SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS

STEP 1. VISUALIZE YOURSELF

Review the colors listed below and decide which one you think is most like you (could be which one you like
the best). Now, score them on the lines using a (4) for the one most like you, (3) second most like you, (2) third
most like you, and (1) the one least like you.

ORANGE________ GOLD________ BLUE________ GREEN________

STEP 2. DESCRIBE YOURSELF

In the section below are groups of words in rows 1-5. Score each group (row) giving yourself a (4) for the
cluster of words most like you, (3) for the cluster second most like you, (2) for the cluster third most like you,
and (1) for the cluster least like you. When finished with the first row, go to the next row and repeat the scoring
process until all 5 rows have been scored.

ROW 1 Active Organized Nice Learning

Variety Plan Helpful Science
Sports Neat Friends Privacy
ROW 2 Fun Clean Caring Curious
Action On Time People Ideas
Contests Honest Feelings Questions
ROW 3 Playful Helpful Kind Independent
Quick Trustworthy Understanding Exploring
Adventurous Dependable Giving Doing Well
ROW 4 Busy Follow Rules Sharing Thinking
Free Useful Getting Along Solving
Winning Save Money Animals Problems
Challenge
ROW 5 Exciting Pride Nature Books
Lively Tradition Easy Going Math
Hands-On Do Things Right Happy Endings Making Sense

STEP 3. IDENTIFY YOUR COLORS

Total down the columns. Your highest score indicates your primary color. Your second highest score is your
secondary color. Your lowest score represents the color least like you.

Total Total Total Total

ORANGE ______ GOLD ______ BLUE ______ GREEN ______

Compare your color results from Step 3 with your predictions in Step 1. How did you do? What does your
True Color Mean? Lets find out!

Developed from Follow Your True Colors To The Work You Love: The Popular Method of Matching Your
Personality To Your Career, Carolyn Kalil
 TRUE COLORS - How we see ourselves How others see us:
Are you a thinker, always analyzing, like a GREEN? Do you prefer inspiring people and building their self-esteem as a
BLUE? Are you the responsible one who is always on time and keeping everyone else on time like a GOLD? Or do you
thrive on entertaining and persuading people, like an ORANGE?

The Orange Personality - Where's the Action - Spontaneous

The Gold Personality - Plan It - Responsible
The Blue Personality - To Love & Be Loved Compassionate
The Green Personality - Knowledge is Power - Conceptual

Gold Personality: Congratulations! You are a primary Gold. Plan It! You are the responsible one who is always on time
and keep everyone else on time. You're a reliable organizer who can be counted on to implement other peoples ideas
and get the job done. Your ability to pay attention to details allows you to catch mistakes that others miss. Golds are
guardians; task-oriented; want to get the job done because that's the goal. Golds like rules, policies and procedures.
Golds respond to duty and loyalty. They're really responsible folks and keep organizations going. Colin Powell is a famous
gold.

Things that frustrate golds: Things golds do to frustrate others:

Irresponsibility Control freak
Lack of planning Being bossy and controlling
Lack of discipline Working long hours
Laziness Being obsessive
High risk taking Being judgmental
Illegal behavior Planning for everything

Blue Personality: Congratulations, you are a primary Blue. To Love & Be Loved! Your heart-felt communication style
creates peace and harmony in the workplace. You are compassionate. You inspire people and build their self-esteem.
You know how to bring out the best in others. You have the unique ability to touch people on a deep level and make a
profound difference in their lives. You are the emotional background of the group. Blues are idealists. They motivate and
inspire other people to get the job done, usually in a peaceful manner. Blues can find peace when others are out of
control; they must feel their work is important. Blues are sincere, sensitive, loyal and people-oriented. Famous blues
include Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi

Things that frustrate blues: Things blues do to frustrate others:

Lying Lack of planning
Violence Being passive
Personal rejection Avoiding conflict
Lack of communication Suppressing problems
Lack of close friends Being too generous
Sarcasm Being overly sentimental

Orange Personality: Congratulations, you are a primary Orange. Where's the Action! You thrive on entertaining and
persuading people. You are a persuasive motivator who knows how to get people moving and excited about projects.
Routine desk work is very boring to you. You need to be active and have a variety of tasks to keep you interested.
Orange team members will remind us not to take things too seriously and to have fun. Oranges are artisans. They tend to
test the limits and are spontaneous and impulsive. Oranges are risk-takers and are action-oriented, they don't like to sit
around and decide how to deal with the problem, they just want to go out and get it done. Oranges are also adventurous
and competitive. Many athletes are oranges. Famous oranges include Britney Spears and Jane Fonda.

Things that frustrate oranges: Things oranges do to frustrate others:

Rules and laws Ignoring rules
Same routine Being undisciplined
Deadlines Lack of planning
Paperwork Being quick-tempered
Lack of adventure Thinking out loud
Too much structure Impulse buying

Green Personality: Congratulations! You are a primary green. Knowledge is Power! You are conceptual a
thinker, always analyzing. You are an exceptionally creative problem solver who brings your ability to think outside the box
to the workplace. You are a thinker, and always analyzing. You are often more concerned with inventing a new device than
using it. Greens are rationalists. They see the big picture and usually are intellectual and philosophical. If you give the
green an assignment and don't tell them why, they probably won't do it; greens have to understand why, that's very
important. Most people who are greens probably were called nerds in high school. Don't do that because chances are
you'll work for them someday. Famous greens include Albert Einstein, Alan Greenspan and cartoon character Dilbert.

Things that frustrate greens: Things greens do to frustrate others:

Routine Not being sociable
Small-talk Living in the future
Plagiarism Being wordy
Illogical arguments Blowing up when criticized
Social functions Not going with the flow
Incompetence Being too independent

Can someone really be a true blue friend, or as good as gold? What does it mean to let your true colors show? By
discovering the True Colors of others, we can open the lines of communication, reduce conflicts, and learn ways of
relating to bring out the best in everyone. A personality test is completed to yield a description of an individuals distinct
personality traits. In most instances, your personality will influence relationships with your family, friends, coworkers,
classmates and contribute to your health and well being. The driving force behind administering a personality test is to
open up lines of communication and bring students and/or coworkers together to have a higher appreciation for one
another. Teachers can administer a personality test in class to help students discover their strengths and developmental
needs. A personality test can provide guidance to teachers of what teaching strategies will be the most effective for their
students. You may be a combination of two colors, but usually individuals will exhibit one primary color.

Personality test can benefit your students by:

Increasing productivity
Getting along better with classmates
Helping students realize their full potential
Identifying teaching strategies for students
Helping students appreciate other personality types
Helping students work better in teams

True Colors, a personality system, has been around since 1979 when Don Lowry modeled it as a graphical presentation
of both Keirseys Temperament and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Carolyn Kalil has made Don Lowrys "True Colors"
concept easy to understand and apply. Her new book, "Follow Your True Colors To The Work You Love," presents the four
personality types, as classified by the "True Colors Personality System."

There is no right or wrong color combination. One color is not better than another. We are just different. Once
you understand yourself and others, youre ready to enjoy life. A personality test is not a means to type cast, but
it allows teachers or administrators to understand the personality attributes associated with various students or
staff. You will operate as one primary color for the most part, but high levels of stress and other environmental
factors can shift your personality type for short intervals. As a rule of thumb, you should recognize your strong
attributes and keep in mind the attributes that irritate people.

A personality test is a fun exercise for the class and will enable teachers to more adequately plan lessons and
activities for their students, and assist in grouping students for teamwork.

Developed from Follow Your True Colors To The Work You Love: The Popular Method of Matching Your
Personality To Your Career, Carolyn Kalil and Color of Character: The Best Workplaces Are Made Up Of
All Personality Types , Alicia Henrikson
True Colors Lyrics
Artist (Band): Phil Collins

You with the sad eyes

Don't be discouraged
Oh I realize
It's hard to take courage,
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it
And the darkness, inside you
Makes you feel so small

But I see your true colors

Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors,
True colors, are beautiful ooh like a rainbow.

Show me a smile,
Don't be unhappy, can't remember
When I last saw you laughing
If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear,
Just call me up,
cause you know I'll be there

And see your true colors

Shining through
I see your true colors
that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
your true colors,
True colors are beautiful,
Ooh Like a rainbow

Such sad eyes,

Take courage now,
Realize

When this world makes you crazy

And you've taken all you can bear
Just call me up
Because you know I'll be there

And see your true colors

Shining through
I see your true colors
that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Just show your true colors
True colors, true colors

Are shining through

I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid, just let them show
Your true colors, true colors
True colors are beautiful,
So beautiful, like a rainbow

Yeah, Yeah, (Yeah, Yeah), Yeah(Yeah)

Show me your colors,

Show me your colors,
Show me your rainbow,
Show me your rainbow,

Show Me your colors,

Show me your rainbow
thats why I love you
Color of Character: The best workplaces are made up of all
personality types. Find out where you fit in.

By Alicia Henrikson
The Capital-Journal
http://cjonline.com/stories/012702/pro_color.shtml

Topeka police officers Jamey Halton and Jerry Viera are buddies. They work, eat and fish together. They were
in each other's weddings. Anyone can see their friendship now. But Halton, 24, and Viera, 31, said that wasn't
always the case. "We didn't get along when we started at the academy," Viera said. "I thought he was a geek."

As they moved through their studies at the Topeka Police Academy, Halton said, they got to know each other
and realized they had similar interests. Eventually, they became friends.

An officer who works with the two said they couldn't be anymore different. When together, Halton is talkative
but quiet. Viera jokes more and is quick to answer questions. "He's a lot more outgoing," Halton said of Viera.
"I'm more reserved. He'll also tell you exactly what he thinks. I just sit back and take in a situation."

The two men agreed to sit down and take a test to determine their personality traits. What they found was that
despite the outward differences, the men appreciate the same attributes in others.

Peace and harmony

Some businesses and organizations, such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and the Kansas Department
of Transportation, use personality tools to create a healthy environment in the workplace. True Colors, which
tests personalities and temperaments, is one such instrument. Scott Swanson, a True Colors facilitator with
KDOT, said the test plays an important role at the state agency. "One of the reasons we do it is because -- as
we've discovered -- most of the conflict issues at KDOT aren't really based on gender or race or ethnicity,"
Swanson said. "Most of the conflicts come up because of differences in personality." In order to resolve those
issues, Swanson said, True Colors is used to help people understand where individuals are coming from. "If
they can do that," he said, "then they can meet some common ground and go forward."

A deeper understanding
Mahatma Gandhi once said, "You cannot understand others until you begin to understand yourself."
That's one of the reasons people use True Colors. "Lots of people wander through life and don't really look at
what makes them tick," Swanson said. "This can help with that." Once that happens, chances are people will
have better luck figuring out how to work well with others.

True Colors is a scaled-down version of the Myers-Briggs Personality Type test, according to Larry Beam, who
works as a True Colors facilitator with Susan Schmitz at Blue Cross. The Myers-Briggs test identifies 16
different personality types, while True Colors involves four personality types and uses the colors blue, gold,
green and orange to represent them. For a work environment to be successful, the facilitators said, all colors
are needed. "The best thing you can do is put together a team with every personality on it, so that you'll
have someone who will bring the strengths of each temperament together," Swanson said. "Oftentimes,
when there are problems in work groups or teams, it becomes glaringly evident that they are missing a
key individual or two in the work team, and that's where the problem originates."

According to Swanson:

Blues are idealists. They motivate and inspire other people to get the job done, usually in a peaceful manner.
"They're the ones that can find peace when others are out of control," Swanson said. He said blues must feel
their work is important. Blues are sincere, sensitive, loyal and people-oriented. Famous blues include Martin
Luther King Jr. and Gandhi.

Golds are guardians. "They're very task-oriented," Swanson said. "They want to get the job done because that's
the goal." He said golds like rules, policies and procedures. Golds respond to duty and loyalty.
"They're really responsible folks and keep organizations going," Swanson said. Famous golds include Colin
Powell.

Greens are rationalists. They see the big picture and usually are intellectual and philosophical. "If you give the
green an assignment and don't tell them why, they probably won't do it," Swanson said. "They have to
understand why. That's very important." He said that most people who are greens probably were called nerds in
high school. "Don't do that," Swanson said. "I tell my kids that, because chances are you'll work for them
someday." Famous greens include Albert Einstein, Alan Greenspan and cartoon character Dilbert.

Oranges are artisans. They tend to test the limits and are spontaneous and impulsive. "Oranges are risk-takers
and are action-oriented," Swanson said. "They don't like to sit around and decide how to deal with the problem.
They just want to go out and get it done." Oranges are also adventurous and competitive. Many athletes are
oranges. Famous oranges include Britney Spears and Jane Fonda.

Everyone has all four colors in their personality, but one color usually is the more dominate color.
"It's really important when people do these tests that they don't pigeonhole or label themselves or other
people," Beam said. "It's to describe, not label." Swanson concurred, saying the idea isn't to box people in
and doing so can be "dangerous, counterproductive and stereotyping." "That's not what this is intended to do,
and that's not what we want to do, and it's just plain wrong," he said. "I like to say in classes, 'Each of these
temperaments described is kind of like a cartoon character -- it's fairly flat.' "But there are pieces out of each
of these four temperaments that everybody tends to have, so when people try to apply this to 'Gee, why
don't I get along with this co-worker?' or 'How come I get along with this person?' you can identify those
strong characteristics as to why that happens." And identifying one's personality color doesn't excuse bad
behavior. "Just because I'm an orange, doesn't mean it's OK for me to be late to work," Schmitz said.

The classroom experience

Beam and Schmitz facilitate True Colors in a colorfully decorated classroom with rainbow party streamers
draped from the ceiling and posters hanging on the walls. Tablecloths representing the four colors cover circular
tables. Schmitz said when classes begin, each person takes an assessment and looks at color cards to find out
which color best describes him and which is least like him. Once done, participants go to the table with the
tablecloth color that represents them. The groups then make a list of their needs, wants and joys. That's often an
eye-opener, Schmitz said. Participants also make a list of the things people say about them that can be
considered negative. "So, an example may be that the orange group says people think that they are
scatterbrained," Schmitz said. "The gold group may write that people call them anal retentive. The groups then
share the lists with each other." Before the students leave, Schmitz said, the class has to reform these negative
comments into something positive. For example: "Golds aren't anal. They pay attention to details."
Schmitz said, "Reforming is a really important point of the class."