Colors

Wow, time really does fly when you are busy living it.

Thursday the Mayes County Leadership something will be at the station. The reason I don't know the complete name is when I graduated from it the name was simply Leadership Pryor. And since I'm "blue" and it is no longer about me - I just can't remember the name...

Anyway. Ten years ago, I was working as the PR person for ViaGrafix or Learn2.com, honestly don't remember the name of the company at that point. I convinced Mike to let me take this 9 month course in Community Leadership. I had no idea at that time what an awesome impact those 9 months would have on my life.

I met some of the most incredible people. That's when community involvement literally saved me from a life of depression and craziness. Nicole was in her preteen stage. I was still newly divorced. Pryor wasn't my "home" so friends were few and family non-existent.

The first session of Leadership Pryor was a self examination. We had a True Colors workshop. No this isn't what "season" you are to determine what colors to wear to work. (I'm a Winter just in case you want to buy me something) This is a personality colors. Basically there are four colors that cover all the people in the world.

Blue - The Earth people that take care of everyone. The world would starve without Blue people.
Orange - The fun one in the group. Orange is the center of attention and is always looking for a fun time. Your Orange friends helps you remember to laugh.
Gold - The organizer. Without your gold friend you would not have tissue at the movies. She remembers all those small details that make the world run smoothly.
Green - This is the big idea person. Without green people we would have no effective leadership. They have the big ideas and depend on the other colors to pull it off.

For a short but wonderful period, the three people that I talked to daily, were Gold, Orange and Green. We ran the PACC very well. Once we were all awakened to our Colors and the strengths that each of us had, there was no stopping us.

It taught me how to talk to the different colors. This was very beneficial when going thru job interviews. If you can assess what "color" the interviewer is - answers to questions are easier.

So Thursday, Blue and Orange are responsible for bringing up a new generation of Colors. I can't wait!

Long days and pleasant nights...