1. If you can’t bead them…

2. Whites/Blacks  highly structured and organized  surroundings that are neat  want to know how many pages, exact requirements for assignments  always want to know the rules  memorize things well  can’t stand sloppy, unorganized people  deliberate before making decisions

4.  are courageous  energy seems boundless  smile much of the time and will ask what the problem is if someone else is not smiling  genuinely care about people and become involved in other’s problems  highly influenced by others and can share their sadness or grief  make their decisions with feelings, act on impulses of the heart  spend a great deal of time on the phone, usually listening to others  sensitive, enthusiastic friends and lovers

5. Oranges  cheerful and good-natured  have the ability to get along with almost everyone  friendly and have a ready smile  usually have a quick wit  fluent, often eloquent and profound in speech  do not like to be alone  enjoy life and inspire others to reach their highest potential

6. Violets/Dark Blues  flirty and passionate  highly creative and highly excitable  have new ideas and are visionaries  short attention spans–can’t stay put for a long time  disorganized, often choosing to close doors rather than deal with it  procrastinators (To be continued…)

7. Violets/Dark Blues  thrive on chaos  enjoy the challenges of different problems  have a problem dealing with highly-structured time  questioning–when given an assignment, ask why it must be done a certain way, want to do things differently  set high standards for themselves and those who work for them

8. If you are holding a green bead…

9. PLEASE STAND!

10. Greens  We always applaud greens because they love recognition!  usually seen as leaders, usually in highly visible positions  respecters of authority and tradition  decisive, directed, and focused  love black and white beads to organize their projects for them

11. Remember…  No one is just one color, but one color is predominant.  All of us have some of the traits associated with each color.  This is important to consider when dealing with others.  We need to be able to empathize with those who see things differently and deal with problems differently than we do.