So, many of the self-improvement books I read suggest identifying and learning from mentors, role models, exemplars, people I can look up to and admire. I've always struggled with this - I've really forged my own path in the world (and can honestly say I'm one of the few people, possibly only person, I know for whom this is true), and there just aren't many people who do the kind of thing I do as well as I do (or at least as well as I think I do). I'm obviously always learning, but I can't think of any specific people that I want to learn from or who I would want to model myself after.
But I'm trying to make a list of people I admire, whose habits and choices I can take lessons from. Here's my draft list so far:
Derrick Jensen – for his honesty and bravery
Lierre Keith – for her commitment to making the world a better place
Kellie-Jay – for her bravery, creativity, energy, commitment, compassion
Serena Williams – for her commitment to excellence
Daniel Kahneman – for his curiosity and ability to create and test hypotheses
Charles Darwin – same
Jane Clare Jones – for her ability to bring powerful analytical skills to bear on issues that matter
If anyone has any suggestions for adding to it please share. One thing the book I'm currently reading says is '[o]ne of the biggest mistakes that I see people make is they don’t want to learn from someone who has a character blemish or a worldview that doesn’t align with theirs.' So the person doesn't have to be perfect in every respect, just an example of a specific skill or character trait that I want to do better/be better at.
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