Interview with psychologist and trainer Heli Aomets
Hi Heli, looks like we are going to set up a nice cooperation with each other in delivering some game-changing trainings, so let’s use this chance to acquaint you with our readers and followers until they will get to work with you in person and get to know you better.
What’s your specialisation? I am a psychologist, specialising in applied psychology. I want to build bridges between psychology and other fields. All people do is by people and for people, this means that knowing yourself and how you function is extremely important in improving anything about your work and creativity.
Why did you choose this exactly? The climate is on the brink of disaster and that is because of people’s behaviour. We talk and talk about what should be done, and the big decision-makers often can’t or won’t take responsibility or actions towards real solutions. Once we understand ourselves better, we can also regulate our emotions better and acknowledge the harsh feelings that will accompany those necessary changes. Once we can handle ourselves we will feel the necessity for the big changes the world longs for. We can repeat to ourselves that we’ll survive, we’ll adapt, all will be fine. However, without this deep understanding we’ll just keep driving towards that edge.
Why is this important in today’s world and its priorities? – The climate is on the brink of disaster and that is because of people’s behaviours. We talk and talk about what should be done, and the big decision-makers often can’t or won’t take responsibility or actions towards real solutions. Once we understand ourselves better, we can also regulate our emotions better, then we will feel the necessity for the big changes the world longs for. We can repeat to ourselves that we’ll survive, we’ll adapt, all will be fine. However, Without this deep understanding we’ll just keep driving towards that edge.
What is the purpose of your company Mental Structure? – I started Mental Structure to fulfill my goal. It’s here to help people and companies improve their products and services by learning to understand how the human mind works. Through consulting and training I help apply that knowledge to their operations, problems, and solutions.
What can you say about human development from this perspective? – Considering how the human mind develops through education and competence development, I can confidently state that my customers will find it easier to get their messages across, by developing what we call “Green Communication”.
Can you connect this to sustainability? – anyone attempting to create a sustainable system must understand how human minds really function. Just because we have a mind, doesn’t mean we intuitively understand how it works. Same actually goes for any of our organs. The mind’s functioning is very counter-intuitive and taking the mind’s functioning into consideration when planning those systems needs its own space and time. Intuitive planning is just not enough, and there will be mistakes that can make any attempted system collapse.
What can be the top 3 learnings a professional can gain from learning about your specialisation? – Better communication skills, better self-regulation, new thinking patterns.
Thank you very much for your time Heli, if you want to find out more about her person and practice you visit her website by clicking here. Keep tuned for our upcoming massive online course on Green Communication. Wherever you are, please now take very good care of yourself.