My Role Model

I am currently working on my application to attend school at the University of Southern California in the fall of 2016. One of the questions on the application inquires about my role model. This is an easy question for me as my role model as shaped my entire life path and has taught me the importance of having a strong work ethic. My grandfather, William Ronald Sandwith, or Ron as he liked to go by, is my role model.

My Grandpa decided that he had a passion for business and he started a window and manufacturing company out of his garage of a tiny little home in his late twenties. That company later grew to being a multimillion dollar corporation by the time he died in 2003. I was very little when he passed away of a rare disease called progressive super nuclear palsy, but I will never forget the way he taught me to take risks and to go after everything that I wanted. His favorite musician was Kenny Loggins and there was a song called This is It by Kenny that will always be close to my heart. It embodies my grandfathers passion for chasing your dreams and doing so with a will to work and by being the best person you can be.

I will always look up to  my grandfather, as I shape my morals, and work ethic off of his success and his work ethic. I didn't grow up with a father, but I am lucky to have had my grandfather as a young girl. He will continue to teach me as I reflect on his life as I embark on my own endeavors into the professional world. I want nothing more than to make him proud.