365 Exciting Ways to Live : Excitement # 41 : Model Your Role Model.

Model Your Role Model.

My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.

– Clarence Buddington Kelland

Do you have a role model? You should have someone to benchmark your performance. Every field has its legends. Beethoven, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Walt Disney and Martin Luther King are some legends, who walked this earth. There are living examples like Bill Gates, Viswanathan Anand and Sachin Tendulkar, who are icons in their chosen fields.

You can improve your performance by modelling the mindset of your role model. The more you think about your role model, the more you will unconsciously imbibe his qualities. At the same time, you don’t have to lose your originality. Try the following:

·         Decide your role model and read more and more about him/her.

·         Read their autobiography.

·         Meet them – it may be difficult, but do it.

·         Have their picture in front of your work table and in your bed room. You should look at their picture first in the morning and before going to bed. You should be looking at them as you work through the day.

Notice what happens to your internal personality! Do it from today!

(From my book '365 Exciting Ways to Live')

N C Sridharan

www.thetimefoundation.com

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