Role Model

role model

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All the Greats of this world had their heroes/Role models. They had someone that they studied and emulated. They all had someone on whose shoulders they stood to reach greater height than had never been attained before. They knew and understood the importance of identification with some one who has reached heights - they knew it and used it well.

Role models are not hard to find. They are all around us, in real life or in biographies. They have earned and deserve our respect and admiration.

Role models are highly important for us psychologically, helping to guide us through life during our development, to make important decisions that affect the outcome of our lives, and to help us find happiness in later life.

. The most important single influence in the life of a person is another person ... who is worthy of emulation.

- Paul D. Shafer-

Some outstanding people Deserve respect and admiration. Doing so is not immature. It’s the expression of someone who is big enough and mature enough to see and emulate

However There is a Thin line between Hero worship and role model

Extremism in any kind of human expression is undoubtedly wrong. On the other hand, milder forms of such expressions what we call as role model might offer invaluable tools for self improvement milder forms of admiration for our heroes and role models can be most beneficial; providing it is freely done and not part of an orchestrated indoctrination process .We need guidance and inspiration. We need to know how exceptional people lived their life, what their values were, what motivated them and, ultimately what results they obtained. Their experiences provide invaluable knowledge and they show the path that has to be followed if we want to obtain similar results. Another great benefit that the particularity of being attracted to outstanding people provides is an uplifting boost in self-esteem. or personal growth and advancement

We identify closely with our heroes and they become part of our emotional world. They become the mirrors into which we see part of our self-image and, as time goes by, some minor blending of our images and the hero’s begins to occur

Admiration for someone creates an emotional bond that could be described as a virtual relationship. In this sense, people that we have never met may be seen as friends or peers. They actually enter the dynamic of our social circle. That is due to the fact that the subconscious cannot tell the difference between a real or imaginary situation, so it stands to reason that this virtual relationship will be perceived, up to a point, as being real and genuine.

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Thanks to that virtual self and hero relationship, the way that we perceive ourselves begins to change. As it happens, self-confidence will be elevated, and self-esteem heightened. It may be a slow process but it is a very beneficial transformation.

We slowly gravitate and eventually blend into the type of person that we associate with. And that holds true whether that association is physical or virtual. Unconsciously, we adapt some of the traits and characteristics of our peers, real or otherwise.

Why reinvent the wheel? If someone else has already discovered a formula for success in your industry, for example, why not learn from what they’ve done as opposed to spending the time and energy trying to figure out for yourself what someone else already knows. The idea behind a role model or mentor isn’t to copy exactly what they’ve done and to become a clone of that person. Instead, you want to study what made the person you admire successful and/or focus on specific qualities you like about that person and learn as much as possible from them.
You can obviously never meet or speak with former President John F. Kennedy,or Mahatma Gandhi for example, but you can read all about them watch documentaries about them, and learn about their philosophies and accomplishments. You can than adopt some of their personal qualities base upon what you learn. You can then use this acquired knowledge to help you become successful in whatever it is you set out to achieve.
Finally few tips on Role model

· True role models are those who possess the qualities that we would like to have and those who have affected us in a way that makes us want to be better people. We often don't recognise our true role models until we have noticed our own personal growth and progress.

· Keep in mind that having a role model does not mean you become exactly like that person, remember to retain your individuality. Emulate them, but put your own individuality into the things they do.

· A role model should be someone who you want to be like, and someone you admire.

· Be your own role model. This means to do the things that you would admire someone else for doing.

· A role model doesn't need to be alive nor real.

lastly one final Say on Role model

Though it’s important not to put role models on a pedestal!! If they’re human and real then they need to be recognized as such. Everyone makes mistakes and so to follow anyone blindly is a mistake

Choosing a role model is important and following them will help us to achieve the desired result