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Continuing with our learning from last week’s guest facilitator, Mr. Todd Alexander from Alexander Life Coaching, this week we discussed what Hero Archetypes are and how they relate to the real world. We talked about six hero archetypes: the innocent, the orphan, the wanderer, the warrior, the martyr, and the magician. As a hero moves through their story, the ideal ending point is the magician, in which they have reached their full potential and have the ability to inspire hope in others. Along the way, however, some heroes get stuck in other archetypes, such as the wanderer or the martyr. A wanderer is someone who has yet to discover who they are, so they often live a life of loneliness. A martyr is someone who accepts pain and remains in a position in which they are being hurt because they cannot distinguish between suffering and sacrifice that will foster personal growth. Having an understanding of each of these archetypes is important as it can help us identify where we are on our paths to becoming magicians, as well as provide us with options to escape any of the other archetypes if we become trapped. In addition, it can also help us to communicate with others, for if we can identify where they are on their path, we will be able to better connect with and understand them. Outside of the classroom, I have progressed from the blood bank area of the lab to urinalysis. So far, I’m not a huge fan of it, but I’ve only just started. Also, in addition to going to the lab twice a week, my mentor Melissa gave me a textbook on urinalysis that I can take home and read on the days I am home. I talked to her and the mentorship program coordinator about counting this as mentoring time, and they both agreed that it’s a great way for me to catch up on hours since I started a few weeks after most of the other students in my class. Overall, I have enjoyed learning about our hardware, software, and hero archetypes from Mr. Alexander. And while I don’t think urinalysis will be my favorite, it’s important to me that I gain a realistic perspective of this career field, and I can’t do that without spending time in every area of the job I can.
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