Colors Description Sheet

• Romantic • Powers of empathy B L U E • Bearer of Truth • Devoted to relationships • Future oriented • Search for self • Self Actualization • Harmony with inner self • Enthusiastic participation Harmonious • Eternal commitment to love Your strength is Authenticity. • Romanticizes their experiences • Interested in people watching I value people. Being liked and having everyone around me getting along are more • Enthusiastic, Sympathetic, Personal • important than the facts, rules, adventure or I look for meaning and significance in life logic. I am sensitive to others and become uncomfortable when there is conflict or • Warm, Communicative, Compassionate • competition. I like to socialize and work with I need to contribute, encourage & to care people. I learn best when people care about me and when they give me support and feedback. • Idealistic, Spiritual, Sincere • I value integrity and unity in relationships As a BLUE, I must find my real self, my unique identity, and live my life as an expression of it. • Peaceful, Flexible, Imagination • Life is a dream in which I must find meaning. I I am a natural romantic, a poet, and a nurturer am sensitive to subtlety and create roles in life’s dream with a special flair. I enjoy close relationships with those I love and experience L E A D E R a spiritual side to my nature. I am a nurturer and people centered. As a BLUE I look forward for meaning in my life. I like to get along with people and look I value people in my administration and seek after them. I am honest and I like to be told I to draw out their full potential. am doing well. I want to be important in people’s lives. I think about the future, a They often feel like an extension of my family. perfect world, good friends and love. As an appreciator, I work toward and react to ✍ AT WORK, I have a strong desire to the best in others. influence others so they may lead more significant lives. I often work in the arts, Having a gift for language, I am an enthusiastic communications, education, and helping spokesperson for my administration. professions. I am adept at motivating and interacting with others. As a catalyst, I am comfortable in an ♥ IN LOVE, I seek harmonious relationships. I unstructured democratic setting. am a true romantic and believe in perfect love • I value personal relationships that lasts forever. I bring drama, warmth, and • I have a people centered point of view empathy to all relationships. I enjoy the • I value harmony and cooperation symbols of romance such as flowers, • I intuitively focus on personal strengths candlelight, and music and cherish the small • I am naturally democratic gestures of love. • I enjoy activating the potential in people • I am an optimistic, dramatic ✏ IN SCHOOL, I am extremely imaginative spokesperson and find it difficult to fit in the structure of school life. I react with great sensitivity to discordance or rejection and seek recognition and feedback. I feel best in open interactive, people oriented environments. I respond best Copyright 1988 Communication Companies International to encouragement

Blue may see self as: Others may see Blue as: • Warm • Over-emotional

• Caring • “Bleeding Heart”

• Compassionate • Mushy

• Romantic • Too tender hearted

• Spiritual • Flaky, unrealistic

• Creative • Other Worldly

• Idealistic • Hopelessly naïve

• People Person • Too “touchy feely”

• Willing to work tirelessly for a cause • Easily duped

• Unselfish • Too nice

• Empathetic • Just pathetic

• Affirming • Naïve, too trusting

• Expressive, expansive • Slick, manipulative

• Caretaker • Smothering

• Promoting Growth, well being • Teaching non-essentials

• Social interaction expert • Ignores policy, creates chaos

• Conscious of past relationships • Stuck in / lives in the past

• Likes to please people • Groveling, fawning, soft

• Sympathetic • Obscures in the issues

• Great communicator • Talks too much

• Be prepared • Saving & Wealth G O L D • Responsible • Work ethic • Dependable, reliable • Hates wasting time • Predictable • Questions change • Useful • Perpetuates heritage Responsible • Must be appreciated (often is not) Your strength is duty. • Loyal, giving, likes to take of others

I value the traditional things in life. I am I need to follow rules and respect authority. practical and I like structure. Being responsible and following the rules are more important • Loyal, Dependable, Prepared • than excitement and feelings. I like family life, I have a strong sense of right & wrong saving money, and I plan to really make something of myself. I like to belong to groups • Thorough, Sensible,, Punctual • and want to help make them run smoothly. I I need to be useful and to belong enjoy learning about things that are useful to me. • Faithful, Stable, Organized • I value home, family, and tradition GOLDS, the responsible ones, above all, must belong. No matter what social unit is involved, • Caring, Concerned, Concrete • I must earn my place of belonging by being I am a natural preserver, a parent, a helper useful, by fulfilling responsibilities, by being of service and by caring for others. I value order, and cherish the tradition of home and family. L E A D E R Steadfastness and loyalty are my trademark. I am generous and parental, showing that I can I am a stabilizer, oriented to the organization.. by making sure everyone does the right thing. I am accountable and thorough. I dedicate time ✍ AT WORK, I provide stability and can and energy to maintaining my administration. maintain organization. My ability to handle details and to work hard make me the I naturally provide stability and bring backbone of many organizations. I am practical punctuality, order & clarity of rules to work.. and sensible. I believe that work comes before play, even if I must work overtime to complete I like to be useful and see that everyone the job. understands the right way to do things in a ♥ IN LOVE, I am serious and tend to have social atmosphere. traditional views of both love and marriage. I I value respectful behavior from my want a mate who can work along with me, teachers & students. building a secure, predictable life together. I demonstrate love and affection through People around me sense being in a safe and practical things I do for my loved ones. secure environment. ✏ IN SCHOOL, I follow the rules and • I am conventional regulations of the school. I understand and • I hold home & family in high regard respect authority and am comfortable with • I am highly accountable & detailed academic routine. I am the easiest of all types • I like to belong to adapt to the educational system. • I have a sense of social responsibility • I reward dedication • I appreciate order 7 punctuality Copyright 1988 Communication Companies International

Gold may see self as: Others may see Gold as: • Stable • Rigid

• Providing Security • Controlling

• Dependable • Dull, boring

• Firm • Stubborn, pig headed

• Always have a view • Opinionated

• Efficient • System bound

• Realistic • Unimaginative

• Decisive • Judgmental

• Executive type • Bossy, controlling

• Good planner • Limited flexibility

• Orderly, neat • Uptight

• Organized person • Sets own agenda

• Punctual, expects same • Rigid idea of time

• Goal oriented • Predictable

• Finish what I start • Ends justifies the means

• Good at sorting, weeding out • Throws away good items needlessly

• Play is work • Constant self doubt G R E E N • Stores wisdom • Loves intelligence • Obsessed to learn • Compulsion to learn • Perfectionist • Hates error in logic • Competency • Precision, exactitude Curious • Abilities & skills • Critical of own abilities Your strength is Knowledge. • Believing things are obvious to all • Often oblivious to others’ emotions I value knowledge and new ideas. Discovering • Thinks through relationships carefully solutions and using my brain are more important than feelings, rules, and non-stop I seek knowledge and understanding excitement. I like to know how and why things work in a certain way. I prefer to work on my • Analytical, Global Conceptual • own, and I also need room to think so I can I live life by my own standards come up with new ideas and the right answers • Cool, Calm, Collected • As a GREEN, I am curious, investigating, and I need explanations and answers for my own ideas. I like to look at the big picture. I am cool, calm, and collected. I like to • Inventive, Logical, Perfectionist • be smart and enjoy activities that require I value intelligence, insight, fairness & justice problem solving. I like to set my own standards, and i enjoy seeking fundamental • Abstract, hypothetical, Investigative • truths. I am a non-conformist, a problem solver

✍ AT WORK, I am conceptual and an independent thinker. For me, work is play. I L E A D E R am drawn to constant challenge in careers, and like to develop models, explore ideas or build I am a visionary, strategically centered. systems to satisfy my need to deal with the innovative. Once I have perfected an idea, I I am aware of the intricacies of educational prefer to move on, leaving the project to be systems and of administrations. maintained and supported by others.

♥ IN LOVE, I prefer to let my head rule my I like to design systems which improve the way my school functions. heart. I dislike repetition, so it is difficult for me to continuously express feelings. I believe that once feelings are stated, they are obvious I can be somewhat impatient with personal interactions which seem to be irrelevant. to a partner. I am uneasy when my emotions control me. I want to establish a relationship, My greatest organizational contributions are leave it to maintain itself, and turn my energies my ideas and my ability to solve problems. back to my career. • I am a designer and an inventor ✏ IN SCHOOL, I appear to be older than my • I am an optimum contributor years and focus on my greatest interests, • I am an excellent analysts achieving in subjects that are mentally • I am principled stimulating. I am impatient with drill and • I enjoy complex systems routine question authority and find it • I value intelligence and competence necessary to respect teachers before I can learn • My attitudes are scientific from them. • I think abstractly

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Green may see self as: Others may see Green as: • Superior intellect • Intellectual snob

• 98% right • Arrogant

• Tough-minded • Heartless

• Efficient • Doesn’t care about people

• Powerful • Ruthless

• Creative, visionary • Unrealistic

• Original, unique • Eccentric, weird

• Eminently reasonable • Emotional controlled

• Rational • Ignores people values

• Calm, note emotional • Cool, aloof, unfeeling

• Under control • Afraid to open up

• Precise, note repetitive • Covers subject from all angles

• Able to find flaws • Critical, fault finding

• Objective • Not on my side

• Task, goal focus • Devaluing relational aspects

• Holding firm to policy • Having limited ability to see obvious

• Seeking Justice differences

• Assuming things will be well done • Lacking mercy, unfair

• Firm-minded, able to reprimand • Unappreciative, stingy with praise

• Great planner • Nasty, hatchet person

• Doesn’t consider people in plans

• Urge or whim • Charming & Witty O R A N G E • Impulsive • Clutter is acceptable • Action for itself • Light-hearted • Full of Fun • Do it now • Test the limits • Needs variation Adventurous • Great in a crisis • Love to wander Your strength is skillfulness. • Spontaneous relationships • Thrive when the outcome is not known I value freedom & excitement. I think that • Waiting is psychological death being skillful is more important than structure, logic and feelings. I like being spontaneous, I act on a moment’s notice and want to enjoy what I am doing. Planning things sometimes takes the fun out of it. I like • Witty, Charming, Spontaneous • games & competition. I also like to learn things I consider life as a game, here and now that I can go out and put to use. • Impulsive, Generous, Impactful • The ORANGE person must be free to act. I do I need fun, variety, stimulation & excitement things for the joy of doing. I choose to be impulsive – act upon the idea of the moment. I • Optimistic, Eager, Bold • take pride in being highly skilled in a variety of I value skill, resourcefulness, and courage fields. I have a zest for life and a desire to test the limits. My hands-on approach to problem • Physical, Immediate, Fraternal • solving and direct line of reasoning creates I am a natural performer, a competitor excitement and immediate results. I like action! I am witty, charming and bold. I see life as a L E A D E R game, here and now.

✍ AT WORK, I am bored and restless with jobs that are routine and structured. I am I am a trouble shooter and action centered. satisfied in careers that allow me independence and freedom, while utilizing my physical I am a natural problem solver and I respond coordination and my love of tools. I view any quickly and efficiently in a crisis. kind of tool as an extension of self. I am a natural performer. My strong sense of the real, and ability to see opportunities makes me an excellent ♥ IN LOVE, I seek a relationship with shared negotiator. activities and interests. With my mate, I like to explore new ways to energize the relationship. Because I verbalize appreciation easily, I am a As a lover, I need to be bold and I thrive on source of encouragement to my peers. physical contact. I enjoy giving extravagant gifts that bring obvious pleasure to my loved I welcome and seek change and always run on one. a flexible, performance oriented administration. ✏ IN SCHOOL, I have difficulty fitting into the academic routine. I learn by doing and • I thrive on action experiencing, rather than by listening and • I live in the here and now reading. I need physical involvement in the • I must have freedom to act learning process and am motivated by my own • I welcome change & I will take risks natural competitive nature and sense of fun. • I like variety • I seek fun and performance • I deal quickly with concrete problems Copyright 1988 Communication Companies International • I am a flexible, practical diplomat

Orange may see self as: Others may see Orange as: • Fun-loving, enjoys life • Irresponsible

• Spontaneous • Flaky

• Flexible, adaptable • Wishy-washy

• Carefree • Not serious

• Proficient, capable • Spends time at things they enjoy

• Hands-on person • Not interested in ideas

• Practical • Unimaginative, dull

• Problem Solver • Disobeys rules

• Good Negotiator • Manipulative, not to be trusted

• Here and now person • Turned off by past-oriented blue and future

• Do many things at once oriented green

• Eclectic, can deal with chaos • Not able to stay on task

• Curious, welcomes new ideas • Scattered, cluttered

• Superior ability to discriminate among • Uncontrollable

options, see shades of gray • Resists closure or decision, indecisive