Why I wrote this book: From the Author
A majority of students I have counseled since 1973 have expressed a fear of investing time, energy, and money toward making the wrong career choice. Time and again, they demonstrated strong resistance to spending several years in college preparing for a career they did not feel highly motivated to pursue. And their counseling sessions typically ended up focusing on a career decision, regardless of the initial reason for the appointment.

On many occasions, these students have come to me with personal problems related to study habits, but the nature of their problem was generally the same: They had lost interest in school because of indecision as to their futures. These students lacked direction and found it difficult to focus on school and studies. Some were experiencing conflicts with parents, family, and spouses as a result of dropping grades and lack of motivations.

A knowledge of personality preferences through the True Colors model has helped me tremendously in understanding the natural gifts, talents, and values of students and directing them toward careers they will find truly satisfying. Its clear, definitive methods for finding success and enhancing self-esteem are invaluable. And once you begin this workbook, I am confident you will want to integrate the True Colors program into your academic, personal, and career endeavors. It will be a journey well worth your time and effort and will impact all segments of your life.

Instructor's Guide

Carol Imai has been teaching True Colors with Carolyn Kalil for over 16 years. Carol Imai has written the Instructor's Guide for True Success and for The Workbook: Follow Your True Colors To The Work You Love. I've included the Table of Contents for this guide so you can get a better idea of what's in this book. A course syllabus is available if you email me.  Ask for special book store discounts.

Table of Contents
About the author
Purpose of the book
Course structure
Quick tips for the instructor
Course credit
Journal writing
Your role
Identifying your True Colors
Identifying your students’ True Colors
First class meeting
Class format, syllabus and course outline
Sample course syllabus
Sample course outline

Chapter 1 Introduction
Theoretical base
The meaning behind True Colors
Career versus a job
The million dollar question
Why plan a career
Exercise: Pre-test
Success and what it means
Exercise: Criteria for selecting a career
Exercise: What does success mean to you?
Exercise: Spending your money
Exercise: Where are you now?
Short journal

Chapter 2 Who am I
Exercise: Outstanding attributes
Family life
Exercise: Family experiences
Beliefs
Exercise: Beliefs
Short journal

Chapter 3 My True Colors
Exercise: Autograph signing
Exercise: Identifying your True Colors
Exercise: Playing the cards
Exercise: My color preferences
Exercise: Autograph signing (Revisited)
Exercise: The brightening process
The four personal styles
Distinguishable characteristics associated with each color
Are you more extroverted or introverted
Exercise: Extroverted or introverted
Identifying True Colors and extroverted and introverted behaviors
Your role versus your identity
Exercise: Roles I play
Exercise: A successful role
Short journal
Guest speakers

Chapter 4 Clues to your hidden talents
True Values
Exercise: Values and the four primary colors
Exercise: Prioritizing your True Values
Exercise: Experiencing your values
Exercise: Values questionnaire
Hobbies
Exercise: Tell me about your hobbies
Exercise: Hobbies
Exercise: Visualize your work environment
Exercise: Prioritize your work values
My work values
Natural gifts and talents & the 4 primary colors
Exercise: Data, ideas, people, things and skills inventory
Skills inventory
Exercise: Job skills
Exercise: Create your job description
Exercise: Achievements
Exercise: How do you see me?
Leadership styles
Exercise: What kind of leader am I
Exercise: I am the boss
Exercise: Post-test
Short journal
Arrange for a career center visit

Chapter 5 Self-esteem
Self-esteem
Self-esteeming characteristics by color groups
Exercise: What makes me feel good?
Exercise: Expressing self-esteem
Self-actualization
Exercise: Expressing your best self
Assertiveness behavior and communication
Recommended reading for assertiveness
Exercise/Quiz: How assertive are you?
True Colors and assertiveness
Exercise: What causes you stress?
Exercise: Stress in my life
Exercise: Out-of-esteem behavior
Exercise: How to regain self-esteem
Establishing a peer support network
Exercise: Friends
Keys to success: Building esteem with friends
Self-talk
Exercise: Negative self-talk
Fear
Exercise: My fears
Recommended reading to build self-esteem
Short journal
Vocational interest inventory

Chapter 6 Four paths to a successful career
Exercise: What I daydreamed of becoming
Know what your strengths are
What liberal arts majors are doing with a degree in.
Recommended reading for liberal arts majors
Exercise: Additional careers for liberal arts students.
Exercise: Interesting liberal arts majors
Exercise: Appealing majors
Scans skills
Exercise: Universal skills
Exercise: Career Options
Discovering more career options with the World of Work Map
Exercise: World of Work Map
D.O.T.: The Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Cool careers
Exercise: Cool careers
List of cool careers
Holland Themes—The Strong Campbell
Exercise: Your Holland Code
Exercise: RIASEC party
Exercise: Holland-coded careers
List of Holland-coded careers
Keirsey—Please Understand Me
Exercise: Keirsey’s work
MBTI—Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Short journal
Map

Chapter 7 Research
How to obtain information about career options
Additional web sites
Specific information by major
Job listing web sites
lnternships web sites
Making career research a comfortable and easy task
Exercise: Career research worksheets
Exercise: Clarifying your values, skills and occupations
Exercise: Career summary
Exercise: What does an attorney do
Short journal
Preparation for informational interviewing

Chapter 8 Informational Interviewing
The importance of interviewing for information
Interview professionals
The interviewing experience and building self-esteem
Exercise: Interview questions
Exercise: Personality characteristics of person
Short journal
Exercise: Career Options Discovering more career options with the World of Work
Interest Inventory

Chapter 9 Family influence
Exercise: Relationship with your mother
Exercise: Relationship with your father
Exercise: Family role-play
Parents
Parents and the use of True Colors
Short journal

Chapter 10 Teacher’s influence
True Colors learning styles and preferred learning environments
Instructors and corresponding subjects
Exercise: Describe your ideal instructor and ideal classroom
Learning and self-esteem
Exercise: Positive learning experience
Exercise: Determining True Colors of teachers
Multiple intelligences
Exercise: Multiple intelligences
Exercise: True Colors and intelligence
Exercise: The need to manage your weaknesses
Short journal
Preparation for the last class meeting
Due at the last class meeting

Chapter 11 Decision making and goal setting
Exercise: What I daydreamed of becoming (Revisited)
Steve’s story
Last class meeting
Melinda’s story
Exercise: Student presentations
Due today
Farewell to students
Sample farewell letter to students

Conclusion
Bibliography

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