My friend and fellow blogger Diana from 4th Voice has written a wonderful article about admiring people who we shouldn’t. And you know what, she is so right. You can read her article Why do we Admire the Ridiculous?
Ok, so maybe Diana has a little thing about celebrities (Diana do we need to talk!?!?!?) but the concept in her article is absolutely correct. You know as well as I do that the our communities need more real people to admire. Our kids need people to look to, adults need that, we all do!
And more than anything we need to be those people. That is one of the greatest lessons I have be taught. That if I want to make a change then I need to change.
If I think there needs to be more people for other people to look up to in this world then I need to be that person.
Depressing?
No, just the facts.
We all need to step up and be the person we think others should be. There is someone I know who is exactly the type of person who steps up.
He isn’t perfect as none of us are but he steps up and is a mentor to children and adults. He doesn’t speak on stage, is not on radio or on TV but he is a hero to many. He is my Martial Arts instructor from the UK. Sean Connley. You can see Sean’s website www.kaishouk.com.
I can tell you now you won’t find many people that have a bigger heart than Sean.
One of the authors that always talks about this is John Maxwell. In most of his books he says that you need to lead yourself first and then lead others. I find one of the best ways to do that is to try and help others.
Michael Jackson said it in his song – Man in the Mirror. ”If you want to make a change take a look in the mirror and make that change”
So, when you next think that someone should do this….maybe that someone is you.
Matt
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