Everyone has someone who inspired them the most. Some might be a celebrity and others might be a teacher or a friend. In my case, my role model is my brother. His name is Michael Wu and he is 21 years old. Many people perceive my brother as a normal university student who has nothing in particular. However, for me, they are wrong. My brother might look reserved and calm. But, when you actually get to know him, he is exceptional. His mindset, thoughts and qualities differentiate himself from others young adults of his age. He inspires me because he is optimistic no matter what kind of scenarios he is facing. As an example, at the age of 12, when the registration period for the high schools came, he missed the opportunities to apply because he was abroad for some family issues. Therefore, it only let him one chance which is to apply to an IB high school. However, the entrance exam for an IB school is harder than a normal public school. At that time, not only he was facing some family pressures. But, he also needed to overcome his personal pressure because it was the only opportunity left. Even though, he was facing a crucial challenge. He told me that everything would be fine and that there’s always a solution to everything. Additionally, he reminds me that even if he failed the test, he would learn from his failure and do better in the future. Without a doubt, by keeping that mindset and beliefs for all those years, he overcomed many challenges. Now, he works for a successful company as a back-in programmer. On top of that, not only has he reached his goals, but he also inspired me a lot with his speech.
In my perspective, I considered someone as inspirational when they are perseverant, honest and ethical. For me, perseverance is important. In life, you’ll go through many challenges. If you give up whenever you encounter a small obstacle, you won’t go far in life. Apart from that, honesty and ethic are essential because they are the basic characteristics that you need to build trust with others. Human are constantly in interactions with others, if you’re not honest or ethical, you might be rejected or create harms to others. To finish, I think that in order to be considered inspirational, you need to learn from your mistakes. If you want to be successful or happy in life, learning from your mistakes is the first step. It’s by learning from your past mistakes that you could improve yourself and become a better person in the future. Therefore, it is through my brother that I fully understand the following quote: “Never regret a day in your life. Good days give you happiness and bad days give you experience.” – Rocky Balboa
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