Who's your role model?
A lot of role models don't.
Many people have role models such as their father/mother/friend etc.
Just as many if not more have celebrities and publics figures. These people don't really exist - they are extensions of the individuals own aspirations or wounds. They are presentations of their advisers and PR departments.
How many people upheld Tiger Woods as their ultimate sportsman; turns out he was the ultimate swordsman and a lot of people who actually knew him knew that, including his wife.
I would venture that Jesus is just as realistic, or unrealistic as Tiger Woods or Roger Federer or Richard Branson.
Sometimes you should meet your heroes/role models but in most cases it is best to stick with the image and forget the reality.
Many people have role models such as their father/mother/friend etc.
Just as many if not more have celebrities and publics figures. These people don't really exist - they are extensions of the individuals own aspirations or wounds. They are presentations of their advisers and PR departments.
How many people upheld Tiger Woods as their ultimate sportsman; turns out he was the ultimate swordsman and a lot of people who actually knew him knew that, including his wife.
I would venture that Jesus is just as realistic, or unrealistic as Tiger Woods or Roger Federer or Richard Branson.
Sometimes you should meet your heroes/role models but in most cases it is best to stick with the image and forget the reality.
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I knew a guy who I considered a role model. Sort of a father figure, but not that close, just someone I aspired to be and looked up to - nice easy going, confident, always positive etc.
Now he wasn't the luckiest guys in life, and this is what made me appreciate him so much...every knock in life, he'd just get back up and carry on harder and better than before. He was one of these go-getter types. Just went out and did it, confident, but generallly an all-round nice guy. He was into his cars, and was the kind of person that could detect the slightest thing wrong just by driving it, he had the nearly all the suepension on his E39 BMW replaced to get it back to as it should be when it was new...thats how meticulous he was (probably OCD looking back).
He lost his job (redundancy), he just went out there and got another one. Not any job - a better one. When he lost that (redundancy again), he went and got a even better job. Nothing seemed to phase him. He always had a positive outlook on things and helped me try and keep that positive state of mind when I was going through a bad patch (dad on the booze again, s**t job working for a professional con man etc).
Now, for the mindf**k. He commited suicide a few years ago. Not a spur of the moment thing either...all planned out in meticulous detail (typical of him), in the least messy and least painful way (helium and plastic bag). I'm not totally sure why, but I guess he reached his limit of knocks in life and his 'positive' attitude was just a facade. If it was depression, he hid it extremely well - nobody saw it comming.
So, my role model went and topped himself!
That really messed with my head for quite some time LOL.
Now he wasn't the luckiest guys in life, and this is what made me appreciate him so much...every knock in life, he'd just get back up and carry on harder and better than before. He was one of these go-getter types. Just went out and did it, confident, but generallly an all-round nice guy. He was into his cars, and was the kind of person that could detect the slightest thing wrong just by driving it, he had the nearly all the suepension on his E39 BMW replaced to get it back to as it should be when it was new...thats how meticulous he was (probably OCD looking back).
He lost his job (redundancy), he just went out there and got another one. Not any job - a better one. When he lost that (redundancy again), he went and got a even better job. Nothing seemed to phase him. He always had a positive outlook on things and helped me try and keep that positive state of mind when I was going through a bad patch (dad on the booze again, s**t job working for a professional con man etc).
Now, for the mindf**k. He commited suicide a few years ago. Not a spur of the moment thing either...all planned out in meticulous detail (typical of him), in the least messy and least painful way (helium and plastic bag). I'm not totally sure why, but I guess he reached his limit of knocks in life and his 'positive' attitude was just a facade. If it was depression, he hid it extremely well - nobody saw it comming.
So, my role model went and topped himself!
That really messed with my head for quite some time LOL.
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I have appreciated my grandparents, parents, some of my teachers, many gods, goddesses, mythical creatures, non-living beings, superhumans, humans and animals for varied reasons, but none of them became my whole and sole inspiration. In all honesty, I am far too free spirited to have a role model.
speaking of rainbow…lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMHhy-mGndI
as for a role model.. don't have one, but when Ian Brown decides to stop making music….I'll be truly GUTTED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMHhy-mGndI
as for a role model.. don't have one, but when Ian Brown decides to stop making music….I'll be truly GUTTED
