Since making the decision to step away from my former corporate life and to take charge of my life and my career I have learned a lot from other successful people. There was a point where I had to be very honest with myself and I had to admit that there was no way in which I could possibly re-invent the wheel. I started to look for role models. I wanted to find out why other successful people were so successful at what they were doing. For that purpose I looked for role models in my field of interest. I started to follow their activities, to watch their videos, to read their books, blogs or articles. However at one point I had to take a step back and think about the principles that were important to me. I started to analyse the core qualities and competencies of each role model and to be selective. What exactly did I want to learn from each of these role models? I started to list my priorities and to focus on my own techniques. This is how I learned from  and was enriched by my choice of role models. Role models are the best coaches. They enrich a lot of people’s lives just by doing what they do best.