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Do you remember how amazing it felt when you were a kid, to run around and pretend you were Batman – or whoever it is you wanted to be. It was great because you looked up to them. Admired them.  Went into play mode where you were them for that period of time.

As you got older that person probably (well hopefully) changed. Maybe to a musician, sports star or actor.  But the respect and admiration were still there, including the excitement, respect and dedication.

But chances are, you don’t have many, if any, of these people in your mind now.  You too are probably too busy, too tired and can’t fathom anyone from the media this days being a positive role model.

Have you ever stopped to think that all these characters from your past were actually your heroes?

Now think back to how positive and fun it was to have a role model when you were a kid.  You adored Heman because he was so strong, and you even felt stronger when pretending you were playing him.  How you too wanted puffy rocker hair and the ability to smoke and play like Slash.  He was so cool and talented.  Much like how I adored Nikita (from Le Femme Nikita) because she had amazing strength in the face of adversity.  Heroes… someone we wanted to mold ourselves after.

This leads me to sharing with you one of my heroes. It’s soooo important to have  someone you look up to, aspire to be, or inspires you to be a better you.  A lady named Ayn Rand is one of these to me.  Her bold statements help remind us that we each have a purpose beyond money, media, things and other people.

“So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?” Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand is one of the greatest minds ever to have lived. Here’s a really epic two part interview she did with Mike Wallas, that (after a few times watching to understand it) will blow your mind.

Here’s part two:
Note: Mike Wallace carded around 6 minute mark

Here’s a link to part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEruXzQZhNI