The Role of Role Models | StarTalk

it’s often said that it’s easier to be

it’s often said that it’s easier to be something if you can see if you could

something if you can see if you could

something if you can see if you could imagine yourself in that position and so

imagine yourself in that position and so

imagine yourself in that position and so role models have always played an

role models have always played an

role models have always played an important role in that role models have

important role in that role models have

important role in that role models have that role I have a slightly contrary and

that role I have a slightly contrary and

that role I have a slightly contrary and view of role models where if you need

view of role models where if you need

view of role models where if you need someone who looks exactly like you to do

someone who looks exactly like you to do

someone who looks exactly like you to do something you want to do but no one has

something you want to do but no one has

something you want to do but no one has done it before you then you would never

done it before you then you would never

done it before you then you would never do anything new so for me in my life I

do anything new so for me in my life I

do anything new so for me in my life I assembled my role models ala carte so I

assembled my role models ala carte so I

assembled my role models ala carte so I found the scientist who had a total

found the scientist who had a total

found the scientist who had a total command of cosmology in the universe and

command of cosmology in the universe and

command of cosmology in the universe and I said I want to one day I want to be

I said I want to one day I want to be

I said I want to one day I want to be that smart and I want to know that much

that smart and I want to know that much

that smart and I want to know that much oh there was an educator who who taught

oh there was an educator who who taught

oh there was an educator who who taught with such enthusiasm and humor and with

with such enthusiasm and humor and with

with such enthusiasm and humor and with such a sense of caring I said if I’m in

such a sense of caring I said if I’m in

such a sense of caring I said if I’m in it ever an educator that’s the kind of

it ever an educator that’s the kind of

it ever an educator that’s the kind of educator I want to be and and my parents

educator I want to be and and my parents

educator I want to be and and my parents they they they were active in the civil

they they they were active in the civil

they they they were active in the civil rights movement and just their general

rights movement and just their general

rights movement and just their general life’s concern for other people people

life’s concern for other people people

life’s concern for other people people less fortunate than you are the concern

less fortunate than you are the concern

less fortunate than you are the concern for Humanity I said if I ever want to

for Humanity I said if I ever want to

for Humanity I said if I ever want to what kind of a person should I be I’d

what kind of a person should I be I’d

what kind of a person should I be I’d like that

like that

like that model alright so I pieced it all

model alright so I pieced it all

model alright so I pieced it all together and I said this is this that’s

together and I said this is this that’s

together and I said this is this that’s my role model this sort of frankenstein

my role model this sort of frankenstein

my role model this sort of frankenstein assembly of parts and in that way if

assembly of parts and in that way if

assembly of parts and in that way if there’s someone who struggled through

there’s someone who struggled through

there’s someone who struggled through whatever bias or resistance that’s out

whatever bias or resistance that’s out

whatever bias or resistance that’s out there you talk to them about their

there you talk to them about their

there you talk to them about their struggles whether or not this struggle

struggles whether or not this struggle

struggles whether or not this struggle happened to be in the field that you’re

happened to be in the field that you’re

happened to be in the field that you’re interested in entering your struggles

interested in entering your struggles

interested in entering your struggles have a way of manifesting similarly no

have a way of manifesting similarly no

have a way of manifesting similarly no matter the field so so in terms of

matter the field so so in terms of

matter the field so so in terms of gender parity in various fields that do

gender parity in various fields that do

gender parity in various fields that do not yet show it I think if you want to

not yet show it I think if you want to

not yet show it I think if you want to go someplace where others have never

go someplace where others have never

go someplace where others have never been before

been before

been before talk to people who have struggled

talk to people who have struggled

talk to people who have struggled whether or not they’re in the field

whether or not they’re in the field

whether or not they’re in the field you’re aiming for they will have stories

you’re aiming for they will have stories

you’re aiming for they will have stories that you can use and tap in fully

that you can use and tap in fully

that you can use and tap in fully exploit in the service of your ambitions

exploit in the service of your ambitions

exploit in the service of your ambitions and don’t let the absence of someone who

and don’t let the absence of someone who

and don’t let the absence of someone who looks just like you

looks just like you

looks just like you be the reason why you don’t become what

be the reason why you don’t become what

be the reason why you don’t become what you’ve always dreamt of being

you’ve always dreamt of being

you’ve always dreamt of being [Music]