Okay, so do we really need a Role Model to influence our lives?
How much does it matter having a Role Model?
A person's chosen role models may have a considerable impact on their future choice of career. Role models show significant effects on female students' self-confidence in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematical (STEM) fields. The gender difference between role models and female students has shown to have no significant effect on student attitudes, whereas perceived dissimilarity with stereotypical role models showed a negative effect on self-confidence in pursuing STEM careers. Perceived similarity with non-stereotypical role models (of either gender) shows a positive effect on self-confidence to succeed in STEM occupations.
Parent role models also significantly influence a person's "education and training aspirations, task self-efficacy, and expectancy for an entrepreneurial career".
Positive role models can be found all around us. Think about people you look up to from school, or religious functions, or from your neighborhood that have admirable qualities. You don't have to like everything about them, but you can still respect them for being hardworking, knowledgeable, courageous, determined, or moral or having another attribute you value.