How to Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick By Understanding Your Orange Personality

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Do you make New Year's resolution but lose interest after the fun of starting the resolution passes? Would you like to know how to solidify your resolutions for greater success? By understanding your personality, you will know what you value, what brings you joy, what stresses you, and what are your strengths. This knowledge will help you develop a plan for success in fulfilling your New Year's resolution. Check out the 4 step process to determine how Orange you actually are. Orange is one of the 4 basic personality types. You will tend to dominate in one of the types but still have parts of all the other types to make up the colorful blend of your personality.

By: BarryWaite

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Think about it, if you improve a weakness 1%, how much impact do you generate? Now, improve a strength 1%, your impact should be greater and with less effort. It takes so much more energy to raise a weak area vice a strength and how much impact do you really expect to get with raising the weak area 1%???
Although Orange is your dominate personality, you have aspects of the other personalities to make up your personality blend. Take the True Colors personality test to find your personality blend listed in the resources area.
Read the article on introvert and extrovert because how you gather energy is important to how you express your personality.

Step1

Oranges take a chance What do you value?
- Freedom
- Spontaneity
- Generosity
- Risk
- Fun
As you set your resolutions, how can you make them fun? Turn your intentions into a game and reward yourself each time you make a positive step in the direction of your goal.

Step2

What gives you joy?
- Music, art, theater, and crafts
- Sports
- Making an impact
- Lack of rules
- Competition
One way to make your resolutions fun for Oranges, is to make it a competition. Compete against others (Oranges love this) for some type of immediate reward, and you are more likely to keep the resolution.

Step3

What gives you stress?
- Structure
- Rules/procedures
- Lack of freedom
- Routine
- Planning
Keep the value of spontaneity alive and well. Create situations where you can use that intense energy many Oranges exhibit and channel it towards your goal. Don't get wrapped up in the details, but aim for making an impact. Even better, pick 1 - 3 things you do well and most likely like, and try improving them. By doing so, you will have even more impact. For something you don't do well, make it a game or competition to improve it. Or, out source the issue, trait or skill by hiring someone to do it for you. For example, go to elance.com if you need to find a virtual assistant, need a free lance writer, or other help in your private life or career.

Step4

Strengths
- Negotiations
- Performance
- Practical problem solving
- Multi-tasking
- Direct
Just like in step 3 above, find a strength and improve it. You will have more energy, excitement, and enjoyment to improve what you do well. In fact, since you do it well already, you will have more impact in your life and career by fulfilling a resolution from one of your strengths.

Resources

True Colors Personality Test

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mogroovee said

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on 12/27/2007 Hi Barry

Glad my exercise articles are motivating you!! I went on your site to take the test but I can't seem to access it. Can you tell me how?

Thanks,
Monica

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