3 The Colored Brain

Have you ever been talking to someone, explaining something so clearly to the extent you are absolutely sure that they Must understand; and, THEY JUST DON'T GET IT? You probably think “This person is an idiot!” They on the other hand are thinking that you just didn't know how to communicate? This is what is known in Directive Communication™ as the “Colored Glasses Syndrome”.

Consider if you are wearing Green colored glasses , certain things would appear brighter and be very clear, while others may seem dull and some may not even be noticeable at all. When you see this you may assume that, because it is so clear, that it will be obvious to everyone else as well, or at least that it will be obvious when you explain it. The problem is that not everybody wears green glasses , some may wear Blue, Red or Purple, and each sees the same things from different perspectives. If the color of your glasses represents the way your brain works, each will have clarity in some areas and be oblivious to others, and they will not be the same. This product of how our brain communicates and processes can be translated to brain colors.

This is not just a personality quark; in fact, studies have shown that the way the brain processes information or “communicates” is based on your genes. You are born with it. Directive Communication™ has categorized these genetic patterns of communication processes and needs into colors to make it easier. And consider that while you may get frustrated or even angry at someone for Not Getting It, you are Judging them by the color of their brain. You are being a brain “Racist”!

When you begin to understand your brain color, it not only puts a new light on your own identity, but gives you a new perspective on how it affects others and how people with different brain colors are affecting you. This awareness alone will increase your circle of tolerance, reduce your stress, and create greater rapport with people whether you have known them for years, or you have met them for the first time.

This is not about personality, but the unchangeable genetic processes that that dictate internal communication and processing. When you combine brain communication processes with your values and human needs (and more importantly how those needs are ranked and their rules), you have a better dimension of what is really driving your decisions.

Imagine your brain as a computer processor, some may have a PC processor, others may have a Mac processor. Each of these processors can run similar applications such as Microsoft Excel or Adobe Photoshop, and while these have the same function and similar appearance, each requires different software to do so and each runs them differently. For example, a PC will run Excel in a very direct and speedy manner, but will run Photoshop in a slower and roundabout way. The Mac on the other hand is just the opposite. But, if you try to run Excel for Mac on your PC, it won't work and vise versa. Our brains act in a similar way. If you are a green brain (random, interactive processing) trying to do a red brain (linear objective processing) function, you will have a great deal of difficulty doing it in the same way that a red brain person does. It then becomes essential for getting your red brain outcome to do it in a green brain way.

Traditionally, the problem has been those red brain outcomes (for example) have been taught by red brained people. So green, blue and purple brained people usually have to work harder to achieve the same results, and then the results are often not as good as those red brained people that hardly worked at it at all. But, if a green brained person has awareness of a being green brained, this allows him the ability to use his natural green talent.

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