"I am" poem

I am Poem

I am shy and outgoing

I wonder were my life will go

I hear my dad’s voice

I see images in the clouds

I want to be well-off in life

I am shy and outgoing

I pretend ill live forever

I feel my grams presence

I touch the stars

I worry about not being good enough

I cry for my family

I am shy and outgoing

I understand how much I mean to you

I say “be the best that you can be”

I dream about rodeo

I try to change

I hope to have kids one day

I am shy and outgoing

week 2 refection

Another beautiful day in interpersonal relations ;) We started out with self-identity. Who you are, how you present yourself. We wrote an I am poem, which is posted on my blog for you to read. They I am poem was fun, and at the same time hard. I never think in some of the ways Jackie wanted us too. Which is awesome cause it is expanding my thinking habits. Not to just stay in my little box, but to expand. I made an awesome collage J we picked pictures out of magazines, which I really enjoyed, I like making college on my free time.  The categories for our collage where physical, emotional, social, and integument. Johari window really made me think deep about myself. I do have many hidden things I keep from people, but I am also open. I know what to share and what not too. I described myself as involved and focused, Janey and Caleb described me as hardworking, creative, and outgoing. So I think I was pretty close to what they said. On the self awareness questions in the computer lab I scored a 50% I was about in the middle on everything. I do care what people think of me and how they look at me. I am a little shy at times. I really liked this quote in the power poit. People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself.  But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates.  Thomas Szasz, "Personal Conduct," The two principles we choose as a group for indent effect on their communication. Labeling, we believe people labels others before they get to know them. So, they judge them before they get a chance. Also we choose shy because they let people walk all over them. They also don’t get enough information or are scared to ask questions.

I would have to say money is a big thing it today’s society. I think it changes me in many ways. If I had more money I probably wouldn’t be so stressed out all the time. I also would get to enjoy my hobby a lot more. Go to a lot more rodeos and not have to worry about how I am going to pay this entry. I also think it keeps me distant from my friends and family back home. If I had money I would go home every other weekend. So in my life I think money could change a lot of things for me. I think another one that will really change my life is education, it will make me a better person. Maybe make the money thing a little easier with a good career behind me. I think I meet new people with and education and always keeps my brain running and learning new things everday.

Wood, J.T. (2010). Interpersonal Communication: Everyday encounters.

week 1 refection

First day of class :)
Part 1. Got to meet new people, learn new names, and new faces. We played an ice breaker game, throwing around a ball, and where ever your thumb landed that was what you had to talk about. It was a good way to get to know each other. Its nice cause most colleges wouldn't do this.  We Played an activity, asking questions on how to interview a person to get to know them. My three questions were, what do you like to do on your spare time?, Do you have any kids or married?, and Why are you back in school?. I really enjoyed getting to know everyone in my class cause most of the people I knew their face but not who they are, so it was nice to put a personality with the face. We then formed groups and had to make a project that were good rules to follow during this class and quarter. It was really fun but, when we had to get in front of everyone and present it was a little strange with the recording, i think it made us a little nervous. Our presentation didnt flow as good as I thought it would be hopefully watching our video it will get better :) We then went to the computer lab and made our lay outs for our bloggers. I had a lot of fun doing that because I was playing witht he templates, which I love to do.
Part 2.
Communicating is the key: Without communication we can not work together. In this world everything is in some form of communication. We have to speak to each other, we have to communicate to get to know each other, every work place has some kind of communication.
Words can not be changed: A lot of people miss understand what someone has said or what they meant. Communication can be changed by your expression by the way you write it so that is why its so important for communication to be read right.
Ethical choices: " Ethical issues concern right and wrong." ( Wood, 2010) People don't realize that there is a right and wrong in communication. If you don't express your words right then that is wrong and that is why people are going to miss understand you. People need to realize the right and wrong of coummunnication.
Matacommunication: This is strange to me communcation about communication. Its how you express yourself. How people read your expressions. The body language you use, how tense you are, and what diffrent styles you use.

How would you rate your own effectiveness with interpersonal communications? with family? with friends? at work? at school?

I would have to say my communication skills with my family are probably not the best. I am getting better the older I get, but I tend to get busy and not call them. I would have to say my communication skills with my mom are a lot better than my dad. There are reasons for that but, I probably should get better communication skills for him no matter what the reason is. With work I have amazing communication skills. It’s how you keep a job without communications you will have problems and may get fired. I keep my communication very clearly so there is no assumptions are questions. School also I keep very good communications skills with. In school you have to keep communications skills with the teachers if you want a good grade :P Can’t be missing school and not informing the teacher . I think overall communication skills are a big key in our lives.

Wood, J.T. (2010). Interpersonal communications: Everyday encounters (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth

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