Have you ever taken a self-assessment and tried to trick the system? Rather than trying to be something you are not, today, we talk about embracing your true colors and empowering your team by inviting them to do the same.

I'm joined by Darci Pesek, an Extension Educator and Real Colors facilitator in southeast Nebraska. Darci works with groups from high school age volunteers to hospital organizations to understand their natural colors and naturally approach situations.

The Real Colors assessment is readily available, and I've taken it many times over the years. I saw that my top did a flip from blue where I naturally focused on emotions, how others feel and avoided conflict today, drawing in the gold and need for organization, planning, and order. Furthermore, I still have orange in green in me; I just don't pull on them first. Darci explains how you can embrace your lower colors in certain situations.

We also dive into the need to have teammates that dominantly express each of the four colors. If you've found yourself in a situation where everyone is so focused on the list and what comes next that you could be missing time for relief and fun, burnout could be looming on the horizon.

I challenge you to listen to our quick conversation and see if you feel that you have evolved to where you are with your current role. Secondly, analyze your team, or have a Real Colors facilitator help look and see your team's colors and how you can embrace those colors in times of action, feedback, and celebration.

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Also, inspired by the movie Trolls, "So don't be afraid to let them show. Your true colors. True colors are beautiful."