My definition of “self-authorship” is how someone see themselves, their relationships with others, their internal beliefs and how someone evaluates their internal beliefs as well as how someone acts based on their internal beliefs. We become the author’s of our own life. When thinking of a public speaker that has a high degree of self-authorship, my mind goes directly a public speaker that is alive, like Angelina Jolie or Oprah Winfrey. Although, they have done tremendous good for the public. I want to talk about someone that is not with us anymore, Rosa Parks. I think Rosa Parks had a high degree of self-authorship because of what she did. Her internal beliefs led her to not move from her seat to give it up to a White person. All this led…show more content… I would have to agree and say that the three concepts for self-authorship are epistemological:trusting the internal voice, intrapersonal: building an internal foundation, and interpersonal: securing internal commitments (Magdola, 2008, p.279) I think for me to trust my internal voice, I would need to see things in a different perspective. I think right now I am low on self-authoritative because I tend to believe authoritative figures. Instead I shall look at life and situations differently, for example, when an authoritative figure tells me something, I should think about it more than just accepting what they tell me, whether it is right or wrong. I should think if the statement they said could be true and if not, do further research myself. I need to develop my own internal beliefs. As for the interpersonal perspective, I need to open up more with the relationships that come in my life. These should be authentic relationships and even though I am trying to engage in them, I should not seek for approval from them. I need to learn how to create relationships that are beneficial to me and those involved and well as taking into consideration what they say. This does not necessarily mean that I will be swayed by what they say. Lastly, for the intrapersonal perspective, I think I do a good job at knowing who I am. I may not know where life will take me, but I know my own value and I have created my own identity through experiences and choices just like how the course…show more content… I will need to engage with people that are not like me, but have the same mindset of doing something with their lives. I will also need to stop being friends with people that are not striving to be someone in life and are content with their life. I am someone that cannot settle, and even if that means losing friends, so be it. I think I would first talk to these people and ask them with their life goal is. If they say something that is not near how I want to live my life, I will advice them on what they can do. I would give them the advice of getting an education, if they can do it financially, if not to look at other alternatives. If with all the advice I give them, they still do not listen and care to be a couch potato, then I will tell them that I valued our friendship but now it is time to part ways. I cannot be friends with someone that will bring me down, I need to be around those with the same mindset as me. The day I have accomplished everything I wanted and make my mom proud that I am her daughter will be the day I have reached self-authorship. On a scale of 1-10, I would be at a 5 because I am still half way done with school and have not started my career, but it does not mean that I am anywhere near from quitting. This is just the
