This topic was intriguing to me. Perhaps it may interest you as well. As a child, my role model was my mother. I admired her strength for finding solutions for any issue she faced. She was loved and appreciated by extended family members, but for me I did not get it initially. She took wonderful care of us daily. She anticipated our needs. She was firm with discipline and forgot nothing good or bad pertaining to my sisters and me. She always projected confidence and competence All of this could happen because she was a stay-at-home mom who accepted her role willingly and she followed the Doctor Spock teaching for parents.
Later in childhood, Dad became my role model. He worked hard at 2 jobs so we could attend private school and get an allowance. He often went without extras to be sure we had what we needed. He had a sense of humor matching mine more than Mom did. His honest concern for others was something that I still try to emulate today.
Still later, my first Head Nurse at the hospital held the role of role model for me. She possessed many of the strengths held by my parents. It is funny, but I try to emulate the best of each of my role models to this day.
What have my thoughts sparked in you and your recall of role models?