Can You Be A Role Model ?

People seldom improve when they have no other role model.

As teens grow to young adulthood, who are their role models?

Who do they emulate?

 Why?

What does it say to the kid who doesn't really have anybody?

Kids need to have someone they can idealize in order to aspire to become better themselves. Without that, there's not much hope for them.

Our positive role models motivate us, teach us in a specific way to an extent where we uncover our true potentials, and overcome our barriers. They leave us with the opportunity to develop not only fairly innocuous with regards to our personality, but rather alongside with it in the most natural of ways.

With their attractive qualities and magnifying persona, many of the leaders and dignified persons of the society positively impress our life by serving as role models. We all know that even to raise a tent, a good plan and other essential tools are required. Likewise, in making your life inspiring and active, influence of a role model is required.

We get to witness our traits, see beyond the faults right into their solution. In other words, we are rendered from what could have been our mediocre, and left to develop our greatness in every aspect of life.

And while all of this sounds overpromising, the truth of the matter is that we know the power behind it. We felt it in some instance in our lives, and are now able to recognize the motive, the inspiration and the drive within us once we have someone to direct us, or better yet show us the example by which we will change for better.

The experience is cathartic, and by that the results are great too. And that is the importance of having a good role models in our life.

If you chose a good role model who struggled with your problems, or had similar obstacles in his life, then chances are he will provide you with the answers to those problems. Or if nothing else give you a different approach to look at.

The answer lies in the mindsets they adopt toward achieving goals. For example, young people are more likely to be inspired by positive role models when they have growth mindsets – when they see themselves as active learners and achievers who accomplish goals through hard work and perseverance. With this type of mindset, youth strive to achieve their best selves. And they look toward role models to show them the way.

A growth mindset can be contrasted to a prevention mindset. When youth approach life with a desire to prevent or avoid disasters and negative outcomes, they are more likely to gravitate toward role models who will help them learn avoidance strategies. These strategies might include cheating on tests or using drugs and alcohol to escape life challenges.

Simply put, when young people have a growth mindset, they are more likely to choose role models that provide the kinds of strategies that support their way of thinking. When they have a prevention mindset, they are more likely to choose role models who provide them with preventative strategies.

Negative role models also boost young people’s motivation, but in different ways than positive ones. They do so by guiding youth toward strategies for avoiding failure. They often have a deep personal fear of failure and have found various coping mechanisms and strategies to avoid misfortune at all costs. Young people who have developed a prevention mindset are likely to find these types of role models very helpful because they share similar fears.

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Thank you … enhance your spirit and positive approach towards life.

Positive role models boost young people’s motivation by modeling a guide to achieving success. For example, they likely have

1) an ability to inspire others,

2) a clear set of values,

3) a commitment to community,

4) an acceptance of others   

5) an ability to overcome obstacles.

They illustrate for youth a way of achieving successful goals and a sense of self-worth. Youth who have a growth mindset are likely to gravitate toward these types of positive role models.

Help young people know the difference between good grades and internal strengths.

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People usually know when they see the person who can serve as an example. The feeling is one of profound inspiration, motivation, and finding oneself.

You can find someone whose life story is so fascinating, that it simply uplifts you and motivates you tremendously.