A role model is someone that is sought for guidance, and often admired. When thinking of my own role model, the qualities I wish to have when I become an adult come to mind. When scanning through the many influential adults that have shaped who I am today, deciding on just one role model is a difficult feat. However, I see the person I wish to become, reflected in the life of my dad. For that reason, my role model is my own father. In my life, I aspire to be just as intelligent, hard working, and dedicated as my dad.
To begin, I look up to my dad for his intelligence. My Dad is a locomotive engineer, and also runs his own handyman service on the side. For this reason, the typical uninformed individual would dismiss this trait as invalid,
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With no bias, he is the hardest working person I have ever met. Driving early morning trains, my dad goes to work at 4 a.m. When he is dismissed from his “real job” around one O’clock, he then heads to one of the various homes he is working on, and works until he is required to get my siblings and I off the bus. If no one ever stopped him, I not sure he would. Not only does my father dedicate tremendous time and attention to what he does, he ensures it is perfected. For a brief period in his over 20 years working at NJ Transit, my dad was a manager. However, upholding that position he quickly lost many of his friends. My father instructed that things be done the proper way, and would not accept the slacking that many of his friends previously had gotten away with. Needles to say, my dad soon stepped down from the position, and continued to ensure things were done correctly, and he still enjoyed work, by doing them himself. As one can see, my father’s work ethic is one to aspire …show more content…
With a busy work schedule and the seemingly constant need for sleep, my dad always makes time for his family. Whether it’s rushing home to chaperone a field trip, or strategically planning vacation days to be off when the rest of the family is, my dad is a dedicated husband, and father. Through all the chaos of life he makes time to have dinner with us every night, coach baseball and football, carpool friends, and voluntarily construct sets for the productions I am apart of. Not only does he do these things things, but he does them with love. The bond and dedication my father has given me, is something I will be forever grateful for. When I grow to an adult with my own family, I can only hope to be just as dedicated as my father. For, his dedication is a truly admirable
True role models are those who possess the qualities that we would want to have in the near future and those who interest us in a way that make us want to be a better person. They teach us more about ourselves and encourage us to make better choices. A role model is not just someone who is successful, but someone who has had similar experiences that we have had. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee demonstrates that Atticus Finch is a true role model. Over the course of the novel, Atticus stands up for his beliefs, respects everyone despite who they are and behaves as a true father. Atticus is truly the ideal role model.
"My father found work by being part of the construction of Grand Coulee Dam. He would stay on the site while our mother took care of the children back in Oakesdale. He would send the money back to support the family."
Just about anybody can be a good role model. One may ask what a good role model is, and how a good role model dif...
When I think to see if I know any like Jiro, a dedicated hard working man, I think of my Uncle Rick. My uncle has also devoted his life to his work. My uncle does what he loves by working on cars and building houses. His typical routine in a day is to work in his auto shop, and work on houses on the side as jobs come around. He works from about nine in the morning to ten at night seven days a week. Sometimes he works even longer too make sure the job gets done the right way and on time. My uncle has always said his work is important and means a lot to
He is the type of person that makes me very proud to say that he is my father, and the type of father that I am most fortunate to have. My father and I have always been very close. He is both loving and caring and the type of person that always puts his family first.
His parents valued discipline and hard
Who comes to mind when thinking about who the best role model is? Is it a friend? A sibling? Possibly a parent? For me, When thinking about who the best role model to have is, one person in particular comes to mind. She has been there my entire life, has seen me through thick and thin, and always supports me in everything that I do. The person that I consider to be the best role model is my older sister, Kelly. To this day my sister and I aren't joined at the hip, and I don't speak to her everyday, but my sister is still one of my closest friends. Growing up we saw things differently, but as I grew up and saw my sister go through life with a confidence still unrivaled, I realized she was the one person who I could count on to pick me up when
My father was always there for me, whether I wanted him to be or not. Most of the time, as an adolescent trying to claim my independence, I saw this as a problem. Looking back I now realize it was a problem every child needs, having a loving father. As hard as I tried to fight it, my dad instilled in me the good values and work ethic to be an honest and responsible member of society. He taught me how to be a good husband. He taught me how to be a good father. He taught me how to be a man. It has been 18 years since my father’s death, and I am still learning from the memories I have of him.
A role model is an individual that one aspires to be like in the present or the future. Role models can be a celebrity or someone we connect with on a daily bases. In addition, there are several characteristics a role model should possess, such as: Moral, confidence, hardworking, respectful, optimistic and creative (Freddie, 2014). There are different types of role models in society today, who play great social roles. These are individuals who are prestigious and willing to help others find success as well. A good role model demonstrate honesty and behave ethnically. Therefore, I believe a good role model must be consistent with success and growth. Most importantly a role model should be an educator, who are intelligent and has great character.
Many people find someone in his/her life to look up to, a role model. There are many different kinds of role models; they can be singers, public speakers, a parent, or even a friend. Role models also are not determined by certain criteria. A role model can be a role model just because they are a leader or have a great talent. Oprah Winfrey is considered a role model to many individuals because of her tough childhood, wonderful charity work, her schools, and the true relationships with her fans. Oprah stands out among many people on her ability to feel others’ pain and help those people get through their troubling times.
My grandma is my role model because she has accomplished so much and been through so much in her life. She is a very beautiful person, but very stubborn in what she believes and wants. Its almost impossible to get her to change her mind. She is always telling me how proud she is of me and has pretty high expectations of me. My mom is also a role model for me because she had a rough childhood and after she started a family she went back to college she is still attending college now, she gives me motivation to never give up and reminds my of how good my life is
Many of us have role models in our lives and to most people role models are athletes and movie stars, but to me a role model is much more. To me a role model is a person who has positively influenced someone in life, and is not a person filled with selfishness and greed. They help shape someone’s personality, and characteristics. They are people who someone can look up to for advice in a hard situation, and know that they will give those words of wisdom. They will never judge our past actions, instead only look to help because they really care. A role model is someone who we should never feel awkward talking to about our problems. A perfect role model for me is my mother. She is a wonderful human being. She’s smart, wise, ambitious, patient and such a loving person. There are no words that can describe my gratitude towards her, but through this essay I will describe some of her characteristics that makes her my role model.
His dedication to serving others inspired me to be a leader that put the best interest of others above myself. My father would leave whatever he was doing to help, if he was called to do so, without questioning it or complaining. Both of my parents showed me the importance of service as part of being a leader in their yearly trip to Nicaragua. They spent part of their summer every year in Nicaragua volunteering on mission trips; my mother worked in a clinic and my father helped to build churches, schools, houses, and many other things. My parents also taught me how to be a spiritual leader by encouraging me to stand up for what I believed in and to fight for what I knew was right. They taught me that as a believer, I had the responsibility of being a leader because people would look at me to set an example for how they should
His parents were very hard workers, his father was an air brake mechanic, at the
“If you love your job, it will not feel like a job,” said Libardo Ochoa, my father, A graduate from NEIT (New England Institute of Technology) who studied Mechanical Engineering. He is not your average Mechanical engineer; he’s much more than that. To elaborate, the evidence that shows his accomplishments and achievements can be found by simply Googling his name. Googling his name will show the 74 patents he currently holds as well as his record with NEIT. As he says so himself “I did not obtain my achievements and accomplishments because of some luck, I worked hard for them.” Besides being a great Mechanical Engineer he has also been a great father to me. He has helped me solve many problems not by holding my hand through them but teaching me the right way and guiding me. In My father 's case, he has always been there for me but his habits of determination and leadership were developed at a much younger age.