Everyone of all ages should always have a list of role models. These can be people in your personal life, historical figures, or even fictional characters. It is a form of meditation to sit and write out the virtues you admire in them and let their example encourage you in your daily life. You don’t need to be anything like them, they just need to have qualities that inspire you. This list is my exercise of the Meditations Exercise which you can read about here.
My Role Models
Self-Improvement, Strength, and Integrity
Muhammad Ali
Confidence • Discipline • Respect • Moral Clarity & Courage
“You can have excuses or you can have results. Not both.”
Muhammad Ali lived his life with courage, confidence, and the moral courage to never back down from a fight. Whether it be in the ring, social issues, protecting family, or his neighborhood. And he did it all with whit and love. Champ.
Dad
Integrity • Discipline • Family • Moral Clarity • Work Ethic
“In everything you do, give 110%.”
In addition to giving 110%, my dad always taught me and my siblings “You know what’s right and wrong. Everyone does. Don’t sugar coat it or lie to yourself. Just do what’s right.”
Luke Skywalker
Faith • Courage • Light
“I see the good in you.”
There is no room for “the end justifies the means”. It doesn’t matter if others abandon the good. Trust that if you stay true, you can reach the goodness inside of everyone.
Taoism & Playfulness
Dogs
Play • Loyalty • Zen
“Woof!”
The way dogs live in the moment is definitionally Zen. That’s why play and work are the same for them in every moment. They have unconditional love for the pack and view the world as “We (the pack) are in this together to the very end”. They’re also highly sensitive and empathetic both to the pack and threats.
