True Colors
What color are you?
Find out!
Have you ever?
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Gone skinny dipping?
Felt like everyone comes to
you for advice?
Wondered why people do not
see the value of an orderly and
organized office?
Wished you could live alone as
a hermit?
Tried bungee jumping?
Told an authority figure when
someone broke the rules?
Hated being in a group
because you knew you would
end up doing all the work?
Procrastinated?
Been in trouble for talking too
much?
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Felt someone else’s pain?
Felt that no one understood
your analytical and theoretical
ideas?
Loved to be the center of
attention?
Cried all night long for no
reason?
Led the group?
Felt you had to have all A’s?
Felt the need to take care of
everybody?
Wondered why everyone else
doesn’t’ like being alone like
you do?
Struggled to understand why
most people do not get your
sense of humor?
Why do you ask?
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define your personality
Colors
Four distinctive personality types
None is better than others
All of us have all four colors
First color: Innate color (Nature)
Second color: Learned color (Nurture)
Third and Fourth colors: Underdeveloped colors
So What?
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 Learning your colors
 Finding out the colors of your colleagues, friends, and
family members
 Guessing your friends/family members’ colors
► Educational
 Why do you just “click” with some people and just
“clash” with others for no apparent reason?
 Why are there students who just don’t “get” you or your
teaching methods?
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True Colors can help
What do you see?
What do you see?
Why True Colors?
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Colors is a simple method for
understanding behavior and what makes people
tick.
► The first step to fostering successful working
relationships is to identify the dominant color
style of yourself and others.
► When a person is “shining” brightly, they are
using their skills, talents and natural preferences
in positive resourceful ways.
► They have a sense of worth and self-respect,
often referred to as positive self-esteem.
Why True Colors?
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our inherent needs are being met,
our behavior is positive and contributes to
an overall productive work environment.
► Understanding our own colors and the
colors of our colleagues and students can
help us make our working environments
better in a variety of ways.
What is my color?
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the three tests by following the
directions and discover the order of your
true colors.
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colors are
Blue
Gold
Green
Orange
Blue
Blue represents calm. Thoughts of this color
pacify us, as does a calm blue sea. It creates
physiological tranquility and psychological
contentment. Those with BLUE as a Primary
Color value balance and harmony. They
prefer lives free from tension…settled, united,
and secure.
Blue
Blue represents loyalty and a sense of
belonging, and yet, when friends are involved,
a vulnerability. BLUE corresponds to depth in
feeling and a relaxed sensitivity. It is
characterized by empathy, aesthetic
experiences, and reflective awareness.
NURTURER BLUE
Sensitive To Needs Of Others.
Sincere. Expresses Appreciation.
► Cooperative. Collaborative. Creative.
► Caring. Team Builder And Player.
► People Person. Engages Others.
► Artistic. Inspirational. Spiritual.
► Inclusive. Mediator. Peacemaker.
► Idealistic. Intuitive. Romantic. Loyal.
► Seeks Unity And Harmony. Caretaker.
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Famous Blues: Mozart, Dorothy (Wizard of Oz),
Thomas Jefferson, Cinderella, Gandhi, Mohammed
Ali, Jimmy Carter
Gold
GOLD represents a need to be solid and
responsible, to fulfill duties and obligations, to
organize and structure our lives and lives of
others. Those with GOLD as a Primary Color
value being practical and sensible. They
believe that people should earn their way in
life through work and service to others.
Gold
GOLD reflects a need to belong through
carrying a share of the load in all areas of
living. It represents stability, organization,
efficiency, and dependability. It embraces the
concepts of home and family with fierce
loyalty and faithfulness.
TRADITIONAL GOLD
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Respects Authority Rules, Routines, Policies
Alligant, Faithful, Dependable, Prepared, Efficient
Remembers The Traditions That Work
Values Family
Work Comes Before Play
Practical. Systematic. Orderly
Identifies With Groups
Strives For A Sense Of Security
Thorough, Sensible, Punctual, Convential, Proper
A Right Way To Do Everything
Stick-To-Itivness.
Evaluates Actions As Right Or Wrong
Stable. Organized. Punctual. Helpful
Famous Golds: Mother Teresa, George Washington,
Santa Claus, LBJ, George Washington, Joan Rivers,
Henry Ford, Florence Nightingale
Green
GREEN persons increase their own esteem by
being assertive and intellectual. They tend to
depend upon information rather than feelings.
Green values practical and creative application
of theory and data.
Green
GREEN represents persistence,
determination, firmness, and consistency.
Those with GREEN as a Primary Color value
intellect and capability above all else.
VISIONARY GREEN
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Looks Forward And Sees Impact Of Actions Taken Now.
Explores All Facets Before Deciding. Checks for Accuracy.
Careful Planner. Systemataic. Enlivened By Work.
Status Quo Buster. Designer Of Change. Inventive.
Systematic. Logical. Theoretical. Self-Sufficient.
Often Not In The Mainstream. Persistent. Thorough.
Intellectual. Inquisitive. Impartial. Improvement Oriented.
Famous Greens: Socrates, Sherlock Holmes, Benjamin Franklin,
Carl Jung, Thomas Edison, Eleanor Roosevelt, Katherine
Hepburn, Rosalyn Carter
Orange
ORANGE represents energy, power, and
strength. Those with ORANGE as a Primary
Color feel the will to achieve results to win,
to be successful. They desire all things
that offer intense living and full experience.
Orange
ORANGE is action: sport, struggle,
competition, and productivity.
ADVENTUROUS ORANGE
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"Just Do It" Action Oriented.
Quick-witted, Charming, Spontaneous
Playful. Injects fun into work.
Lives In Here & Now. Risk taker. Creative.
Enjoys Diversity, Variety, Competition.
Multi-tasker, Cheerful, Energetic. Bold.
Quick Thinking and Acting. Takes Charge.
High Visibility Performer. Accepts Challenges.
Enjoys Problem Solving. Negotiator.
Performs Well Under Pressure. Resilient.
Famous Oranges: JFK, Amelia Earhart, Lucille Ball, Rhett Butler,
FDR, Francis of Assisi, Lee Iacocca, Winston Churchill, Garfield
Take the Test
The Blue Student Values
Creating and Maintaining
Harmony
► Cooperation/Teamwork
► Creativity
► Warm and Genuine Human
Contact
► Effective Interpersonal
Communication
► Individuality
► Self-Actualization and
Esteem
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Understanding Others and
being Understood
Optimism
Democracy
Belonging; Being Accepted
and Liked
Generosity
Meeting Others’ needs
Pleasant, Attractive
Environment
The Gold Student Values
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Orderliness
Responsibility
Permanence
Stability
Organization
Reliability and
dependability
Thoroughness
Industriousness and
Productivity
Accuracy
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Efficiency
Fairness
Cooperation
Belonging
Tradition
Doing Things for Others
Safety and Security
Following Rules and Regulations
Maintaining the System
Achieving Goals and Maintaining
Standards
The Green Student Values
► Autonomy
► Objectivity
► Independence
► Ingenuity
► Logic/rationality
► Competence
► Cool
Headedness
Under Pressure
► Conceptual
Creativity
in Planning Design
Implementation
► Privacy
► Orientation Toward the
Future
The Orange Student Values
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Action
Freedom to Express
themselves
Sensory Stimulation
Fraternity
Play
Variety
Excitement
Showing off and receiving
recognition
Completing Tasks Quickly
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Cleverness
Impact on Others
Performance
Skillfulness, Agility,
Precision
Spontaneity/Do it Now for
Immediate Results and
Reward
Who am I?
“Be prepared”
Love to plan
► Detail oriented
► Service oriented
► Values family traditions
► Helpful and trustworthy
► Conservative and stable
► “Should” and “Should Not”
► Rarely breaks the speed
limit
► Strives for a sense of
security
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Punctual, predictable,
precise
Value order and the status
quo
Duty, loyalty, useful,
responsible
There is a right way to do
everything
Tends to be left-brained and
analytical
Strong belief in policies,
procedures, rules
Most comfortable with a
formal environment
Who am I?
Mediator
Optimistic
► Caretaker
► Passionate
► Peacemakers
► True Romantics
► Cause Oriented
► Need to Feel “Special”
► Always Has a Kind Word
► Enjoys Symbols of
Romance
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Sense of
Spirituality
► Sensitive to Needs of
Others
► Peace, Harmony,
Relationships
► Motivate and
Encourage Others
► Cooperative Rather
Than Competitive
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“Should be able to”
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Intellectual
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Theoretical
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Idea People
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Philosophical
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Very complex
Perfectionists
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Standard setters
Visionaries, futurists
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Can never know enough
Cool, calm, and collected
Work is play—play is work
Often not it the mainstream
Abstract, conceptual, global
Need for independence and
private time
Explores all facets before making
decisions
Knows how to spell and
pronounce “big” words
Approaches interpersonal
relationships in a logical manner
Who am I?
► Visual and kinesthetic
Playful
► Pushes the boundaries
► Energetic
► Natural non-conformist
► Charming
► Thrives on competition
► Risk taker
► Likes tangible rewards
► “Just Do I”
► External locus of control
► Test Limits
► Stimulates the economy
► Quick witted
► Impulsive and spontaneous
► Master negotiator
► Appreciates immediate feedback
► Creative, inventive
► Tends to be left/right brain
► “Let’s make a deal”
integrated
► A natural Entertainer
► Most productive in informal
► High need for mobility
environments
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In Temporal Terms…
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is the present and the future.
► GOLD is the past and the present.
► GREEN is the future.
► ORANGE is the present.
Money
► Gold
 Saves it
► Green
 Invests it
► Blue
 Gives it away
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 Spend it
Life
► Gold
 Plans life
► Green
 Thinks about life
► Blue
 Experiences life
► Orange
 Lives life