BY MRS. LITHERLAND
MY COLOR SCHEME
ORANGE - Active
14%
GREEN - Independent
20%
BLUE - Interactive
28%
GOLD - Structured
38%
MY COLOR STRENGTHS
 GOLD – practical, sensible, dependable, conservative, organized, cooperative, caring.
I keep organized by using Outlook on the computer and my phone. My house and car are
older but dependable. Committee work and leadership positions are not strangers to me.
My family and friends depend on me for comfort, ideas, and support.
 BLUE – harmonious, compassionate, empathetic, warm, authentic, unique. I can get
along with anyone because I care about others and what they are experiencing.
 GREEN – curious, knowledgeable, theoretical, determined, philosophical, rational. I
am very goal-oriented with a strong need to feel a sense of accomplishment each day.
Determining what makes other people “tick” is fascinating to me. My rational and detailoriented side enjoys figuring out how to use technology to make my tasks easier.
 ORANGE – competitive, realistic, open-minded. I feel I am realistic most of the time
and open-minded with others. And of course, coming in first is always a plus!
MY GIFTS AND TALENTS
 GOLD – Administering policies and attention to detail are important when I help FCCLA
members with their STAR Events. I organize and serve in activities as the FCCLA Advisor.
Planning and organizing are also used when I make learning activities for my students or children
in my family.
 BLUE – I counsel and guide students when they discuss their problems with me. Building
rapport is important to me as I teach students. Working as a team is necessary with the other band
members in my church praise band.
 GREEN – When someone has a problem, I like to diagnose the issue and analyze it until we
get it solved. Those talents also come in handy as I use technology.
 ORANGE – I enjoy arranging flowers or jewelry I’ve made in an eye-catching way. When we
buy new things that “require assembly”, I like reading the directions and putting them together.
“I AM” POEM
I
I am
I am practical, empathetic, analytical.
I love music, jewelry, flowers.
I enjoy teaching, using computers, reading.
I hate bullies, cleaning house, being treated like I’m stupid.
I wish that I could improvise more while playing the piano.
I want to make a difference in a multi-cultural world.
I will be a successful person.
I am,
Mrs. Litherland.
PICTURES OF MY CHARACTER,
VA L U E S & E T H I C S
Teacher of the Year Award.
Learning about
different cultures.
Outstanding Graduate Student Award.
Education is important.
PICTURES OF MY CHARACTER,
VA L U E S & E T H I C S
My Family
Every Memorial Day I make flower
arrangements for family members
graves. This one is my mothers.
Daughter Erika and
Granddaughter Sophia.
PICTURES OF MY CHARACTER,
VA L U E S & E T H I C S
Playing keyboard in my
church praise band.
Reading books.
Music groups I enjoy.
PICTURES OF MY CHARACTER,
VA L U E S & E T H I C S
My knitting.
Jewelry I have made.
CAREERS FOR ME
CAREER
COLOR 1
COLOR 2
COLOR 3
EDUCATION
Home Ec Teacher
Gold
Blue
Green
Graduate
Graduate Teaching Blue
Assistants
Gold
Green
Graduate
Social & Human
Service
Blue
Gold
Mental Health
Counselors
Blue
Green
Orange
Graduate
Marriage & Family Blue
Therapist
Green
Orange
Graduate
College
CAREER COMPARISON
TRUE COLORS
KANSAS CAREER
PIPELINE
CAREERS
KANSAS CAREER
PIPELINE SKILLS
Home Ec Teacher
Health Science
Law, Public Safety &
Security
Graduate Teaching Assistants
Human Services
Architecture &
Construction
Social & Human Service
Finance
Transportation,
Distribution & Logistics
Mental Health Counselors
Marriage & Family Therapist
CAREER COMPARISON
 All of the True Colors careers fit into the top two Kansas Career Pipeline career
clusters.
 Some of the skills needed in the finance career cluster will also be used in the
True Colors careers.
 But the Kansas Career Pipeline skills I scored well in were in the clusters of
Law, Public Safety & Security, Architecture & Construction, and Transportation,
Distribution & Logistics. These are very different from the True Colors Careers
AND the Kansas Career Pipeline career clusters.
 Based upon these results, I plan to research what it takes to be a home
economics teacher (now called a FACS teacher.)
M Y T E A M WO R K /
WO R K I N G W I T H C O - WO R K E R S
 When working with GOLDS I need to remember:
• Be punctual and recognize their accomplishments.
 When working with BLUES I need to remember:
• Be optimistic and sensitive to the feelings of all the team members.
 When working with GREENS I need to remember:
• Present the big picture first, have a written plan beforehand to give
them time to think and don’t expect to convince them the first time.
 When working with ORANGES I need to remember:
• Present information in an exciting and energetic way. Be more actionoriented.
M Y T E A M WO R K /
WO R K I N G W I T H C O - WO R K E R S
 To prevent stress with GOLDS I need to remember:
• Prevent interruptions by turning off my cell phone, planning enough
time, don’t change plans and be a decisive leader..
 To prevent stress with BLUES I need to remember:
• Prevent conflicts and be respectful of everyone.
 To prevent stress with GREENS I need to remember:
• Provide options, no repetition and stay on topic,
 To prevent stress with ORANGES I need to remember:
• Always be positive and give flexible deadlines.
MY TIME MANAGEMENT
 GOLD – pay attention to details, plan ahead to be prepared,
prefer to work on and finish one project at a time. It stresses
me out when I have to deal with unexpected changes, do
several things at once without having time to plan,
disorganization and rule-breakers.
 BLUE – consider how others will be affected when I make
decisions, fall behind as I take on other people’s problems, am
easily over-committed. I have to be careful to not get
overextended and say “no” more.
MY TIME MANAGEMENT
 GREEN– see whole picture and individual parts, strategize
completing tasks, want to make decisions on facts, but need
time to review all the information. Rushing to meet someone
else’s timeline and being forced to spend time on something
that does not make sense to me can stress me out.
 ORANGE – often underestimate time requirements. I am
annoyed by distractions, missed deadlines and lack of followthrough by others, and disorganization.