David Gertler's Wellness Portfolio

            My first goal is to make sure that I am being true to myself. I feel like during this application process, whether it be job search or graduate school, a part of myself is being lost and I am giving a very idealized version of myself. I was recently looking at cover letter I sent that talks about how improved my organizational skills are, when in reality, my organizational skills suck. I am not sure if that is the only one I sent with that about organizational skills, or if I sent that cover letter to multiple places. In any case, that’s just symbolic of what I am trying to avoid as I go on with my life. I want to try to show to the world my true self, not some perfected version of myself. And so, through this whole process of figuring out what I want to do in the future, I have kind of lost myself. Therefore, a goal of myself is to be true to myself.             A second goal I have for ...

For the Help-Seeking Challenge, I went to the Career Center at University of Michigan to help improve my resume. When I was growing up, others around me definitely were willing to help me when I needed it. Almost everyone in my life was very enthusiastic when it came to giving help when needed. However, I am definitely hard-headed, and asking for help is very hard for me. It almost feels like defeat for me when I ask for help, because I am admitting that I am not good enough to do things on my own. What makes it easier for me to ask for help is, honestly, this Help-Seeking Challenge, because now it was required that I get help! In addition, it’s easier when others are really persistent on helping me, even if I don’t want it. It’s most difficult for me to ask for help when it comes to my mental health. When I’ve been down in the past, I’ve found it very difficult to ask for help. What gives me the courage to ask for help is the Help-Seeking Assignment, and also when I’...

           When I met with Mrs. Carbone for my coaching session, something that came up that I think is important is that just because I was placed in minimization doesn’t make me a bad person or someone who has minimal understanding of other cultures. I think it was challenging to accept that I was not at adaptation, or even acceptance. A question that remain for me are how do I get to acceptance/adaptation? Also, a question that remains is how I can better understand other cultures?              When it comes to culture and identity, I am trying to understand this relationship in a better way, although I am definitely still learning. I still need some time to better understand culture and identity. I think that I can be aware of my own culture, and others’ cultures better by really looking around me more and making an effort to really understand the world around me. It was definitely a shock to me that...