Last week, I was gathering research for my new book. I called the owner of Read Between the Lynes Bookstore, a phenomenal independent bookseller, in Woodstock, Illinois for her assistance.  As always, I was most grateful when she offered her “Blue Brain insight “ and “Green Brain knowledge.” During the conversation, she told me about her daughter, a freshman in…

When we look at others we often question… “What do they see in each other?”The following Brain Color  and personality traits and talents (in Brain Color Code side bar) will help you understand their “Heart Attraction.”Yellow Brainers Are Attracted To:  Yellow Brainers who respect their rules.Orange Brainers who contribute adventure to their routine. Blue Brainers who cooperate…

This morning I attended a “Blogging 101” class. It was offered to our WIN membership at the Ela Township Library, thanks to Terri Myer, the Library Program Director and our WIN Treasurer. Matt Womack, Head of Technical Services, generously offered his time to teach an evening and morning class to our membership.The purpose of the classes was to offer our membership instructions and…

People always ask, “Can change my Brain Color?” My reply… YES! Various situation motivate us to change our behavior, just like chameleons. Recently, I was motivated to change my “Creative Blue” Blog Brain to a “Technical Green” Blog Brain. How did I do it, you are wondering? I challenged myself to find the tools, learn how to…

Below is photo of an old poster that hung in the cafeteria of my father’s laboratory instrument business. I think each Brain Color would have their own interpretation of what Dennis the Menace, the 1950’s comic strip character, is thinking about asking..A “Yellow Brainer” would ask, “How did you prepare those birds and rabbits to pop out of the hat?” A “Blue…

My friend, Karen Hanrahan, like to say that I speak “forked color tongue” when I integrate my Brain Color comments into our phone conversations or emails. However, I prefer my color-filled tongue-twister… I like to say that I speak “Four Color Tongue.” Many of us think negatively about the expression “to speak with a split or forked tongue” or to say one…

I am a “Blue Brainer!” Intuitively I know when I  need to make changes in my life. However, I must  feel comfortable about changing by discuss my decisions with others to obtain their input. Today, I spoke to Susan Menconi, Project Manager, at Bending Designs  and to my Blog Mentor, Karen Hanrahan, a.k.a. Mother Earth. Susan’s and Karen’s ideas, knowledge and encouragement offered me a new…

Today begins the 3rd week of Diversity Appreciation Month. Jim Henson, the genius creator of the Muppets, said, “There is a sense of our characters caring for each other and respecting each other. A positive feeling. A positive view of life. That’s the key to everything we do.” Your interaction with the other Brain Colors…