Personal Narrative: My Role As A Role Model

Who are your role models?”

I think on a certain level, role models are exaggerated in our society. Growing up, had I entailed as a criteria that another senior from my college had become a counselor, for me to become one, I’d still be in a counseling job! I didn’t begin my journey to end up in a counselor job, but to understand the intricacies of the human mind—I always wondered about the ways our minds worked…counseling is a fruit of that quest.

Instead of looking for one idol to sketch the path, I recommend you should create role models ‘a la carte’, laying together pieces from many different inspirational people to form your own identity. Role models occupy a large portion of our minds. Conversations around what a role model is, what our equation with them should be, and the influence they have on society isn’t examined nearly enough. The typical role model is someone who looked like you and grew up like you. The issue here is, by having someone you wanted to be exactly like, excludes you from doing anything that hasn’t been done before. Also, ‘hero-worship’ should be limited to special talents, not life style or every

When it came to fighting styles, do not consider any as gospel, as that causes crystallization of the mind thereby making transformation difficult. Be educated of many styles and have the prudence to use the right method as circumstances present themselves. The way to fight a brawl is different than the way to fight a wrestle.

I use everyday people as specimens of role models. I include family members and local champions. I use many fictional characters as role models as well. Also, people will have different role models at different stages of their life. You see, there are many dimensions to the role model discussion such as a powerful public image. What happens when a role model screws up? How have role models changed from the past generation? What is the influence of role models in