1. Keys to Personal Success

2. Welcome Facilitator Introduction Session Goals Ice Breaker Activity
Understand Yourself
Understand Others
Appreciate Differences
Ice Breaker Activity

3. Agenda Introduction History and Why True Colors
Your True Colors Spectrum is…(Card Sort)
Brightest Color Activity
Edutainment Activity
Blended Colors Application Activity
Closure

4. 400 B.C.: Hippocrates Four Types
True Colors History
400 B.C.: Hippocrates Four Types
Sanguine
Choleric
Phlegmatic
Melancholic

5. 1920’s: Carl Jung Psychological Types
True Colors History
1920’s: Carl Jung Psychological Types
Thinker
Feeler
Sensor
Intuitor

6. True Colors History
1950’s: Katharine Briggs & Isabel Briggs Myers MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator)

7. 1970’s: David Keirsey Temperament Types
True Colors History
1970’s: David Keirsey Temperament Types
Apollonian (Idealists)
Promethean (Rationals)
Epimethean (Guardians)
Dionysian (Artisans)

8. Orange – Gold – Green – Blue
True Colors History
1978 Don Lowry True Colors
Orange – Gold – Green – Blue

9. Card Sort

10. Color Sort
What is your True Colors
Spectrum?
4 is most
like you

11. Word Cluster
What is your True Colors
Spectrum?

12. Final Tally What is your True Colors Spectrum?
Sponge Activity (soak up time)
Allow those who finish early read ahead in the Keys To Personal Success booklet
Additional Ideas
1. Allow participants the opportunity to pair/share (tell their partner about their Full Spectrum)
2. Draw a graphic to represent your True Colors Spectrum (e.g. Bar graphic, pie chart, pictures, etc.)

13. Brightest Color Activity
In your Brightest color groups:
1. Identify your strengths, joys, values and needs.
2. Identify your stressors and frustrations.
Group Reports/Discussion/Observations

14. ORANGE
Freedom
Action
Adventurous

15. ORANGE Playful Energetic Charming Risk-taker Test limits Quick witted
Master negotiator
Creative, inventive
A natural entertainer
High need for mobility
Pushes the boundaries
Natural nonconformist
Thrives on competition
Likes tangible rewards
Impulsive and spontaneous
Appreciates immediate feedback
Prefers informal environments
Natural trouble shooter

16. GOLD
Responsible
Dependable
Organized

17. GOLD “Be prepared” Loves to plan Detail-oriented Service-oriented
Values family traditions
Helpful and trustworthy
Traditional and stable
Organized
Strong work ethic
Strives for a sense of security
Thorough
Punctual, predictable, precise
Value order and the status quo
Duty, loyalty, useful, responsible
There is a right way to do everything
Tends to be sensible
Follows policies, procedures and rules
At ease with formal environment

18. GREEN
Analytical
Intellectual
Visionary

19. GREEN “I’ll Think About It” “Knowledge is Key” Why?? Theoretical
Idea people
Philosophical
Very complex
Perfectionists
Standard setters
Visionaries, futurists
Can never know enough
Cool, calm and collected
Work is play – play is work
Often not in the mainstream
Abstract, conceptual, global
Need for independence & private time
Explores all facets before making decisions
Logical approach to interpersonal relationships

20. BLUE
Authentic
Empathetic
Passionate

21. BLUE Mediators Optimistic Caretakers Imaginative Peacemakers
True romantics
Cause-oriented
Need to feel “special”
Always has a kind word
Enjoys symbols of romance
Strong sense of spirituality
Sensitive to needs of others
Nurturers
Harmony
Relationships
Motivates and encourage others
Looks for meaning & significance
Cooperative rather than competitive

22. Edutainment
Edutainment
Activity

23. Blended Colors Application Activity
In Blended Color groups or whole group:
Create an activity that
utilizes the strengths of each color, creating an ideal True Colors world.

24. Closure Your Facilitator… Insert Name here (Double click here to edit)
Insert Address here
Remember to:
Review Goals
Give participants an opportunity to share thoughts & feelings
Provide a call to action (i.e. how will you use True Colors)
Closing/inspirational thought
Thank you

26. Reframing ORANGE Oranges See Self As: Others Perceive Orange As:
Spontaneous, carefree
Good negotiator
Open ended
Fun loving, enjoys life
Able to juggle many things
Others Perceive Orange As:             
1) Flakey, goof off
2) Manipulative
3) Resists closure, indecisive
4) Irresponsible
5) Unable to stay on track

27. Others Perceive Gold As:
Reframing GOLD
Others Perceive Gold As:
1) Bossy and controlling
2) System bound
3) Judgmental
4) Opinionated
5) Rigid, inflexible
Golds See Self As:
Executive type
Loyal to organization
Knowing right from wrong
Always has a viewpoint
Firm structure

28. Others Perceive Green As:
Reframing GREEN
Others Perceive Green As:
1) Intellectual Snob
2) Cool, aloof, unfeeling
3) Critical, faultfinding
4) Eccentric and weird
5) Lacking mercy
Greens See Self As:
Superior Intellect
Rational and logical
Perfectionistic
Original, one of a kind
Objective

29. Others Perceive Blue As:
Reframing BLUE
Others Perceive Blue As:
1) Drama queen (king)
2) Talks too much
3) Too easily persuaded
4) Pushover
5) Overly emotional
Blues See Self As:
Deeply sensitive
Great communicator
Desires harmony
Gives benefit of the doubt
Compassionate