Personal Experience: Best Role Models for Life

An inspirational role model is one of the key elements that help shaped us into who we are today. For years, I have kept a list of “Best Role Models for Life”. My parents, Anne Frank, Helen Keller, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr., Nick Vujicic, Walt Disney, and many other people are on the list. From time to time I read books and articles about my role models to remind myself how to be a better person. There are thousands of studies focused on people like Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King Jr., but I would like to share one of my favorite role models - Nick Vujicic. Vujicic is truthfully one of the happiest people on Earth. He lives his life joyfully despite the fact that he was born without limbs. He lives as though he has no limits; he has accepted it as a part of his life. In one of his books Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life, Vujicic inspires millions of readers with his real life experiences. I never understood the actual meaning of “life without limits” until I read this book – to live without limits, we should always have a positive attitude. No matter how hard the obstacles we are facing, we are not alone, and God will always be with us. Vujicic is an excellent role model.

A positive role model inspires us in many good ways. Their outstanding success and things they did are widely respected. They are the ideal examples for us to admire; a good role model illustrates positive actions. Our observation makes us want to be better people. We learn from them and hope that someday we might be able to become one of them. These are the positive role models.

Negative role models are not great examples to emulate; yet they can give us practical wisdom in approach. Many people assume that since...

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...with our persistent and beliefs, nothing is impossible.

We all need a few role models to light up the right path for us, a good role model illustrate good behavior and skills for people to emulate. Learning more from Vujicic helped me understand better how to appreciate what I have. Decent role models can easily be found around us, they could be your family members, your neighbor, your professor, your boss, and even the homeless person you passed by everyday on your way back home. They do not necessarily have to be a famous person, they could be anyone that you admire, you respect, and you look up upon. I have always believed that good role models could influence us in many good ways; they help shaped us into a better person. Do you have a list of role models that you admire? Do you have a role model who encourage and motivate you when you are miserable or lost?