Who do you look up to? I don't mean for people like myself who are vertically challenged and must "look up to" see the faces of everyone around them. I mean, who do you consider to be your role model? Someone who has qualities that you aspire to have, someone who looks, acts, speaks a certain way, someone who does something that you hope to also do someday.
I have a few personal role models. They range everywhere from celebrities to family members to friends of mine. I admire those people who do the very things that I am afraid of. Someone who has conquered all of my fears, and has that certain je ne sais pas about them that I find intriguing.
Role models are a wonderful thing. As long as you pick the right ones. Sometimes role models can let you down. They do things that you would never do, they pick up habits that you don't approve of, or they blatantly fail at something in front of you and their pedestal status comes crashing to the ground.
Did you ever stop to consider that you are probably someone else's role model? It could be anyone really. If you were ever a camp counsellor, odds are your campers looked up to you. Younger siblings are usually the most adoring fans. Someone in a lower grade than you, someone you taught something to, someone who saw you once across the room and has kept an eye out for you ... just to see what you'll wear or say next.
This is not supposed to freak you out, it's just supposed to make you think. The chances are really very high that someone out there, wherever they may be, thinks you can do no wrong. It's just something to keep in mind the next time you weigh your decisions. The wrong one could not only hurt you, but could also crush someone who truly believed that you could do better.
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