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Time Management Styles Can Show Your True Colors
by Mary Miscisin

GOLDS

• Pay attention to details

• Plan ahead and are prepared

• Accurate in estimating how much time is needed to do something

• Prefer to work on and finish one project at a time

• Punctual and predictable

IN MANAGING THEIR TIME
GOLDS BIGGEST STRESSORS ARE:

• Unexpected changes and sudden last minute situations

• Having to do several things at once

• Not having time to plan

• Chaos and disorganization

• When others don't follow the rules

BLUES

• Consider their relationships their number one priority.

• Make decisions about time based on how others will be affected.

• May fall behind on their work because they take on other people's problems.

• Are frequently over-committed

• Find their days tend to be chaotic because their schedules are often disrupted by "emergencies" involving other people

IN MANAGING THEIR TIME
BLUES BIGGEST STRESSORS ARE:

• Being overextended

• Allowing personal situations to supersede work schedules

• Saying "no"

• Socializing

ORANGES

• Want things done now, yet also may have a tendency to wait until the last minute

• Frequently underestimates how long it will take to do something.

• Are rarely on time for appointments.

• Work at an irregular pace: a burst of energy, then a lull

• Like working on several things at the same time; they thrive on change and hate routine

IN MANAGING THEIR TIME
ORANGES BIGGEST STRESSORS ARE:

• Distractions, constantly re-prioritizing or creating new options

• Boredom with dull or routine tasks

• Missed deadlines or lack of follow-through

• Disorganization or not sticking to established systems

GREENS

• View time in an objective orderly way

• See the whole picture as well as the individual parts.

• Are good at creating strategies for completing individual tasks according to priority

• Want to make decisions based on facts; need time to review all the information

IN MANAGING THEIR TIME
GREENS BIGGEST STRESSORS ARE:

• Wasting time with idle chit-chat

• Deciding without enough information

• Having to rush to produce something to meet another's timeline

• Being forced to spend time on something that does not make sense to them

Mary Miscisin is the author of SHOWING OUR TRUE COLORS - A Fun, Easy Guide for Understanding and Appreciating Yourself and Others.