~Seventh Week of Class~

Today is the sixth class and it is the seventh week already...Oh dear...Mid terms and assignments are going to kill me off!!! Life is so stressful in Bachelor of Psychology eh...just like what my seniors had told me last time...I used to ignore them but now I realized what a BIG mistake for not believing them...but nevermind...I am sure I will be able to cope with it pretty soon...

Anyway, today's lecturer was abit unexpected...although Pei Li is not teaching for the final two classes which include this class as well, I can feel that everyone is starting to miss her already...the fun in the teachings that she had brought lots of sweet memories to us and it is undeniable that other lecturers like Mr. Eric and today's lecturer, Mr. Kumar failed to bring us the fun that she had brought it to us...Pei Li was a good source of inspiration to me because she is a counsellor, which is a job I am gunning for...and her teaching skills are great...it is simple but yet interactive and pure fun...

Today, Mr. Kumar taught about the Worklife Balance which is about the importance of balancing our career and other needs...he said that if we do not know how to balance both our career and other needs, we may suffer to risk of getting burnout which I strongly agree on...it is because we can never neglect our other needs as LIFE is not just about WORK...we should live life to the fullest as in doing whatever we want to achieve as long as it is not against our conscience...Besides that, he also talked about career path which is divided into four different parts...This is the time where I learn that we do not only have ONE specific career path that we chose to follow...and knowing these four parts are very crucial towards the transition of my life after my tertiary studies...

The most important part of the lesson is the 6 factors in decision making that he had emphasized on...he slowly explained one by one as he gave us some time to jot down our Abilities and What Drives Us Towards Our Goal...it is good because he gave everyone some time to reflect and try to understand more in-depth about ourselves...Honestly, I did not enjoy the class much as I still miss Pei Li's lecturing style more..BUT the words that came out from his mouth are quite meaningful and that inspires me to listen to him...So, there is a motivational factor involved here...

Later on, he speaks about the origin idea of the RIASEC which stands for Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional...it is actually founded by John Holland in 1997 where the six worker personality types are proposed based on his research...Seeing this reminds me of my Vienna Test results where I scored highest for my Social type, followed by Investigative and Conventional type...From that point onwards, I was pretty sure that I am going to strive towards my GOAL in life which is to help people and make them happy always...this also leads to my burning desire to be a Counsellor in the future...

Last but not least, he told everyone about the O*NET and that is really helpful because I have tried surfing that website once and it really shows a good deal of information for those people who are unsure about the criteria of a particular job...Overall, today's lesson is mainly about our Career in life...and that makes me start pondering about my future career as in the plans and steps to be taken...hmm~~