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Knowing yourself through others Who Do You Admire?
You can learn a lot about yourself by looking at the people you admire. Print out the exercise on page 2.
STEP 1: Write down five (5) people whom you admire and respect. It can be anyone—celebrity, politician, author, scientist, musician, philosopher, family member, friend, teacher, etc. They don't even have to be real — use fictional characters if you want. (Use the list of famous people on page 3 to help spark ideas.)
STEP 2: Next to each name, write three (3) characteristics or qualities you like most about that person. (Use list of possible qualities on page 4 to inspire ideas.)
STEP 3: After you have written your list for each person, go through the list of qualities and compile them into a condensed list.
STEP 4: Answer the questions about your compiled list of qualities. selfCreation provided by www.selfcreation.com W O R K S H E E T
Do The Exercise
EXAMPLE
Five People Their Three Qualities Condensed list
1. Madonna honest, daring, powerful ?Honest 2. Oprah Winfrey powerful, inspiring, honest ?Powerful 3. Albert Einstein intelligent, insightful, creative ?Daring 4. Robin Williams incredibly funny, creative, daring?Funny 5. Mark Twain insightful, funny, intelligent ?Creative ?Intelligent ?Insightful ?Inspiring
Your Picks Five People I Admire Three Qualities I Admire in Them Your Condensed List
1. 1. 2. 3.
2. 1. 2. 3.
3. 1. 2. 3.
4. 1. 2. 3.
5. 1. 2. 3.
Which of these qualities do you already have?
What is one quality you would like to develop to greater degree?
What is one small action step you could take to develop that quality more in yourself?
Simply being aware of the qualities you want, can bring them out. selfCreation provided by www.selfcreation.com W O R K S H E E T
List of Famous People
Abraham Lincoln Georgia O'Keeffe Michele Pfeiffer Adam Sandler Gloria Steinem Miles Davis Albert Einstein Gloria Vanderbilt Morgan Freeman Alexander Graham Bell Goldie Hawn Mother Teresa Alfred Hitchcock Hank Aaron Mozart Alicia Silverstone Helen Keller Mr. Rogers Andy Rooney Henri Mancini Neil Armstrong Angelina Jolie Henry A. Kissinger Nicolas Cage Anne Frank Isaac Newton Norman Rockwell Aristotle Jack Nicholson Oprah Winfrey Arnold Schwarzenegger Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Pablo Picasso Augustus Caesar James Taylor Pamela Anderson Barbra Streisand Jane Austen Paul McCartney Beethoven Jane Fonda Paul Newman Ben Affleck Jane Goodall Peyton Manning Ben Franklin Jim Carrey Plato Benny Goodman Joan Baez Pocahontas Bette Midler John F. Kennedy, Jr. Ray Charles Bill Cosby John Lennon Reese Witherspoon Bill Gates John Travolta Robin Williams Billy Crystal Johnny Depp Ronald Regan Bob Dylan Julia Child Rosa Parks Bob Hope Julia Roberts Roseanne Barr Brad Pitt Katharine Hepburn Roy Rogers Bruce Willis Keanu Reeves Sacha Baron Cohen C. G. Jung Kirstie Alley Scarlett Johansson C. S. Lewis Leonardo da Vinci Shakespeare Cameron Diaz Lewis And Clark Shia Labeouf Carl Sagan Lewis Carroll Shirley MacLaine Carol Burnett Liberace Sigmund Freud Carrie Fisher Liza Minnelli Sigourney Weaver Charles Dickens Louis Pasteur Sigourney Weaver Charles Everett Koop Lucille Ball St. Francis of Assisi Charlize Theron Madonna Steve Martin Cher Mae West Susan B. Anthony Christian Bale Mahatma Gandhi Sylvester Stallone Chuck Yeager Margaret Thatcher Taylor Kitsch Chuck Yeager Marie Antoinette Thomas Edison Cleopatra Marie Curie Thomas Jefferson Clint Eastwood Marilyn Monroe Tom Cruise Colin Powell Mark Twain Tom Hanks Condoleezza Rice Martin Lawrence Tommy Lee Jones Courtney B. Vance Martin Luther King Venus Williams Darth Vader Mary Kay Ash Vincent Van Gogh Denzel Washington Mary Magdalene Walt Disney Ella Fitzgerald Mary Tyler Moore Whoopi Goldberg Emily Dickinson Mel Gibson Will Smith Ernest Hemingway Meryl Streep William F. Buckley, Jr. Estée Lauder Michael J. Fox William James Frank Lloyd Wright Michael Jackson Wonder Woman Fred Astaire Michael Landon George Washington Michelangelo selfCreation provided by www.selfcreation.com W O R K S H E E T
List of Possible Qualities
smart imaginative trusting athletic creative independent dynamic has integrity courteous adventurous reliable thoughtful analytical innovative skilled funny brave rich imaginative insightful adaptable classy poetic spiritual optimistic inspiring devoted charming serious competitive assertive silly patient passionate tough driven fun powerful stylish hardworking intuitive persistent honest questioning talented compassionate energetic calm kind leader stable generous sympathetic courageous practical moral natural motivating protective confident perceptive sensitive