All of the different kinds of communication are interesting to me because they all shape how we think and feel about ourselves, others, and the world. Intrapersonal especially interests me because I believe the quality of our self talk majorly influences how we feel about ourselves and how we treat others. I am also particularly interested in interpersonal communication because it requires constant effort if we want to have successful relationships and pleasant interactions. Intrapersonal and interpersonal communication interest me a lot because as a psychology major, if I decide to do clinical work these are the aspects of communication I will be dealing with the most. Group, public and mass communication are important to me as well because I would like to do public speaking in small and large groups and write articles targeting a large audience.
My goal is to be a psychology professor and I am considering counseling as well. I have a passion for psychology because it helps us understand how our minds work and I want to teach people how to use it to their benefit within the field of positive psychology. I am very interested in mindfulness and how the two can work together. In addition to teaching and counseling I would like to write articles and do public speaking in a TED talk sort of format in order to reach a larger audience and open their minds to the benefits of being mindful and positive.
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Ellen Langer, pictured above is a social psychologist and is also known as "the mother of mindfulness." Recently I listened to a podcast of hers called "On Being"
that reaffirmed a lot of the ideas I had regarding mindfulness in connection to psychology. The following link will take you to the podcast.
I think it is awesome how dedicated you are to the career path you want to take. It sounds like you have an awesome philosophy and really have a strong idea of what you want to do. self-mindfulness is very important and more people should be aware of it. If you continue on with counseling and public speaking you will definitely make a change in the world.
ReplyDeleteExactly! I love how you explained intrapersonal communication and how much our self talk affects the communication we have with others and the other forms of communication. As a psychology major, group communication is very important as you deal with clinical work where you are communicating intentionally and more formally.
ReplyDeleteI give you major props for persuing a psychology major and wanting to become a counselor. Psychology was a hard subject to wrap my head around because there is so much science involved in it. The way you want to help people through counseling and educational articles and TED talks is very inspiring, you definitely could make an impact in this world like Sadie stated.
I couldn't agree more with how much our intrapersonal communication effects and shapes the individuals that we are. How we think of our self's can be pretty crucial and will effect how we think of others around us. It's like the saying "you need to learn to love yourself before loving someone else". I admire how passionate you are about psychology, I'm sure you will do great in that field.
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