As I reflect on my life, I realize there have been some situations in my life where I have been able to pursue someone, but there have been situations where I have not been successful with the basic skills of persuasion. For this assignment, I will explore my motivations, strategies and reasons why I succeeded in persuading my brother into rebuilding a relationship with my dad.
My dad and brother’s relationship has always been tumultuous, I don’t remember the last time they had a heart to heart conversation. As a kid, I did not think my family had any problems, but as I got older, I realized my family had many unresolved issues and my dad and brother’s relationship was one of them. My dream was to help my dad and brother rebuild a healthy …show more content…
I knew I had my work caught out for me, but I was determine to persuade my brother.
According to Herb Simons from Temple University, persuasion “is the process of communication designed to modify the judgments of others in intended directions”. (Regis.edu, 2018) to say the least, I had to change my brother’s point of view through symbolic interaction. In order to do this, I had to find words with shared meaning and values that were important to my brother, but most importantly, this opportunity invited me to “search for and find God in every circumstance of life”. (Regis.edu, 2018)
The first step was to invite my brother to spend some quality time with me, I knew that by having this time together, I would get my brother’s full attention. We went for a walk and at the beginning of our walk I had a click- Whirr moment because I started talking to him about the family I have created and how important family should be for everyone, my brother immediately reacted to this and told me that he wished our family would have been closer. I took this opportunity to tell him that my dad was getting older and since he lives in another country, it would be important for him to rebuild a relationship with our
My dad and brother’s relationship has always been tumultuous, I don’t remember the last time they had a heart to heart conversation. As a kid, I did not think my family had any problems, but as I got older, I realized my family had many unresolved issues and my dad and brother’s relationship was one of them. My dream was to help my dad and brother rebuild a healthy …show more content…
I knew I had my work caught out for me, but I was determine to persuade my brother.
According to Herb Simons from Temple University, persuasion “is the process of communication designed to modify the judgments of others in intended directions”. (Regis.edu, 2018) to say the least, I had to change my brother’s point of view through symbolic interaction. In order to do this, I had to find words with shared meaning and values that were important to my brother, but most importantly, this opportunity invited me to “search for and find God in every circumstance of life”. (Regis.edu, 2018)
The first step was to invite my brother to spend some quality time with me, I knew that by having this time together, I would get my brother’s full attention. We went for a walk and at the beginning of our walk I had a click- Whirr moment because I started talking to him about the family I have created and how important family should be for everyone, my brother immediately reacted to this and told me that he wished our family would have been closer. I took this opportunity to tell him that my dad was getting older and since he lives in another country, it would be important for him to rebuild a relationship with our