The trouble with modeling is that you just end up looking like someone else. At least that’s how it is with me. Just so we’re clear, when I say modeling, I’m not talking about Tyra Banks and a reality show for runway models. I mean replicating traits from successful people and practices. What I’ve noticed about myself with regard to modeling is that I end up copying who I’m reading at the time. If I immerse myself in someone’s writings, my writing ends up being like that.
Some old ladies say that imitation is a form a flattery, but my reality is that I just end up being a copy. And who wants a copy when you can get the original (for free in many cases)? Besides being an unoriginal git, I’ve noticed something else about my modeling habits. I start to think like what I’m modeling. That’s a good thing, right?
Not really. Because in the process, I lose myself. I will unconsciously push aside my own thoughts and desires for those of the person I’m modeling. I won’t drop any names here, but the end result was that I ended up being what I thought people wanted — what I thought would sell.
I suppose that now that I’m aware of this interesting copycat trait, I can do something about it. Chasing success online has made me copy successful people, and that’s resulted in nothing interesting.
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