“I describe myself not by skin color, not by name, and not by my work; It’s defined me by my thoughts and actions.” – Miss. Aries.
Are you good at reading people and have a natural ability to get on well with others? Then you perhaps have a high level of interpersonal intelligence. Interpersonal intelligence is the people who understand and easily interact with others and understand motivations and goals. Not to be confused with its interpersonal, “I understand me!” That’s what someone with intrapersonal intelligence would say. They understand their thoughts, feelings, and emotions and use these in their everyday life. Intrapersonal intelligence contains not only an appreciation of the self but also of the human form.
I have become this way because I have always been around many people. I belong to a very big family. Having a big family has pushed me to be very interactive. When I was younger, my parents liked to have their friends invite them to my house. I would play in my front yard and try my best if not there. My mom came to me and told me I had to go In and say hello. To be honest, I wouldn’t say I liked it at the time. I never understood why my parents would force me to greet our guests. While I wouldn’t say I liked it when I was younger, I’m thankful my parents made me interact with adults. Now, I feel very confident around adults. Somewhere in me, Interpersonal relationships are formed in the context of social, cultural, and other influences.
In my life, I realized that I sometimes allow myself to be defined by what I am and not who I am. The intelligence that defines me is interpersonal and intrapersonal, and it shows who I am as a person and what type of personality I have. By saying what I am, I define myself by the achievements I have made in my life, such as what course I am undertaking, what people think of me, or the circumstances I find myself in or in things beyond my control. Most of my friends identify themselves by their success in their lives or by what material wealth they may have. Intrapersonal Intelligence is to me by having an open-ended mind to all opinions and efficiently communicating with others. I am always trying to figure out my feelings, motivations, and goals. I monitor myself and seek understanding. Some of the main characteristics of this division are that people are usually more toward the “introverted” aspect. It means that they keep their thoughts, feelings, and moods to themselves instead of considering telling other people.
Albert Einstein once said that “if you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not people or objects.” This quote compellingly relates to me. It’s meant to me that, to succeed in life, you need to focus on your goals, not on other people or objects. In addition, in life, people will get you nowhere. The only person who will help you succeed is you and only you. People with intrapersonal intelligence are very independent and like to be self-aware. As much as I enjoy the company of others, there is nothing more I love than being alone and exploring things myself. Whenever I choose between working with a group or working alone, I prefer working alone because being alone helps me concentrate and get my work done faster. However, that doesn’t mean that I have difficulties sharing my opinions or letting others share their opinions with me.
Under everyday circumstances, I find myself having to make a choice. These choices determine the action I will take under the various circumstances. My mind makes a choice, so this is from inside me, not external, and this is what I represent myself to the world. The world understands and defines me as what is a whole of my words and actions, and hereafter makes judgments on what type of person I am. Therefore, my personality describes what I am, which defines me. To put into words what defines me as a person, I must emphasize my actions as it is very accurate to say that actions speak louder than words.
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