CHANGE YOUR THINKING CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Modeling has been used as a powerful way to develop personality
and character throughout history. Young people have been encour-
aged to study school heroes and heroines, and emulate them as
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much as possible. In the military, the heroic acts of soldiers and
sailors from the past are taught as part of the curriculum, encourag-
ing young soldiers and sailors to think and act like them when the
situation demands it.
The people you most admire and look up to have an inordinate
influence on how you think and feel about yourself, and the kind of
decisions you make. Who are your role models?
■ CHOOSE YOUR ROLE
MODELS WITH CARE
There is nothing wrong with being thoughtful and concerned
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