True Colors

Anyone?

Agenda

History Brief Overview What Are Your True Colors? Colors Explanation Brightening/Blending Activity Applying True Colors Closing

400 B.C. Hippocrates Four types • Sanguine – buoyant, cheerful • Choleric – passionate, enthusiastic • Phlegmatic – calm, detached

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• Melancholic – sad, pessimistic

1921 Carl Jung Psychological type

Thinker Feeler Sensor Intuitor

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Isabel Myers & Katherine Briggs Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Extrovert / Sensation /

Perception / Thinking

1950’s Myers - Briggs

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1967 David Keirsey Temperament Types

Apollonian - Ideals Promethean -Rationals Epimethean - Guardian Dionysian - Artisan

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1978 Don Lowry True Colors

• applied the work of David Keirsey • Fundamental and Universal

applications But…to remember it, it needed to be FUN!

True Colors is born.

ORANGE GOLD BLUE GREEN

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How the True Colors test results apply

Communication Style

How we communicate How we perceive our world

How & when we are comfortable What drives us

What drives us crazy

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How the True Colors test results apply

Everyone is a mix of all four colors.

Some of us are evenly mixed. Most of us have a primary color.

Many of us have two primary colors.

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Card Sort What Are My Colors?

What is Your True Color

Spectrum Today?

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Cluster Sort

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What is Your True Color

Spectrum Today?

Final Tally

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Add Each Column Down

What’s My Color?

What is Your True Color

Spectrum Today?

How will everyone take the test in a webinar setting?

Never been done like this.

Let’s break some rules.

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Two highs or two lows Which is which??

Look at card score

Whichever is highest is your high color

Whichever is lowest is your low color

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Core Needs & Values

Skillfulness

Freedom

ORANGE

Attributes ORANGE

Playful Energetic Charming Risk-taker “Just do it” Test limits Quick witted

Master negotiator Creative, inventive “Let’s make a deal” A natural entertainer High need for mobility Visual and kinesthetic

Attributes ORANGE Stimulates the economy Impulsive and

spontaneous Appreciates immediate

feedback Tends to be left/right

brain integrated Most productive in

informal environments

Pushes the boundaries

Natural nonconformist

Thrives on competition

Likes tangible rewards External focus of

control

Reframing ORANGE

Goofing off too much Manipulative Untrustworthy Unable to stay on task Scattered Taking unnecessary risks Resisting closure or decisions Obnoxious Immature Self-centered

OTHERS MAY PERCEIVE ORANGE AS:

Reframing ORANGE

Able to do many things Having many interests Adventurous Courageous Valuing freedom Bold, assertive Fun-loving, enjoying life Independent

ORANGE MAY PERCEIVE SELF AS: Flexible, easy-going Having a playful attitude Exploring new possibilities Clever, good negotiator Open to change

ORANGE

Core Needs & Values

Duty

Responsibility

GOLD

Attributes GOLD “Be prepared”

Loves 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

Attributes GOLD

Tends to be left-brained and analytical

Strong belief in policies, procedures, rules

Most comfortable with a formal environment

Punctual, predictable, precise

Value order and the status quo

Duty, loyalty, useful, responsible

There is a right way to do everything

Reframing GOLD

Rigid, inflexible Controlling, bossy Too serious Resistant to change Opinionated System-bound Lacking imagination Judgmental

OTHERS MAY PERCEIVE GOLD AS: Boring Uptight Predictable Autocratic

Reframing GOLD

Decisive, seeking

closure Concerned about

security Following a routine Having leadership

ability

GOLD MAY PERCEIVE SELF AS:

Consistent Providing structure Goal-oriented Firm or traditional Knowing right from

wrong Loyal to organization Realistic Dependable

GOLD

Core Needs & Values

Relationships

Authenticity

BLUE

Attributes BLUE

Mediators

Optimistic

Caretakers

Passionate

Peacemakers

True romantics

Cause-oriented

Need to feel “special”

Always has a kind

word

Attributes BLUE Motivate and

encourage others

Cooperative rather

than competitive

Enjoys symbols of

romance

Strong sense of

spirituality

Sensitive to needs

of others

Peace, harmony,

relationships

Reframing BLUE

Very emotional Overly sensitive Mushy Too tender-hearted Easily persuaded Too nice Too trusting Smothering

OTHERS MAY PERCEIVE BLUE AS:

Too soft, too giving Weak Talking too much Illogical

Reframing BLUE

Liking to please people

Wanting harmony Great communicator Valuing feelings

BLUE MAY PERCEIVE SELF AS:

Having feelings Compassionate Romantic Idealistic Empathetic Caring Seeing best in others Nurturing

BLUE

Core Needs & Values

Intellectual Competence

Knowledge

GREEN

Attributes GREEN “Should be able to” “Why?” Intellectual Theoretical Idea people Philosophical Very complex Perfectionists Standard setters

Visionaries, futurists Can never know

enough Cool, calm and

collected

Attributes GREEN Knows how to spell

and pronounce “big” words

Approaches interpersonal relationships in a logical manner

Work is play - play is work

Often not in the mainstream

Abstract, conceptual, global

Need for independence and private time

Explores all facets before making decisions

Reframing GREEN

Arrogant, a know it all

Cold, hard Insensitive Head in the clouds Cool, aloof, unfeeling Afraid to open up Critical, fault finding

OTHERS MAY PERCEIVE GREEN AS:

Lacking compassion Unappreciative of others Intellectually demanding Argumentative Absent minded

Reframing GREEN

Confident Mentally strong Logical, rational Visionary, inventive Self-controlled Enjoying one’s own

company

GREEN MAY PERCEIVE SELF AS:

Good at analysis Objective Having ability to

reprimand Having high

expectations Knowledgeable Thinking deeply

GREEN

Activity: Brightening Your True Color

GOAL: To better understand

yourself and learn about others.

PROCESS: Arts and Crafts: Create a representation of

your color spectrum.

Break into groups of brightest color. Select a leader to record your comments and ideas.

In your color groups discuss:

1. What are your strengths, joys, values and needs?

2. What are your stressors and frustrations?

Activity: Brightening Your True Color

3. Pick a song that best represents your True Color.

GOAL: To bring a level of appreciating differences.

PROCESS: Separate into groups of the color you scored

the least in. Select a leader to record your comments and ideas.

In groups discuss: Create an ideal IEP meeting.

Activity: Valuing Differences

Back to Kansas …

With True Colors® you can: enable understanding increase communication create harmony