I feel like this has helped me be able to work better with my past clients. I feel like my personality helps me to be able to connect with my clients. I have always been an easy-going person and I have always been humble. This I believe has helped my clients feel comfortable with me. People I've met over the years have always complimented how comfortable they feel talking to me. I believe that this characteristic of mine will always help me to a certain extent when I work with people for the first time. However, I am not close to becoming an expert in establishing rapport with people because I still have a lot to learn and experience since not all people I meet will be the same. Unfortunately, I haven't yet had the opportunity to interview anyone who isn't willing to open up about what I most need to learn from. I want to learn what it's like to counsel someone who isn't interested in attending our session. I feel like the more I come across difficult situations, the more I can focus on what I need to practice. Work on what strategies to use when nothing works for me with difficult clients. I've also learned that I need to let my client talk more. I need to become more comfortable with moments of silence to allow my client to process what is being discussed. After the mini session I was able to reflect that perhaps if I had talked less my client would have had more time to reflect and develop more strategies for eating more fruit and vegetables. I have to learn to accept the silence and not see those few seconds as eternity for me because those few seconds could make a difference in my client's behavior change. Furthermore, because the motivational interview is centered on the client and therefore always concerns him. Because ultimately they are the ones working to make the change in their lives. They are the ones who know what is realistic and what is not