Are You Blue?
In my notes on over on FaceBook Are you Scaring Away your Prospects, I shared that the ‘Blues’ personalities are open and direct. Blues are considered open because they are friendly and will answer your question. They may even tell you their whole life story. They are considered direct because they will share their point of view, regardless of how others may feel. Their intent is not to hurt your feelings, they are just direct and to the point.

November 11, 2009 – Veteran’s Day
On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the store’s PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us. Terry was impressed with the store’s leadership role in adopting the Legion’s “two minutes of silence” initiative. He felt that the store’s contribution of educating the public to the importance of remembering was commendable. When eleven o’clock arrived on that day, an announcement was again made asking for the “

Wordless Wednesday
My "Baby Boy" ArmyGuy in Iraq

Are You Yellow?
In my post “Are you Scarring Away Your Prospects” I shared that the yellow personality is open’ and indirect. Yellows are considered open because they are friendly and willing to answer your questions; however they are indirect because they are careful with their answers. The Yellow personality does not want to offend anyone. Their voice is soft and gentle. The yellow personality believes that you can get far more done with kindness than you can by being harsh. They are extremely helpful people. It is difficult for a yellow personality to say NO. They dislike confrontation.

Small jesters can make enormous changes
The happiness and fulfillment we want can be ours right now simply by changing how we think and feel.