~Second Week of Class~

So there goes the first week of the Career Guidance class. And here I am having changed my mindset from assuming Career Guidance as a DUMB and USELESS module to a FUN and EXCITING module which brings in whole lot of new experiences and knowledge. I know there are more to come~~Hehe...anyway, to signal the fresh start of this week; I would say that I'm not that blur and confused about all the subjects as I have read most of the course outline. Hence, I could not deny that the workloads on assignments are way higher than any other courses around. Even my friends and lecturers from other departments said that. They said that psychology course has the toughest and hardest assignments and examinations. Well, for now I only feel the pressure and stress about assignments, not sure about examinations yet. Hopefully I really can cope with all these ongoing workloads.

Alright, I learnt much more about myself in this week's class. As what she mentioned in the first class, this module is directing towards our self-assessment which is pretty much like what I said in my first post about 'discovering and exploring ourselves within'. Besides that, there is a brave student named Jeevi that I would reckon because like me, she has stage fright. To see a brave soul who has successfully overcame the weakness is truly one of the greatest inspiration to me. Even with the weakness she had (and she admitted it, I like her honesty ^^), she never fail to deliver a smooth flowing speech in front of an almost packed class. I guess it takes up lots of courage to do that. In the past, I had spoken before on the stage but only very few occasions back in my secondary school years. However, I have yet to overcome one of my major weaknesses which is stage fright. After listening to her nicely spoken speech, I am feeling alot more confident to speak now. Even if I don't, I will still give my very best and try not to let myself down by all means.

Next, I would really want to reflect on the questions of what she thought in the lesson. Basically, I was taught about determining my real identity, my future paths and the ways to achieve it. Before this, I never knew there is such thing as H.E.L.P model which can assist our career planning. At the first part, I really like the part when Pei Li asked everyone to note down their own skills, interest, dreams, values and so on respectively. Best of all, she reminded me of natural abilities. Well, all these while I never even thought of it. Until now, I am still unsure of my natural abilities though. I have seen people with abilities like singing, music instruments plays, charitable as in one who can talks alot and many more. I have never known where my natural abilities lie in. I have no problem filling the other parts such as interests, dreams, personality and etc. But when it comes to natural abilities, I felt totally stunned and bewildered. The only obvious ability I can find in me for now is that I can get close to people really FAST. I have no idea if that is clarified as a natural ability but I am sure that is true about me. It is proven as my friends said that too. Usually, people take about months or even years to build up a strong friendship but I could get close to people within weeks, sometimes months. That is how my 2 best friends from this college came along to enlighten my life. For your information, I am an introvert so it is really weird considering how I can get close to people in such rate.

Moreover, after completing the activity: Assessing My Interest; I felt a huge relief and satisfaction in me. It is because I actually found my interests can lead me to more than just being a normal counselor, which is the path I have chosen before taking up the degree course. Now, I know there are a few more areas that I can work in so there is less worries about the limitation of the jobs available for me in the future. Besides, we must learn to be flexible and versatility too, right?

Last but not least, I would like to talk about the workshop Pei Li had conducted. At first, I have no idea of what those alphabets represent. I thought it was just a game or an activity for fun and pleasure. However, after going through the whole workshop; I found out that it doesn't only help me to highlight the important areas in my future career but also gives me more alternatives than just being in the same field for years. As expected, my top priority lies in Social area without doubt. This pretty much explains that I have made the right choice in deciding my future path and career although it is not finalized as yet.