What Color is Your Personality Rainbow

Each of us have a dominant personality color. This classification of personality temperaments dates back to 400 B.C. when Hippocrates named them Melancholic, Sanguine, Choleric and Phlegmatic.

In my Network Marketing organization we have adopted the theory that the names of these personality temperaments coincide with colors. Melancholic is associated with the color GREEN. YELLOW is Phlegmatic, RED is Choleric, and BLUE is Sanguine.

Each color has its strengths and weaknesses. Each personality contributes to the interesting aspects of being human.

Here's a story about how the colors interact.


It was a bright beautiful day. The sun was shining, the sky was clear and the temperature was 72 degrees. It was a near perfect day. I was invited to a party that day which was to be held outdoors. The weather couldn't get much better than that for the party.

When I arrived, I was happy to see that many of my friends were there, plus some people I didn't know. I'm not really a party animal, but was open to meeting some new people.

I was warmly greeted at the door by my friend, Malcomb Monkey. "Hello Oliver Owl, how are you?" he said. He's always ready for a party. He is self-employed. No one really knows for sure what he does, but I've heard him use the term "Network Marketing". I don't quite know what that is, but he loves doing it. I enjoy being around him because he is always upbeat, full of energy, enthusiastic and creative. His voice is so strong, you can hear him from a block away. Malcomb loves being around people and never meets a stranger. He looked great in his bright "BLUE" Hawaiian print shirt. Good thing he's married to Tina Teddy Bear. He's so disorganized he would never have been able to pull this party together. Malcomb flies by the seat of his pants and loves public speaking. He's so much fun to be around.

About the time Malcomb had finished greeting me at the door and introducing me to six people, whose names I couldn't recall, Tina Teddy Bear came out of the kitchen with a beautiful tray of well arranged, and decorated, carrot cake muffins. She immediately set down the muffins and walked across the room to give me a big hug. Tina looked wonderful in her "YELLOW" sundress. She always dresses so well for every function she is at. She has such great taste. She is a little soft spoken. Tina Teddy Bear is a crisis counselor. She has worked in that profession for many years. She has won many awards at work for her dependability and being a team player. Tina is so warm and friendly, that I know why she is so good at counseling. Malcomb says he has to be careful, though, when communicating with her because she can be a little overly sensitive. Tina is definitely the one in the family that holds things together. She is so dependable, warm and loving. Tina Teddy Bear excused herself to finish her job of making sure her guests were well taken care of.

Malcomb had moved on to greet other newcomers. I (Oliver Owl) stood there for a moment alone in the room wondering where I could go to be inconspicuous. I did want to meet some other people but I'm a bit reserved and it is not always easy for me to walk up to someone and begin talking to a complete stranger. I don't mind being alone. I just have to be careful that I don't spend so much time alone that I become depressed. I prefer formal introductions. I am an Engineer and not everyone wants to discuss the technology I work with, especially the research. I took off my "GREEN" linen jacket and laid it across the back of one of the chairs, then headed out to where the party was. I took a glass of diet coke from the bar and began to analyze each of the guests wondering what they did for a living. I like knowing a lot about the people I interact with. I persisted in doing that until someone tapped on my shoulder.

As I turned around I was met with a forceful and loud,"HELLO". She introduced herself as Sally Shark. I barely had time to try to remember her name before she began telling me all about herself. Sally is a CEO/Attorney for her corporation. She definitely looked the part. No casual dress for her, she was definitely "dressed for success" in her "RED" blazer, white blouse, black skirt and print scarf. As I stood there listening to her talk about herself, i.e., dominating the conversation, I noticed that she was very intense and goal oriented. It was difficult to believe all she was telling me. I had a strong feeling she was exaggerating a bit to impress me. Sally began talking about all the money she was making in her job and how she had worked her way up the corporate ladder. She really enjoyed the powerful position she was in. Abruptly, Sally spotted someone else she wanted to talk with and was gone just as suddenly as she had arrived.

As, I stood there observing the attendees of this party, I struck me how different everyone was. Each had their own individual personality traits. I decided that that was a good thing. Each person brought color to the party with their unique talents and traits.

As the evening came and everyone was leaving, I thanked Malcomb Monkey and Tina Teddy Bear for a wonderful evening, grabbed my "GREEN" linen coat and walked to my new high mileage car.