The idea of being a role model has changed. Many people seen as “cool” don’t always set the best example, yet we’ve looked up to them. In a time when it is important to nurture young leaders, we must provide positive examples that showcase the outcomes of hard work, creativity, and success. By redefining “cool” as one who creates the change he or she believes in, young dreamers will have a new breed of role models to look up to. In a society bereft with less-than-stellar examples in the popular media, where does one look for inspiration?
In Maury Klein’s book, The Change Makers, he examines the lives and accomplishments of 26 entrepreneurs whose imagination impacted the economic landscape. Klein describes the accomplishments of these individuals in brief profiles and summarizes their visions and their strengths. By breaking down the 26 entrepreneurs into five categories; producers, organizers, technologists, merchandisers, and investors, Klein categorizes the skills these change makers used to help develop partnerships and reach success.
Klein’s book is an important reminder that we all have the capacity to be change makers, leaders, and even role models. But let us not forget that our actions are always observed and that our failures are sometimes more important than our successes. Let’s continue to use those change makers that have come before us as guides so that we understand their failures, embrace their hard work, and become inspired by their creativity. Let’s also be the change makers that we can be in our own lives and communities.
By Eddie McCaffrey
e: emccaffrey@goibelieve.com
t: @GOiBELIEVE
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