Who do you aspire to?

Who do you look up to? Who is that someone that you respect, idolise or someone that holds you to a higher standard?
Who do you feel accountable to?

I have been lucky enough, but also make a conscious effort to, have amazing motivational figures in my life. I constantly aspire to higher beings and flood my social media with people who make a difference in this world or leaders in their own right.
I'll make special mention to 2 women who have passed but to this day have left great impact and who I'll forever thank for pushing me to greater heights ...my Great Grandmother Florence (left image) who always made a difference to people's lives and the community she lived in. She was incredibly positive, complimented me always and held so much respect for herself and others around. She always held her head high and drove herself forward. She lived until 97 but never "battled" or became victim to life. She always saw life for what it was rather than the external forces around.

The other beautiful being is Betty my Gran who again was constantly serving others. She raised 8 children, had a gift to make light when there was dark and had this divine ability to accept people regardless of their belief, values or background. Every Christmas day (with already 30 - 40 of us) we always had someone extra that we hadn't met and no one ever questioned it. Her walls in the toilet were crowded with positive quotes and she was always awake earlier than us to bring us milo in bed or greet us with a smile.

Why is this all important? I look up to them because it keeps me striving forward. Courage over comfort is key!!! These memories and positive forces have subconsciously fed into my "everyday". More importantly I consciously choose to try and be as great as them.

From the flipside and training many people in this subject, people often say "if I look too high, I feel worse for never getting to where they are ". I get it but please remember you aren't a 'failure' if you don't 'quite get there', 'never reach their level' or are 'never enough'. The mind has a great way of trying to stay in the comfort zone because it's 'easier', 'safer'. What is important is becoming just 1% better even.
Who is a person you can look up to? Find people you aspire to, think about why you look up to them and think about the values or strengths you need (or lean into) to become more like them. You will never be them as you are uniquely you, but you can evolve, rewire and transform into a better you.