Role Model (Myspace)

(Wikipedia) – Role model – refers to a person who fills his or her role as a good or bad example for others. A good example is a positive role model. A bad example is a negative role model. The term role model on its own is usually taken to mean a positive role model.

A positive role model carries out a role demonstrating values, ways of thinking and acting, which are considered good in that role. Others hopefully will follow the example. A woman professor can be seen as a role model for other women, on the strength of her furthering of the profile of women in academia. Alternatively, she could be seen as a role model for aspiring academics, regardless of their gender, on the strength of her academic achievements and/or dedication to her chosen discipline.

I would say a role model is usually older and is someone you want to be/be like. I wonder if most people really know what kind of an influence they have over the younger generation. My role model with put a doubt is Brian Henderson, my dad also plays a part but for my immediate future I look right to Brian Henderson. If you don’t know who I am talking about then… well idk. He is my next door neighbor and I used to want to be just like his brother Nate because he was the cool popular one who was always at the center of attention. When I was in 3-4 grade I realized that Nate and Brian were twins. I still didn’t know either one too much but in my 5^th grade year we moved next door to them and I am glad we did. I because pretty good friends with both of them but still wanted to be like Nate. I would play video games with Brian sometimes but I am sorry to say I kind of used him in the fact that I would go play video games with him but if I had to choose to do something with him or Nate I would choose Nate. I don’t know exactly when but I think when I was in late 8^th grade year that I started straying away from wanted to be like Nate and I realized how much more mature Brian was. He also seamed like a better role model because by my standards he “ranked” higher. I will not go into my ranking system/what I though was important. Ever since then I have look to Brian for what to do. Now I have never told him any of this but I hope he knows. Idk how to say this but if you have ever had a role model you may know what I am talking about. You want them to know how influential they were. It is really hard to understand but here’s an example if someone shows you how to do something or they give you something you wanted, you want to so appreciation towards them it is the same thing. Sorry if this is confusion. The funny thing is Brian can read this if he wants cause he is on my (PR) list but I’ll be anything he will never nor was ever read any of my blogs. It’s kind of like when you want to tell someone something but you have no good way to bring it up in conversation without sounding stupid so you hint at it like “guess what I did last night?” – “What’ – “never mind” then you have sparked their curiosity and they press you till you finally tell them what you wanted to tell them in the first place. I know you have ALL used this method before so that’s what is like. Well that’s kind of it I don’t have much more to talk about. I just wanted to talk about how important older kids are to us/me and remember that some day if not now younger kids will look up to you, make sure you are a good role model and remember we see no faults in our role models and they will see no faults in you either. If your role model ever trips up it can hurt you a lot cause this person that was perfect to you has fallen and it hurts. So remember that if ur ever a role model. Ok I have a little more to talk about. Trust is so important, if I ever tell someone something I expect them to not tell anyone else unless it’s not important or I tell them that they can tell other people. I have burned people and got burned by people when I tell them something then they go and tell their friends and other connection and then it comes back to hurt me or someone who is my friend. It really sucks cause you thought you could trust that person but then they go and screw it all up by telling someone else. It sucks but I have learned that there are some people who I just can’t confide in because they don’t understand the word secret. So remember if you can’t keep a secret don’t expect people to confide in you because you have already screwed up big time in their eyes and they will have no reason to EVER trust you again UNLESS you earn back their trust. I have been pretty high on the “trust ladder: with some people and then I do something stupid and I fall right back down to the bottom again and it is hard to work your way back up! That’s all thanks for reading!