Thank You

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” ~ Carl Gustav Jung.  Retrieved from http://personalexcellence.co/blog/101-most-inspiring-quotes-part-4/#growth

Someone shared this quote with me many years ago. With it they said, those that you find the most challenging to work with are holding up a mirror to behaviors you don’t like in yourself. This quote came to mind often as learned about effective communication in this course. So often we blame others for communication breakdown and once again I have learned the only person I can change is me. I am responsible for part of every communication I have with others. The lesson of the Platinum Rule will remain with me (Beebe, Beebe, & Redmond, 2011). Learning to treat others as they want to be treated has helped me improve the effectiveness of my communication with many people already.

Thank you to all of my colleagues that once again helped me learn and grow as an early childhood professional. We certainly developed a level of trust that allowed us to share very personal stories, enabling us to learn from each other’s experiences. It has been invaluable to be able to read the various perspectives of what we were learning. I gained insight from each discussion and blog post and was able to reflect on the information from a view I may have never considered on my own. 

I am optimistic that with our new understanding of effective communication we will go on to influence the field of early childhood in many positive ways. To my colleagues that will continue on to the Administration, Management and Leadership specialization, I look forward to studying with you again. To the rest of my colleagues I wish you continued success, please stay in touch.  I hope to see everyone at graduation next August!

Reference

Beebe, S. A., Beebe, S. J., & Redmond, M. V. (2011). Interpersonal communication: Relating to others (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon