Comments on: My life changing class http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/2009/12/my-first-life-changing-class/ Andrew Sims' online portfolio Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:39:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Katie http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/2009/12/my-first-life-changing-class/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Katie Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:23:40 +0000 http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/?p=95#comment-503 Andrew - amazing! I love how you were open enough to see that this class could (and sounds like it did!) make you a better friend, son, ect. This is also as a comment to Caitlin..who wrote a comment on December 10th. Wow! Completely agree with you about the relationship should win, not you. That also brings me to the point that Andrew made about how if the entire world took that course, it would be an amazingly more healthy place. Thanks for posting that, Andrew! Loved it Andrew – amazing! I love how you were open enough to see that this class could (and sounds like it did!) make you a better friend, son, ect.
This is also as a comment to Caitlin..who wrote a comment on December 10th. Wow! Completely agree with you about the relationship should win, not you.
That also brings me to the point that Andrew made about how if the entire world took that course, it would be an amazingly more healthy place.

Thanks for posting that, Andrew! Loved it

]]> By: Christopher http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/2009/12/my-first-life-changing-class/comment-page-1/#comment-479 Christopher Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:44:55 +0000 http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/?p=95#comment-479 Hey Andrew.....great post I think you would enjoy NLP, sounds like your teacher drew from that too. NLP has some negative publicity being deemed as manipluative, getting what you want from people etc, but really it's about communicating the best way you can and incorporates all those great "margin quotes" you listed you're awesome Christopher Hey Andrew…..great post
I think you would enjoy NLP, sounds like your teacher drew from that too. NLP has some negative publicity being deemed as manipluative, getting what you want from people etc, but really it’s about communicating the best way you can and incorporates all those great “margin quotes” you listed

you’re awesome

Christopher

]]> By: Katie http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/2009/12/my-first-life-changing-class/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Katie Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:08:10 +0000 http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/?p=95#comment-197 It's all so inspiring! I'm really interested in taking a class like this now. And your whole environment with the class just sounds phenomenal. It’s all so inspiring! I’m really interested in taking a class like this now. And your whole environment with the class just sounds phenomenal.

]]> By: Andy http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/2009/12/my-first-life-changing-class/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Andy Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:17:11 +0000 http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/?p=95#comment-194 Thanks so much! I really appreciate that. Thanks so much! I really appreciate that.

]]> By: Evannaa http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/2009/12/my-first-life-changing-class/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Evannaa Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:14:13 +0000 http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/?p=95#comment-192 Thanks for posting this :) I learned a little about Maslow in English class only a few weeks ago, but we didn't really discuss it much... now I really wish we had, it makes so much more sense now. Classes like this are the reason I'm looking forward to going to university/college... there's just so much more interesting subjects to do. Thanks for posting this :)
I learned a little about Maslow in English class only a few weeks ago, but we didn’t really discuss it much… now I really wish we had, it makes so much more sense now.
Classes like this are the reason I’m looking forward to going to university/college… there’s just so much more interesting subjects to do.

]]> By: Suznick http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/2009/12/my-first-life-changing-class/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Suznick Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:18:17 +0000 http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/?p=95#comment-190 That was "podcast persona." That was “podcast persona.”

]]> By: Suznick http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/2009/12/my-first-life-changing-class/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Suznick Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:17:31 +0000 http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/?p=95#comment-189 Andrew, I've been following your growth through your podcast persons for a few years. You are doing well. You are also very fortunate to has such a great group supporting and challenging you. Laura gets extra credit for her influence. Keep growing. Andrew,
I’ve been following your growth through your podcast persons for a few years. You are doing well. You are also very fortunate to has such a great group supporting and challenging you. Laura gets extra credit for her influence.
Keep growing.

]]> By: JULIE http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/2009/12/my-first-life-changing-class/comment-page-1/#comment-187 JULIE Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:48:47 +0000 http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/?p=95#comment-187 The same thing happened to me when I took my Interpersonal Com class back in the day. Life changing was not an understatement. I ended up signing up to teach the class for a few quarters, changed my major to COM and truly believe my relationships have grown exponentially because of that class. My favorite take-away was personal responsibility. No one can MAKE you angry, sad, depressed, happy, etc. YOU choose how to react to them, and therefore choose your emotion and reaction. Thinking about life that way makes you feel much more in control of yourself and what goes on around you. And helps get you out of a bad mood pretty quickly. :) You should see if your school offers an Advanced Interpersonal Com class. Mine did and it was just as amazing as the Intro one. The same thing happened to me when I took my Interpersonal Com class back in the day. Life changing was not an understatement. I ended up signing up to teach the class for a few quarters, changed my major to COM and truly believe my relationships have grown exponentially because of that class.

My favorite take-away was personal responsibility. No one can MAKE you angry, sad, depressed, happy, etc. YOU choose how to react to them, and therefore choose your emotion and reaction. Thinking about life that way makes you feel much more in control of yourself and what goes on around you. And helps get you out of a bad mood pretty quickly. :)

You should see if your school offers an Advanced Interpersonal Com class. Mine did and it was just as amazing as the Intro one.

]]> By: kinder07 http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/2009/12/my-first-life-changing-class/comment-page-1/#comment-186 kinder07 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:53:49 +0000 http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/?p=95#comment-186 My favorite: try to not label feelings – see what it’s like. emotions are only labels. When people label emotions they feel what they think they should feel not what is really there. It's like boxing your feeling to one emotion and forgetting about the rest..I do that too sometimes, but I do it unconsciously so I'm trying to stop. I was lucky enough to have an awesome professor too but yours sounds awesomer. love your blog andrew [: My favorite: try to not label feelings – see what it’s like. emotions are only labels.
When people label emotions they feel what they think they should feel not what is really there. It’s like boxing your feeling to one emotion and forgetting about the rest..I do that too sometimes, but I do it unconsciously so I’m trying to stop.

I was lucky enough to have an awesome professor too but yours sounds awesomer.
love your blog andrew [:

]]> By: abby http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/2009/12/my-first-life-changing-class/comment-page-1/#comment-184 abby Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:42:51 +0000 http://www.andrewsimz.com/wordpress/?p=95#comment-184 i really like the "key to any relationship" quote. so true! i really like the “key to any relationship” quote. so true!

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