Real People Inspire.

Hello PR friends. A short simple thought for you today, who are the top people in your life who inspire you? I'm not sure everyone can immediately recall their roots and foundation for inspiration. Yes, I know you will spout off the typical answers of your inner roots for inspiration.. your mom and dad, 1st grade teacher, baseball coach, lifelong friend, etc. etc. However, I would like to know of public figures who have influenced you.

Do you think, those who cannot immediately recall roots of inspiration, have inspiration themselves?

Obviously, this question is rhetorical. I honestly, CANNOT answer this myself... which is a major reason of why I'm writing this post. I haven't taken the time to research what iconic public figures and heros inspire me

I recently started working as a temporary employee at Overstock.com, my past week of working there reignited my search to find my 'influencers.' During our new hire training they mentioned that the company lives and breathes by the philosophy of Warren Buffett. They further mentioned that when the company first started, new hires were required to read the works of Warren Buffett.

Start Tracking Your Influencers.

1. Make a list of qualities that represent you, or qualities you admire.
I will do my best to keep this short. 1. Compassion 2. Competition 3. Networking/Relationship Building 4. Public Relations

2. Identify past public figures who were praised for the specified quality/attributes.

Compassion - Mother Teresa

Competition - John Wooden

Networking/Relationship Building - Dale Carnegie

Public Relations - Edward L. Bernays

 

3. Research, study, identify.
To be determined. I'm going to start ordering some books and get to it.

Good luck to you with further discovering your inspirational foundation. I encourage you to ponder who your influencers are. What qualities do you admire? Name the influencer with those qualities. What have you learned from them? Leave me a comment, I'd love to hear your thoughts.