Who are the top 5 people most influential in your life, how do they influence and what do you admire about them? Do these people have similar values and philosophies that you follow in your life?
You can think that role model is childish but here, we don’t talk about being a fan of somewhere but an inspiration and admiration. In today’s world, it is also often used interchangeably as ‘mentor’ but it is different. A mentor is a guide, and a role model is a model for a better self.
That is why this question is important. 5 people you admire have probably different sides than you like. Those sides are probably how you want to be, how you are, or how you find a common. To know yourself, it is crucial to identify why you admire those people and how they influence your life.
In general, you can learn from your role models a lot. By reading, observing or experiencing their life; you can take lessons and see the character traits which might lead you to the success of self-realization. You can see what kind of obstacles they had and how they overcome them. If it is a role model that you are directly in contact with, you can share many ideas and perspectives which gives you a better idea of how to step forward in your life.
All these can encourage you to be better and increase your self confidence to reflect your best self.
It is also possible that you have a role model just because you have the same values. This can also shows that and give insights how your values are perceived and how it reflects to the daily life.
To summarize all, having a role model and analyzing them is very helpful to weight yourself and also motivate yourself for your goals.
