After six months into VoViNam, I felt my confidence increase a little. In VoViNam, and many other martial arts, you have to do a yell/ scream ( a bit like 'ki-yah')when you start and after you do something. I was really self-conscious of my 'yell' so every time we did it, I would just mouth it. However, my first grading (moving up a belt test) was looming and it required for me to yell... alone. So, I decided to suck it up, thought who cares if I sound weird, and from then on, I could yell as load as I could. I was still self-conscious, but my confidence level boosted quite a bit.
I'd like to develop my perspective. I want to become a psychologist/ psychiatrist (can't decide) when I grow up and it would help me because then my I could put myself in other people's shoes easier.
Hi ThaoMy,
ReplyDeleteLooking over your mind map I can see that bravery is not something you have shied away from. I would love to know more about VoViNam. Perhaps you could tell me about it on camp?
I think you would make a great psychologist - I studied some psychology at university and really enjoyed it. The human mind is fascinating!
Carly
Hello Carly,
DeleteI'd love to tell you more about VoViNam. An and her family also do it and she is a higher belt than me.. but I'm catching up :P
Thank you. Next year, I am going to do Psychology Unit 2 at MacRob and I am hoping that it will be as interesting as people say :)
Thao-My