True Colors Brightens Lives
by Carol Lommen

When an intense situation occurs, what happens to you? Do you first evaluate what will be the best overall plan for all the details concerned? Or is your immediate focus about how people will feel? Do you jump into action instantly? Or do you first think over the possibilities? 

These types of core motivations are explored and explained through True Colors. This straightforward and simple method helps you gain insights into why people behave as they do. 

We all have four key personality styles, but we tend to favor one or two. Are you especially “Good as Gold” or “True Blue” or an “Active Orange” or growing ideas as a “Green”? Responsible Golds organize precisely. Compassionate Blues are heart and feeling centered. Spontaneous Oranges are fast to take action. Conceptual Greens analyze things for future possibilities. 

Knowing a person’s primary style improves personal growth and enhances communications and thus builds harmony. Too often when people plan, feel, act or think differently, we assume that someone is wrong. By exploring and then valuing diversity in personal style, True Colors promotes unity. Folks appreciate that each style has notable qualities and combining this energy brings a stronger, more diversified result.

Don Lowry, the creator of True Colors, notes: “When you know what your core values and needs are, and feel good about them, you can perform at your highest potential in every area of life. And when you share a working, mutual understanding of other’s core values and needs, you have the basis to communicate, motivate, and achieve common goals with utmost dignity, efficacy, and mutual respect.”

What makes True Colors extra special in the field of tests available for classifying personalities and work styles? It is amazingly fast and uncomplicated. Major strength comes from the consistent reinforcement of positive qualities. The program is firmly planted in noting and utilizing the positive aspects of four styles. This results in enhanced self-image and effective teambuilding.

Based on components of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, this program developed by educator Don Lowry is a fast paced combination of learning activities and hilarious “Edutainment” – dramatizations of personality styles.

True Colors is a dynamic personality assessment tool for building better communications. Through fast-action processes you gain numerous benefits, most notably increased personal growth and the ability to understand others readily at work and at home. You also find guidance for teambuilding skills, resolving conflict, reducing stress, and enhance leadership skills.

Businesses appreciate the rapid understanding of core motivations of coworkers, customers and advertising needs. 

Special applications are diverse. Career guidance is a pleasure since it is based on a person’s qualities. Parents appreciate being able to help their children succeed through their own strengths, even being able to help children pick their best sport. Educators expand their knowledge of learning styles and motivations. Family reunions find True Colors to be a hit for understanding all the relatives. 

How might each True Color react to this information? Golds appreciate the development of better citizenship and teamwork. Blues are pleased with the building of harmony and understanding. Oranges enjoy the fast-action optimistic approach, and Greens start thinking about all kinds of applications. So how did you react to this article? What is your True Color?

True Colors is taught locally by Carol Lommen of Take Action Seminars – 255-4688. Showing Our True Colors by Mary Miscisin and Follow Your True Colors to the Work You Love by Carolyn Kalil are available at local bookstores.