Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Character is higher than intellect.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson

He’s saying that your character is better than your intelligence. Well not better, but it’s better to show. You don’t want to be cocky and show people how smart you are or how much smarter you are than them. Character is key. You show people how amazing you are and how your personality rather than your intelligence. You can show your intelligence in your personality and how you talk to people but don’t gloat. It’s better to

Mental Health Counselor

Mental Health Counselor

Duties and Responsibilities: Mental health counselors offer guidance to individuals, couples, families and groups who are dealing with issues that affect their mental health and well-being. Many counselors approach their work holistically, using a “wellness” model which highlights and encourages client’s strengths.

Salary: The average pay for a Mental Health Counselor is $39,119 per year.

Education: In order to become a licensed mental health counselor in most states, a master's degree is required. Schools offer master's degrees in counseling, psychology and other related mental health fields.

Demand for this Profession: The field of Mental Health Counseling is one of the few fields in the nation that is predicted to grow at almost 3 times the rate of other forms of employment. Employment in the aggregate is projected to rise by 11%; the field of Mental Counseling by 29%.

Reflection: I would not like to be a Mental Health Counselor. It seems like an interesting occupation but I don’t know how to talk to people or comfort them. This job isn’t for me.

Tyler Haws

“I trust that my hard work will pay off”

-Tyler Haws

Tyler Haws

I agree that when you work hard for something you get better at it. If you stay dedicated and take time out of your day to either perfect yourself at what you’re doing or even just start as a beginner you will get better. You can’t expect yourself to get good at something if you don’t try/practice. Like when you were a kid, you weren’t born knowing how to tie a shoe. You had to learn and practice so you could do it. The more time you put into doing something, the better you get at it. No one is born an athlete. No one is born a super-star. In order to get to where you want to be you need to stay committed and make time for that. Hard work does pay off. No one is where they are without having put time into it.

Surgeon

SURGEON

Duties and Responsibilities: Physicians who treat diseases, injuries, and deformities by invasive, minimally-invasive, or non-invasive surgical methods, such as using instruments, appliances, or by manual manipulation. Things they need to be able to do in this occupation are judgment and decision making, active listening, critical thinking, monitoring and reading comprehension.

Education: This occupation requires graduate school. It may also require a master's degree and it may require a PhD, M.D, or a J.D (law degree). Things they need to know in this occupation are medicine, dentistry, english language, biology, education, training, and customer and personal service. Some common college majors to this occupation would be general surgery residency program and vascular surgery residency.

Salary: In 2013, the average annual wage in California was $222,550.

Demand for this Profession: In 2010, this occupation employed 5,700 people. It is projected that this occupation employ 6,800 people in 2020.

Reflection: I would really like to be a surgeon. I would either like to be a General Surgeon or a Pediatric Surgeon. Being a surgeon has always interested me. I’m interested in how the body looks and how organs look and everything.

The Truly Good

“They’re only truly great who are truly good”

-George Chapman

George Chapman

I don’t truly understand this quote because of how it’s  worded but what I got out of it is that the people who are honestly good people, are great. When he says good he doesn’t mean good at everything or good at certain things. He’s saying that those with good intentions and good hearts are the greatest people. These are the people who deserve the world. Those are the people who are truly best at what they do and what they do is being a good person. The greatest people alive are the good. You can’t call a bad person with bad intentions and an ugly heart good. Only honest/real people will see that. Others may praise the bad but only real people, real good people will see that the good hearted are the best and greatest.

George Micthell

“Many think that the short term pain will be worth the long term pain, but it isn’t. In addition using steroids is cheating and there is nothing worse in sports than a cheater. Don’t do it.”

-George Mitchell

What he’s saying is that it’s not worth it to cheat because your action of cheating will always be there to haunt you. When you think about it, he’s right. There are things that I’ve done in the past that pop up in my mind out of the random. The choice you made will always come back and make you feel like a terrible person. Why cheat in the first place? It’s always going to be in your guilty conscious. Sure at the time it seems like the best idea but in the future it’s only gonna become regret. There’s no reason to cheat and nothing good will ever come out of it.

Psychologist

Psychologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Psychologists routinely use tests and assessment to aid in diagnosing a mental health condition for a patient. These tests help get a basic understanding of the connections between someone's thoughts and feelings and the subsequent behaviors causing problems. Depending on the reason a patient makes an appointment, tests may be used t evaluate intelligence, cognitive abilities, vocational qualities, personality and neuropsychological functioning.

Salary: According to the 2014-15 Occupational Outlook Handbook from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median national annual salary for clinical psychologists is $67,650. Actual salaries may vary greatly based on specialization within the field, location, years of experience and a variety of other factors.

Education: Becoming a psychologist requires obtaining a master's or doctoral degree. During this process, students may perform research, work supervised clinical rotations and teach classes. They may work in a variety of specialties, such as counseling, school or clinical psychology.

Demand for this Profession: Employment of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists is projected to grow 20 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations. Greater demand for psychological services in schools, hospitals, mental health centers, and social services agencies should drive employment growth.

Reflection: I wouldn’t like to be a psychologist. Although it does sound like an interesting job it’s not what I want to do in life.