I'm so impressed with the number of people who responded to my blog, A Color A Day - Your first lesson, actually more like a game..... With over 120 responses, it's clear that people LOVE color!!
This blog is for those who chose red. In case you don't remember, it wasn't about this being your favorite color. It was about being the color your eye was uncontrollably drawn to. If you picked it because it was 'your favorite color' this may not apply to you. Go back and look at the three primary colors and notice which one you are drawn to.....
This was the most chosen color of the three (most common among 'other' categories)....
Stagers who chose this color (please forgive me for any misspellings): Heather Chotard, Fernando Rosado, Kathy Riggle, Julie Dana, Donna Schoby, Ronelle Schroeder Hill, Vicki Styons, Kathy Passarette, Lisa Sherman, Manna Vazzana and Robyn Guinn
Agents who chose this color: Michele Reneau, Joanna Gerber, Cat Zwicker, Angelia Garcia, Kathryn Lansden, Vickie McCartney, Yvette Smith, Judi Morgan, Real Estate Pat, Kevin Wood, Debbie Malone, Tonia Mosteller, Kat Delong, Michele Eckart, Robin Gulledge, James Engel, Tammy Lankford, Anne Rains, Michelle DeRepintigny, Dawn Anderson, Melissa Pluta, Russ Ravany, Rosalinda Morgan, Randy DeLaMare and Judi Morgan.
Others Who Chose this color: Lyvia, Beatrice Cooper, Lori Isaacson and Ruth Vogt.
Key Words: Practical, Resourceful, Direct
Power: Use experience to improve things
Motivation: To better control your world
"You know exactly what you want. Money, Power, and status give you a sense of security but ultimately you use them as a means of expression. This is your primary goal. You're not one to hoard your wealth. On the contrary, you would give the shirt off your back for those you're concerned about.
You are ambitious, driven, confident, and outgoing. Red is a demanding, controlling color. It's also a practical color. You don't want to remade the world in your own image, like the blues. You just want to be in charge of fixing things. You have little tolerance for inefficiencies.
Even though your expressive style can make you appear extravagant, you are conservative. You learn what you need from past experiences. You are more realistic than someone who likes blue, because you have less need for validation and have a stronger sense of your own worth."
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This information is based on the book by Dewey Sadka, Embrace the Hue you are. You can also learn more information about your color selections (main colors and color combinations) and how they relate to your business and professional life by picking up the book or taking a Dewey Color Course.
Dewey Sadka profile: With his intuitive people skills and motivational ability, he created a multi-patented system that is now the world's first scientifically valid, color-based personality test.
Why you should know about color:
When a person surrounds themselves with their preferred colors, they are in fact subconsciously encouraging their hopes and aspirations. Non-preferred colors irritatingly give them the courage to see what they have a tendency to avoid.
Classes begin in Charleston, SC January 2009!
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Melissa Marro, a published artist, now turned staging advocate and national speaker speaks her mind about real estate and the home staging industry. In her 'no holds barred' approach, audience members find real answers to the industries pitfalls and learn how to overcome them with tried and true information and guidance. With marketing as her passion, she turned a small home based business into one of the nation's largest home staging and training facilities. Selling her successful home staging company in January 2012, Marro is now a full time speaker and instructor for Staging And Resign and Real Estate Staging Association (RESA)'s trade events.
For more information on having Marro speak at one of your real estate functions, please contact her at 843.619.1593 or email at marro.melissa@gmail.com
Okay Melissa my husband and I choose different colors, now are we supposed to surround ourselves with both? This was very interesting and cool and I have to say the descriptions for red- me and blue- my Donald were spot on.
I wish Charleston weren't quite so far away.
Thanks for sharing this.
Hi Melissa, I am sorry that I didn't get around to posting my color. I "think" that it was the blue but am not real sure the description was for me :-) Thanks, this is so very interesting. God bless,
Tammy - I'll explain in a different lesson about surrounding yourself with colors. This was about understanding your personality.
Cheryl - If you picked your favorite color, it probably wasn't yours. Mine definately is not blue, but it is what my eye couldn't stay away from.....
I tend to surround myself with blue - yet my eye was drawn immediately to the red and it was hard to look at the other two colors! I think this does describe me very well. Interesting stuff Melissa!
Melissa, This pretty much was on spot for me. I am a fix-it person, like to take control and get the job done (I like to call it organizational skills). I'm always one to help others. It's interesting to see how much of this fits into my staging business. Look forward to seeing more post on color.
And I have a lot of red in my house...I just like the way it makes me feel.
Fit like a glove !! except ...I don't think Im a conservatist. Cool drill
Good description of my personality except for the outgoing part :) I'll trade Fernando the outgoing & I'll take his conservative....
This is cool Melissa! Yep sounds like me :)
Heather
Melissa, As I recall I was a red. Who would have thunk it?
Melissa ~ This is so interesting! I think it nailed me on quite a few aspects (although, maybe I am more confident than I think I am!).
Hi Melissa, we are all now subscribing to your blogs. Now I need to know about the colors I surround myself with, does that mean anything about me? I was drawn to the red and that does fit my personality but I don't decorate or usually dress in red. I can't wait for more.
you nailed me to a tee!!!!!Happy Monday to you....
ooo, thats scary sounds like someone I know :]
Red sounds like me. Interestingly, I do not have one lick of red in my house or office!
Wow - that's awesome and I am definitely a red!! Its actually a little scary how spot on this is. I'm going to add the book Embrace the Hue you are to my reading repertoire.
Oh yeah! Definitely Red but yellow is tempting.