Living Your Colors invites readers to "discover (their) true personalit(ies) and promising relationships through the secrets of the color guide." Author Tom Maddron, a specialist in this type of analysis, believes our personalities are grouped into four Colors. Gold, Blue, Orange and Green represent the four temperaments originally proposed by ancient Greeks.
The first chapter contains a "Color Quiz" that helps readers find their dominant Colors. Once these are determined, readers can apply their labels to the characteristics provided by the author.
The next chapter offers an introduction to the Colors. Each Color is analyzed individually in the next four sections. Readers can discover their strengths and weaknesses while understanding the traits of their polar opposites.
Maddron devotes sections of his book to personal troubles, relationships, personality differences, workplace, the Colors in children and parenting styles.
I scored a tie on my quiz. My dominant Colors are Gold and Blue. Based on Maddron's analysis, I appear to be labeled correctly. I don't have many Orange or Green traits.
Living Your Colors is great for self-analysis. I could clearly see my strengths and weaknesses. The author claims readers can use his book to understand others' conflicting personalities. However, this is hard to do if you don't know the person's dominant color. You have to pass out the Colors quiz to everyone you know (even those you dislike) in order to fully utilize this book.
Tom Maddron's book is a helpful tool for the analysis of personal relationships. It's not necessary to buy into the Colors symbolism to profit from the wisdom. A quick read of Living Your Colors is a large step closer to understanding the complexities of human interaction.
