How to Find Your Voice The Development of the Self Voice and Mind

A person's voice is his capacity to say what he or she thinks. A voice of one's own implies that a person is capable of standing up for him or herself. A voice of one's own implies a strong identity, a personality that is already stable and balanced.

A person is respected more when he or she has a "voice" of his own. A person is said to have a voice of his or her own if he or she can make decisions without other people interfering. When he or she has the authority over his/her own mind, he/she thus displays strength of character that will not only impress others, but this strength of character will also prove to oneself one's own capabilities. A voice is more than an opinion. A voice is the inner conviction; the inner wisdom that comes from a life lived and learned from.

To develop your inner voice and help draw it out, you have to be able to listen to yourself. You must constantly monitor yourself for your thoughts, your insights, and your feelings. In so doing, you can create an attunement to your inner climate and will help you get used to your voice. Moreover, developing your voice goes beyond just developing confidence in yourself. Developing your voice is a function of all your learning. If you note, the more learned men are, the more confident they are of themselves. Finding your voice, then, is a matter of pursuing knowledge and turning it into wisdom.

Learning is not necessarily classroom-based. It is surprising to note that the people with most wisdom are not those with PhD’s. Rather, sometimes, the most wisdom-filled advice comes from the neighborhood hermit. Women are portrayed to be caged in their inhibition, in their status as second-class citizens that is why in the past, they have yet to find their voice. But given the drive to succeed and live as equals to men, so many women who have faced great odds have made it.

Oprah Winfrey is a woman who had early oppression, had early sufferings as a child that is. Living in poverty and troubled history in love relationships, and even became emotionally and physically abused in some of her affairs. And yet, where is she now? Would you agree that she the richest African-American and one of the most inspiring people of our time?

Oprah was able to do this, because people have helped her find her voice, and because of her voracious hunger for knowledge and learning. Through her search for herself, she was able to determine what she wanted, and reach for it. She is then a picture of how, when you find your voice, you can then use your voice to shape your destiny. She in turn now helps others to find their inner voices by being a role model, an inspiration to those people who at times are down and saddened by the realities of life.

The third component of finding your voice is drawing from your learning, your knowledge of your identity and establishing self-confidence. You derive confidence from them because you know what you are talking about, and you know you are good at what you do. Further and in order to successfully finding your voice and being able to shout out, back to being attuned to yourself. Moreover, it is important that you should learn as much as you can about life. Then you should gather the courage to speak out, drawing confidence from knowing your identity to the best you can.