Last week’s Tuesday Tidbit offered a Jelly Bean Personality activity. Each standard jelly bean color was linked to a set of personality traits. When I sent it to the team at work, my boss responded,
“I don’t like jelly beans. What can you do with peanut M&Ms?”
Not one to shy away from the boss’s challenge, I did a little research. There are indeed personality quizzes and other activities based on M&M colors. Who knew?
Yellow: You are a mystery to those around you. You are self-aware and introspective. You know who you are and you’re good with that. You’re doing what you love and that changes from day to day.
Orange: You are an energetic, even hyper, person. You love to act swiftly. You are brilliant and pioneering. You can have a ruthless streak and are always looking out for number one. You live more boldly than anyone you know.
Red: You are an enthusiastic and easily excitable person. The world is brimming with so many possibilities for you. You have a lot of energy that comes is short spurts. You are easily inspired, very creative and mentally sharp.
Brown: You are a very emotional person. You are sympathetic and compassionate to friends and strangers. You can be accommodating and attentive, but you never let anyone walk all over you. You love easily and become attached quickly.
Blue: You are an affable and likable person. You are a natural people-pleaser. You change your mind often because everything ends up sounding good to you. You love people and are an optimist about everyone you meet.
Green: You are a compassionate and forgiving person. You believe the world truly lacks understanding. You want to be a positive force in other people’s lives. You are reliable, faithful, non-judgmental and you strive for harmony and peace.
I heard from several people that the Jelly Bean Personality activity was amazingly accurate. How do you match up to your favorite M&M color?
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Tuesday Tidbits are weekly messages I send to my leadership team. They are generally short & sweet, often focused on leadership or teamwork, always positive and, hopefully, motivational. I hope you also find some meaning in them.
The above M&M Personality Traits are adapted from Personality Cafe, and several M&M quizzes I took last night. Let’s call it research!
