Who is your Role Model

I should start by warning you that I am in a pissy mood this morning. I have no idea why I’m in a mood – it’s Friday and life’s going great. I even lost a half pound since Monday. I should be having a great day BUT I’m not. So instead of a rah rah blog today I’ve decided to share with you something that happened to me last week.

I was listening to the audio book I talked about a few days ago People are Idiots and one of the tasks Larry assigns is that you write the answer to the questions he asks. One of the questions became problematic for me. The question was to make a list of your role models in each of the areas of life where you set goals and/or have concerns.

I set out to make my list – not only to name the role models but to describe what I can (or have) learned from them. So I realized I have a role model for dieting, one for exercise, a couple for my day job work, two for relationships and two for money management. Then I realized that for one subject, what may be the most important part of my future and goals – writing – I do not have a role model.

I sat down at considered all the writers whose work I admire and all the writers I know personally who are either writing for passion or writing to make a living. And after taking a look I realized that they don’t inspire me in a mentor sort of way. The professional writers I admire who have published tens or hundreds of books seem too out of reach or too lucky to be reasonable role models for me and the writers who aren’t big names, don’t seem to strive high enough to be a mentor or role model.

Understand my critique is not that a viable role model doesn’t exist. Instead my concern is that with all the viable options that do exist, none of them inspire me. The flaw and lack of motivation is in me, not the role model. Yet I’m still seeking a passionate writer who I can admire and model my behavior habits after.

What about you? Who are your role models?What can you learn from them?