Which Color Has the Most Difficult Time Overcoming Its Limitations?

My favorite course to teach here at Color Code International is our Trainer Certification Course. The program is available to people who want to really study and understand the Color Code so that they can then teach our workshops.

During one of my most recent classes, the following question was asked, “Jeremy, which Color has the most difficult time overcoming its limitations?”

Curious as to what the trainer-in-training was thinking, I asked what he thought the answer was, and a wonderful debate ensued.

He said, “I think Reds have the hardest time overcoming their limitations.”

“Why is that?” I asked.

“Because they don’t necessarily view their limitations as a bad thing, first of all. They view being bossy, demanding, or overly-aggressive as being good qualities. Plus, sometimes, I think that they are so in love with their own ideas and ways, and can be so incredibly arrogant that they are going to struggle with owning up to areas where they are deficient.”

Another trainer jumped in at that point and said that she disagreed and thought that Whites have the hardest time overcoming limitations. Her reasoning was that Whites can be so content with what they have and are so accepting of themselves and their circumstances that they might not feel the need to change. Further, she added that Whites might lack the internal motivation and/or decisiveness to make change happen.

Then someone else jumped into the debate and said that she felt that “obviously” the Yellows are the ones who have the hardest time overcoming their limitations. Her viewpoint was that they are too uncommitted and flighty to make change happen. She also stated that Yellows, she felt, were so undisciplined and too distracted that they will naturally struggle with developing character and overcoming their limitations.

“So that just leaves the Blues,” I said. “Does that mean that they have the easiest time overcoming their limitations?”

Another trainer entered the conversation and expressed his thoughts that Blues actually might be the ones who struggle the most. His idea was that because Blues can be so emotionally controlling and tend to see things as “absolutely right” or “absolutely wrong”, they can get stuck in feeling so justified with the way that they are and the way that they view things that it would be difficult for them to change.

So where does this debate lead us?

The truth is that there is not a Color that has a more difficult time overcoming its limitations than others. They all struggle, but they struggle differently.

It’s just as difficult for a Red to let go of their arrogance and insecurities as it is for a White to develop a sense of urgency/motivation and find the desire to seek out a higher standard of life. It’s equally as difficult for a Yellow to commit to being disciplined and learn how to follow through as it is for a Blue to let go of their rigidity, self-righteousness, and desire to control others.

In short, while there is the seed of greatness within all of us, at the same time, we must understand that we are our own worst enemy.

We must all learn to get over ourselves and get out of our own way before we can truly reach our ultimate potential.

Can you learn to accept and value yourself enough to get out of your own way to greatness? Of course you can!

Onward and upward!

Very best of living,

Jeremy Daniel
Training Director
Color Code International

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Jeremy Daniel (Core Color: Yellow) has been working with the Color Code since 1998 in various capacities from training in the field personally with Dr. Taylor Hartman to designing customized corporate solutions and new training programs for various industries.  To ask about Jeremy’s training or speaking services, please email and inquiry to jeremy@colorcodetraining.com.