen your current and potential friendships.

Romantic Relationships

There are few things Architects find more puzzling and challenging than romantic relationships. Having intimate knowledge of your personality type will not only boost your self-confidence in this area, it will also help to ensure your relationships are healthy and fulfilling. This section is designed to help you not only understand what traits you should be looking for in a significant other, but also ways to master your own desires and emotions. Our real-life examples and easy-to-understand insights will get you as prepared as possible for romance – you’ll learn how different personality types approach intimacy, what they seek in potential partners, and what they’re likely to expect from you in all stages of loving relationships.

Whether you’re actively looking for a life partner or have spent many years in a romantic relationship, you’ll find this section enlightening and provocative. We should never stop learning, and Architects are often the first to promote this attitude – romantic relationships are no exception. By digging deep into the complex and diverse interactions of various personality types in a romantic context, you’re bound to gain awareness that can be a tremendous help in your love life.

If you decide to go for the interactive option, you’ll also gain access to an additional test aimed at helping you understand how you and your current (or desired) partner align on a variety of indicators linked to your attitudes and behavior in your relationship. Armed with this knowledge, you’ll not only feel more confident as a romantic partner, you’ll ensure your love connections are more fulfilling and authentic.

Parenthood

Few challenges in life are as maddeningly difficult, yet as exhilarating, as being a parent. In this section, you’ll discover your strengths and potential as a parent during each stage of development, from infancy to adolescence, and explore ways you can use these strengths to achieve balance in your complex and ever-changing relationship with your child. You’ll find plenty of tips and ideas for strengthening the bond between you and your child in each unique life stage.

For Architects, parenthood isn’t just about the challenge of raising a child to become a fulfilled and successful adult. It’s also a unique opportunity to look deep into yourself and find the right balance between competing forces – such as controlling destiny and accepting your child’s unique path. We’ll not only show you ways to be a more engaging and motivated parent for your child, but also provide advice on how to reduce stress and remain in touch with your true self – despite all the responsibilities and multitasking that parenting brings.

The interactive version also includes additional tools to allow you to gain insight into which personality traits your child is actively exploring, and to learn more about your preferred parenting style – and possible alternatives. There’s no single recipe for being a perfect parent, especially considering Architects’ rarity, but this section will equip you with the knowledge to make it clearer, easier, and less stressful.

Research Insights

Have you ever wondered whether your sleep habits are influenced by your personality? Or which personality type is the most likely to settle down in a rural location as opposed to a bustling metropolis? If you pick the interactive Master plan, you’ll get a chance to spend hours digging through trends and correlations we’ve gathered over a number of years.

With a database containing thousands of insights – and more being added every week – this is a unique opportunity to really dig deep into the intricacies of the human mind. If your eyes are already glistening with curiosity, then this add-on is for you, fellow geek. You’ll find plenty of surprises – we promise.