Don’t Be Afraid To Ask The Magician

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…

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Four Color Tongue

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…

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Changing Direction

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…

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Improve Your Relationships

Sunday,  I was cruising the internet and discovered, to my delight…that a Brain Color teaser was featured on the Today’s Charlotte Woman  online home page! Last month, Karsen Price, Web Editor, and Michelle Young Hubacher, Editor of TCW, contacted me via Kate Bandos from KSB Promotions, about a What Color Is Your Brain? article.The article, is entitled Discover Your Brain Hue…

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De-Stress The Holidays With Your Brain Color

George Bernard Shaw said, “When our relatives are at home, we have to think of all their good points or it would be impossible to endure them.”   When your relatives come home for a holiday or a special occasion, do you think they resemble the people on a Disney World dream vacation brochure or…

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Diversity Awareness Month – Celebrate The Green Brain Personality Type

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…

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Diversity Awareness Month – Celebrate the Blue Brain Personality Type

To celebrate the second week of Diversity Appreciation Month, I want to share one of my Blue Brain workshop experiences. Last September 17th, I had the pleasure of working with Brenda Judson, the Assistant Regional Administrator Region 2 of Department of Labor/OSHA, and her colleagues. Brenda had purchased a copy of What Color Is Your…

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Diversity Awareness Month – Celebrate the Yellow Brain Personality Type

October is Diversity Awareness Month. I was fascinated to read that Carole Copeland Thomas, MBA, founded Diversity Awareness Month in October of 2006. The following is Carole’s definition of diversity: “Diversity is understanding, appreciating, and ultimately managing difference and similarities at the same time. Its reach is all-inclusive and may represent categories such as: Class, Race,…

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Orange Brain Color Personality Happiness!

Happiness for my “Orange Brain” is finally having a healthy computer. Sorry, I missed my posting my normal and Weekly Brain Color Clue about what makes an Orange Brainers’ Happy, last Monday. Having fun is a primary requirement for an Orange Brain Happiness. I love practicing Julia Cameron’s idea of an Artist Day, which she wrote about in…

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“Green Brain” Personality Type Happiness is a Roget’s Thesaurus!

Thesaurus is the Latin word for treasure or treasury.Many people are familiar with the reference book entitled Roget’s Thesaurus and have a copy at their desks or on the bookshelf. Most people who work with a word processing program use the Shift + F7 key or  tool- language – thesaurus option as a dictionary. However, most of people do not have a clue about the…

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Happiness & The Blue Brain Personality Type Workshop

“Collaborative” is a accurate adjective for the Blue Brainers!  To celebrate the second week of Happiness Happens Month, I want to tell you about the What Color Is Your Brain? Workshop I presented to members of Northwest Suburban Practice Group of the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois, last Thursday, August 7th. Notice the “Blue Brain” adjective of the “Collaborative” Law Institute.  …

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