This week our wellbeing focus is Accomplishment, but we are going to deviate a little and think about people who inspire us, people who are our heroes. Having heroes enhances our motivation, gives us hope and morality. Heroes also increase our self worth and sense of personal power.

Heroes elevate us on an emotional scale, they build connections between people and encourage us to transform oursleves for the better.

Heroes can be those who you might run across in your daily life. These can include family members, teachers or someone who helps others in your neighborhood, such as a footy coach or someone from Barwon Coast who looks after the local environment. I admire Olympians immensely because of the challenges that they have faced during their journeys. Heroes can be people you may never meet such as historical figures or human rights campaigners. A hero can be defined as someone who fights to make a positive difference in someone’s life and who is respected and adminred by many.

My hero is…kids talk about their heroes!

Kid President on heroes

One of my heroes is Ash Barty who recently won Wimbledon. I admire Ash Barty, not just for her tennis prowess, but because, as a proud indigenous Asutralian, she names her inspiration, or hero, as Evonne Goolagong Cawley Evonne Goolagong, also a proud indigenous Australian woman, won Wimbledon 50 years ago and Ash Barty wanted to emulate her heroe’s win.

You may have read this book about Evonne Goolagong – her career has many parallels with Ash Barty’s career.

Someone else who is a hero of mine is Adam Goodes who played football for the Sydney Swans and won two Brownlow medals. Adam Goodes is a hero of mine, not just for his incredible skill and dedication as a football player, but because he spoke out against racism. In my mind, it is due to Adam Goodes that racism is not tolerated in Asutralian rules football and this has set a precedent for a cultural change in attitude.

Titled “Unsung Hero”, the man in this advertisement is the epitome of a hero who just goes about their day, helping others, with no expectationsor need for recognition.

Who is your hero?

Write a graititude card to your hero, thanking them and letting them know why you admire them. You may deliver it to your hero if you choose.