Blues
Our Blues are our harmonizers. Their strong desire to have us all get along with each other will force us to look for peaceful means of settling our conflicts. Regardless of their specific life's work, their love and support will comfort us in our effort to be the best we can be.
Characteristics
  • Optimistic
  • Passionate
  • Enthusiastic
  • Peacemaker
  • Imaginative
  • Cause oriented
  • People oriented
  • Needs to be unique
  • Cooperative rather than competitive
  • Strong sense of spirituality
Natural Gifts and Talents
  • Acknowledging others
  • Building rapport
  • Building self-esteem
  • Communicating
  • Counseling
  • Expressing feelings
  • Facilitating groups
  • Healing
  • Helping others
  • Influencing others
  • Listening mentoring
  • Public speaking
  • Recruiting
  • Teaching
  • Training
Things That Cause Stress
  • Broken promises
  • Too much negative criticism
  • People talking about them behind their backs.
  • Not discussing what is occurring
  • Conflict
  • Completing paperwork as a priority
  • Clock-watching
  • Insincerity
  • Lying
  • Rejection
  • Placing "the system" as a priority before people
  • Lack of social contacts
  • Being constantly compared to others and not evaluated as an individual
  • Too much conformity without outlets for individual expression
How others may see them
  • Overly emotional
  • Bleeding heart
  • Too nice
  • Mushy
  • Hopelessly naive
  • Easily duped
  • Too-touchy feely
  • Too trusting
  • Smothering
  • Lives in past
  • Groveling
  • Fawning
  • Soft
How they see themselves
  • Warm
  • Compassionate
  • Romantic
  • Spiritual
  • Idealist
  • Caretaker
  • Affirming
  • Want harmony
  • Interesting
  • Fun loving
  • Loyal
How to relate to them
  • Maintain a pleasant environment
  • Point out how others will benefit
  • Understand their zest for vitality includes emotions
  • Grant opportunities for personal growth
  • Give individual attention
In esteem
  • Appreciates everything and everyone
  • Behaves with honesty and integrity
  • Likes team work and communicates easily
  • Creates things to make life better
  • Contagiously enthusiastic
  • Expresses feelings
  • Is cooperative and encourages others
  • Is calm and strives for peace and harmony
At risk
  • Attention-getting behavior
  • Lying to "save face"
  • Withdraws
  • Fantasizes, day-dreams excessively
  • Cries often and appears depressed
  • Behaves in passive, resistant ways
  • Expresses emotions by yelling and screaming
Created: February 18, 2003
Revised: April 18, 2003
Nancy L. Spoolman