Saturday, September 27, 2008

Needs & Wants

Chris Clark - Color Code Analysis - Page 13 of 27
> Your Specific Needs & Wants As a CORE BLUE with YELLOW SECONDARY


In the preceding pages, Chris, we talked about you as a Core Blue, being motivated by INTIMACY.

It is essential to your life effectiveness that you embrace the powerful gifts of your driving Core Motive, and recognize that while you always have the ability to enhance it by developing new dimensions of yourself, you can never change it or become another color.

Like you, it is possible, however, for people to have a Secondary Color that influences the way that they go about life. While the influence of a Secondary Color can be strong, it is still not nearly as significant as your driving Core Motive. Think of it this way: your driving Core Motive, or Core Color, is like breathing, while a Secondary Color is like walking. Walking certainly is a very important element of people’s lives, but not nearly as critical as breathing. Your results indicate that you have a YELLOW Secondary Color by nature. There are advantages and disadvantages to this. The major advantage is that people with a strong Secondary Color can naturally work to develop character in the positive traits of that color. In your case, Chris, you should pursue the development of the strengths of the BLUE personality, as they will make you even more effective as a person. The disadvantage of possessing a Secondary Color is that you may send mixed signals; meaning, one moment you will act BLUE while another moment you will act YELLOW. This behavior can confuse people and make it difficult for them to know how you will react to any given situation. In other words, you may appear to be more inconsistent than would a Purist, or someone who does not posses a strong Secondary Color.

As a BLUE with YELLOW, you will find that you have a mixture of the natural needs and wants typical of both the BLUE and YELLOW personalities. The following table lists the needs and wants of both:

BLUE Needs and Wants


  • To reveal insecurities
  • To enjoy security
  • To be autonomous
  • To please others

  • To be morally good
  • To be appreciated
  • To be understood
  • To receive acceptance


YELLOW Needs and Wants


  • To hide insecurities tightly
  • To be free
  • To have playful adventure
  • To be noticed

  • To look good socially
  • To gain general approval
  • To be adored
  • To be happy



You may or may not feel that you necessarily possess all of the needs and wants listed above. Therefore, cross out the needs and wants that don't quite seem to fit you, and circle the top two or three that you feel are most critical to you. Remember, even though there are only four major personality types, no two S are alike, and needs and wants do tend to fluctuate somewhat from one person to the next, especially when a Secondary Color is present. It is a healthy practice to communicate your top needs and wants to those with whom you are interested in creating a more dynamic relationship.


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1 comment:

Mike Davis said...

Hi Chris,
I've read a lot about the color of personalities is some of the stuff that Jeffery Combs and Dwayne Golden have done. I'll be paying more attention to it because you make it easy to follow.
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