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Learning and living by example
“Example, whether it be good or bad, has powerful influence.”
- George Washington
Think of a couple people you know who are a great example of how to live life right. Now think of a couple people who are a great example of how not to live life. We can even create a spectrum of the people in our lives and line them up from how we would ideally like to live our life to how we would never want to be stuck in their shoes. Every person we interact with throughout the day will either show us examples of what we should aspire to be like or what we should make note of to never do.
We all have our own mix of qualities, from great, to “needs improvement.” Even the people we look up to the most, they are not without their fair share of personal qualities they can work on. We just happen to notice all the great qualities in those people we admire the most, since it’s what makes them shine. They should inspire us to be our best and give us reason to keep developing ourselves mentally, physically, personally and professionally. There are those people who make us want to put ourselves out there more often. There are people who make us want to exercise more. And of course there are those who make us want to be better people in general. They provide us great examples of what we should continue striving for.
