Posts Tagged ‘brain’
Orange Brain Color Clue of the Day
During the Holiday Season we we see lots of glitter decorating clothing, make-up, Christmas tree ornaments and seasonal decorations. Glitter is defined as: Sparkling or listening light; Brilliant or showy attractiveness; Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material My friend, Fi Mazanke told me that her daughter, Alexandra describes herself as “Glitter!” Fi and I both laughed at Alexandra perfect “Orange Brain” description of…
Read moreGreen Brain Color Clue of the Day
People with “Green Brain” personalities are not comfortable being in the spot light and often are self-deprecating about their abilities and attributes. One of their finest characteristics is their fervid curiosity. The following quote from Albert Einstein is a perfect example of how an individual with a “Green Brain Color“ personality would assess his attributes. “I have no special talent. …
Read moreBlue Brain Color Clue of the Day!
“Blue Brain” Color Tip of the Day: I thought this Brain Color Clue would be appropriate because of celebrating Thanksgiving, last Thursday. My brilliant “Green Brain” friend, Joe O’Rourke told me that his sister-in-law made 135 pounds of turkey for Thanksgiving. Then she prepared gallon zip lock bags, which she passed out as people were leaving after the Thanksgiving…
Read moreMother’s Wisdom and Gifts about Life and Death
One of my favorite poets, Frances Woodworth Howells wrote: “Life is sadly out of tune when memories must live with us too soon.” My life is tragically out of tune and my “Blue Heart” has been breaking because our dear, sweet, intelligent, generous and loving cousin, Beverly Gibstein Glazov Berman passed away on November 11th. Beverly was not only…
Read moreMRS Question
A standard joke when I went to college was: Some girls were attending school to get an MRS. degree. I prefer the MRS which stands for: Meaningful, Relevant and Significant. It is much easier to solve a problem, look at a situation and/or make a healthy decision if you ask yourself the following “Green Brain…
Read moreYour Brain Color Personality Tee Shirt
I recently wore a tee shirt I purchased in Door County, Wisconsin . I bought the tee shirt because the message printed on the front resonated with me and hit the bull’s eye about my personality. It got me thinking about what the other Brain Color Personality tee shirts might say… Yellow Brain tee shirt: “Do you want to be…
Read moreMusic & Words to Enhance Your Creativity
Sometimes my “Green Brain” prefers to work in solitude. Often my “Orange Brain” enjoy listening to my fun Ragtime selections. Other times my “Blue Brain” loves listening to Baroque music. Did you know that Baroque music enhances one’s creativity because there are 60 beats per minute, just like a healthy heart rate? To enhance my creativity I also enjoy listening to my friend, Lily Miceli’s “INBETWEEN THE…
Read moreGarden Tending, Preparing and Protecting for Winter
All weekend, my husband and I prepared and protected our yard and gardens for the gifts of winter. It was so chilly in Chicago that I wore my heavy alpaca socks, a wool sweater over my overalls and my fleece baseball cap that has ear flaps. We prepared our perennial gardens by removing all the ornaments and…
Read moreMother Nature’s Gift of Change – A Pair of Pears
This morning, I returned from a meeting and was greeted by our lovely chanticleer (pyrus caleryana) pear trees in one of our perennial gardens. Jordan and I planted both trees 4 1/2 years ago. One to celebrate our 40th anniversary and the other to celebrate our granddaughter Yasmin’s birth. In fact, the burlap that was wrapped around the ball of roots of one of…
Read moreBrain Colors Receive, Process & Respond Differently
Recently, my husband and I were having a discussion about how the four Brain Colors receive, process and respond to information differently It is fascinating to examine each Brain Color’s behavior, which resembles a gear that needs to be maintained in a specific manner. Yellow Brainers are comfortable when they receive information in an organized format, as if it…
Read moreCommunicate and Collaborate to Brainstorm New Ideas
If you are going venture into creating new ideas, use your “Blue Brain” to communicate, collaborate and brainstorm with someone else. This morning, I was discussing over-due changes to my Facebook Fan Page with Jackie deBoer, my social media consultant. The more Jackie chatted about the much need changes to the Fan Page the more prolific our ideas to improve the page. This…
Read moreWorkZone for TeamWork
I am enjoying a terrific new “Green Brain System” to share documents with my publicist, Cynthia Stine. As a Right Brain – Blue Brainer, I uncomfortable and not used to using Cynthia’s Left Brain – “Extranet“. However, now I am enjoying the learning process. I am impressed with how efficiently it works and instantly keeps a permanent record of all the documents sent back and forth between me, Cynthia and her team. I love…
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