The Nebuchadnezzar magazine

                          Career Paper

7/19/2020

After much contemplation I have decided on one decision. My career will be centered around the field of Educational Psychology, working to improve the lives of others. I have made mistakes and I owe the world an apology by being a better version of myself. My trials of drinking, and impulse control – which I now admit have reached critical mass. I must take action and do the right thing. I will continue to learn.

Specifically, with an emphasis in counselling, and coaching I have not specifically decided what area of focus I may be most readily accessible, but I know that special health, and alcohol abuse counselling in conjunction with truth will be where I’m needed most. I do believe that this is an area of focus moving forward and will be the type of future needed for rehabilitation. This emphasized furthermore in the work of Graneveeter who seeks to understand the socio-economic need for work in the economy at large. I continue to work relentlessly in my pursuit of my education, and understand the relative necessity of helping others through substances. My work will be in conjunction with others who have worked towards Granovetter’s notion of open communication as it is resolved through opening a dialogue — what he describes as “face-to-face communication” (Granovetter, 109).

In Mark Gronevetter’s book Getting a Job, Granovetter talks about the basis of his approach to make sure to find a job he mentions as the importance of maintaining contacts. One such area of influence where Gronevetter emphasizes this is in the nature of establishing contacts for the workforce at large – specific to “young workers” (Granovetter, 42). This is even more important when considering the nature of the workforce and the law of interpersonal relationships. When we dare to consider the nature of life and the interpersonal nature of these interactions, we come to the conclusion of understanding of the importance of the causal connections associated with them. 

These causal relationships can inhabit what are described as “nodes.” In Networks, Crowds, and Markets the social network analysis serves points of communicating as a mediation for another’s interpersonal experiences. Easley, and Kleinberg go further on to mention the aspects of networks and how “the social, economic, and technological worlds are connected” (Easely and Kleinberg, 1). One such thing that is mentioned by Granovetter, is the nature of which things must be reassessed. Including interpersonal relationships. This sense of interpersonality is mentioned by Granovetter in his ideology towards causal models. 

He notes,

“A first temptation is to conclude that the quality of education received in better colleges makes one more desirable afterwards; it is also possible that is that those attending is that those attending better schools are pre-selected, regardless of educational quality of those schools.so that they would be more likely to be sought out after” (Granovetter, 32). This type of “temptation,” that Granovetter speaks of is in direct correlation with the ideology that education received from what is regarded as more secularly reputable can give one the needed impetus in one’s career goal. An example of this is a reception of a degree from a notable institution, such as any one of the excelled, and reputable Ivy League institutions prevalent throughout the world today. An example of Ivy League colleges may be Brown, or Harvard. However, the point that Granovetter makes here is that despite the erroneous idea that people from these institutions are more “sought out after,” they are truthfully better fit around “the right” people — characterized by the social web of their immediate influence during their time here (Granovetter, 227).

Furthermore, an understanding of these interpersonal relationships can result in a better understanding of the career goal as a work from which there are others in the field. This is also an exemplification of the viability for understanding the correct form of communication. Reinforcing this form of communication is better exemplified in the work of Granovetter’s work who mentions the importance of necessary job function in the type of communications. Communication is therefore better exemplified in the kind of career choice one chooses for themselves. It is better exemplified in the utterance of knowledge, through which one decides to make amends. In The Peacemaker, Ken Sande makes this very point in his chapter on conflict management under the subhead ‘Stewarding Conflict” (Sande, 38). The point he makes is that it is not a question of whether or not to avoid conflict, but rather it is a question of utilizing more moral ends to amend the sources of conflict. These will undoubtedly create a better sense of understanding for both parties involved. Under this vice, it will be easier to understand the source of conflict imbued.

As an elaboration of the conflict received, there appears to be a better understanding with Sande’s work, and my relative career goals. I believe that through a shared understanding of these beliefs that there will be a more formal understanding of my choice to maintain peace, serenity and calm in the workplace. While my end goal is to remain around the field of educational psychology in the long run, the goal that I currently have is to resolve any interpersonal sense of conflict in conjunction with Sande’s work. This will further my job market availability as it works in conjunction with the work necessary in my current field as was manifest in the airline industry. The main importance is the emphasis on peace here, and Sande’s work is a reminder of such. 

Sande’s work, as well as books like the Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield, have touched upon this very point. The importance of which has definitely been a difficult tangent to understand is the importance of an awakening to an understanding that is beyond the previous understanding. While I cannot quote James Redfield as a reputable source of factual information, his work has forwarded my current understanding of the importance of the need to awaken to the current job market, as Granovetter describes. 

Furthermore, to be more specific with my thesis of helping others through the field of Educational psychology, I will be putting the work of Granovetter, and that of others in my understanding of the current field at large. This will be a re-awakening process for me, and I must do everything in accord with what is necessary in order to maintain a more rich and fulfilling life. In Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, Susan Cain mentions the individuality of introverts and extroverts in leadership roles. Her emphasis is on the power that introverts possess. Moving forward in my career goals, Cain’s work will be more than useful for its truth, and lack of bias. One such passage, I found that enlightened me was the notion of leadership from that of the vantagepoint of introversion. Cain quotes Farrall and Konberg in Leadership Development for the Gifted and Talented when she says, “While extroverts tend to attain leadership in public domains, introverts tend to attain leadership in theoretical and aesthetic fields” (Cain, 78). Furthermore Rana Foroohar mentions one incredulous point, “Without the right story of what went wrong, we won’t fix what needs to be fixed” (Foroohar, 60). This exemplifies the need for a better understanding of the story as is imposed through helping others understand their own through counselling, and assistance of choice.

In conclusion, my job, though it has not been exemplified yet through the current job market will revolve around educational psychology, paving the way for others along the path of navigation through wanton addictions, and re-manifesting their ability to change and do better for themselves. John C. Maxwell further notes the importance of leadership in his book Developing the Leaders Around You, when he mentions “leaders express feelings that other leaders sense” (Maxwell, 9). This is especially poignant when we begin to discern the leadership prevalent in the pioneering work of educational psychology, already made manifest through voices such as Brene Brown, and Cheryl Strayed. In Brown’s work Daring Leadership, Brown describes a leader as someone who “takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes, and who has the courage to develop that potential” (Brown, 4). The work made manifest throughout these processes currently being pioneered through Brown and others really stand as a stalwart manifestation of the current field of Educational Psychology made truthfully manifest through the world of publication and self-care through individualized personal means. It is my intention to continue the work of these women, through a pioneering effort of bettering others by first bettering myself. Only through this work, may I show others the better way. 

Annotated Bibliography

Cain, Susan. Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can’t Stop Talking. New York : Crown Publishers, 2012. Print.

Ritzer, George. The McDonaldization of Society: An Investigation Into the Changing Character of Contemporary Social Life. Newbury Park, Calif.: Pine Forge Press, 1993. 

New World Bible Translation Committee. New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures With References, Rendered From the Original Languages. Rev. 1984. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, 1984. 

Sande, Ken. The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict. Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker Book House, 1991. Print.

Farrell, J., & Kronborg, L. G. (1996). Leadership Development for the Gifted and Talented. In M. McCann, & F. Southern (Eds.), Fusing Talent. Giftedness in Australian Classrooms (pp. 87 – 103). The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) Inc.. 

Foroohar, Rana.  2016.  Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business. New York: Crown Business.

Redfield, James. The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure. New York, NY : Warner Books, 1994. Print.

Maxwell, John C. Developing the Leader Within You. Nashville: T. Nelson, 1993.