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Look for someone who is living life the way you would like to. If
you want to be a famous author, your role model could be someone
who has been successful at writing. If you have always wanted to be
a nurse, your role model could be someone at your local hospital
who is dedicated to their job and someone who you look up to for
their achievements.
Look for key characteristics that you want to achieve. Choose a role
model who may have done something you find admirable, such as
raised a lot of money for charity, saved lots of lives, helped people in
need or discovered the cure for a disease. Find someone who has
good characteristics that you don't have (yet!). Here are some things
to think about:
Choose someone who has a sense of purpose. A good role model
would be someone who knows who they are. You don't want
someone who seems perfect but doesn't have a sense of purpose.
You want someone who won't pretend to be someone they are not
and will not fake just to suit other people.
Consider someone who thinks it is all right to be unique, even if that
means accepting some ridicule. They should make you feel good
about being yourself, they shouldn't make you compare yourself to
them and wish you were pretty.
Consider someone who interacts well with others, and someone who
is kind and can communicate well with people. Like a teacher.
People are easy to understand and emulate when they communicate
well.
Consider someone who doesn't always take credit for what they do.

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