Part of a child’s self-concept develops through modeling behavior. Modeling behavior is the process of trying to copy those we admire or see as ideals. It occurs in a variety of behaviors, from speech and style of writing to adoption of complex philosophical. From observing one’s parents, other children, and perhaps a hero of some sort, one is able to chisel out an image of how to dress, speak and behave. Our cultural ideas of beauty heavily influence an individual’s ideal physical self-image. Most of us need to be liked and accepted by other. We many enjoy meeting different people, whose background and attitudes are vastly different from our own, but we tend to feel more comfortable around those who share our traditions and general backgrounds. A feeling of competency means feeling good enough about oneself, respecting your abilities enough to keep on trying, even though you certainly do not consider yourself perfect or infallible. Groups of all kinds tend to have leaders—those with authority to get things started and keep them running. How an individual relates to those, in authority, is one of the most important parts of socialization.

 There is some evidence that what we have in these brains of ours, when we are born, is a lot of potential for learning and thinking. Society has a great many needs and goals. In order for these to be realized, people in positions of leadership must get certain ideas to become part of our everyday thinking. It is very important how we frame a generation, as it will dictate how people view them and they view themselves. It seems necessary for every child to learn certain attitudes and beliefs about the values of their society and loyalty to the larger nation in which one lives. Since we are dependent on each other, we must learn attitudes about others that allow for sharing, social concern, and trust. Many of the youth of today have so much potential because they have access to tools that many others did not. For example, Tyler Dikman, was twelve years old eighth, and he was so good with technology that he was able to fix computers, at a rate of $15 an hour to fix computers. Many corporations love young talent because they can groom them and keep them for a while, help them develop their skills and both parties gain new skills, technology, ideas and revenue. The talent of Tyler Dikman was admired by Merrill Lynch executives, and he was hired by Malcolm Taaffe, at age 15.

Shortly after, Tyler Dikman started his own business, Cooltronics, repairing computer and making millions. Tyler Dikman is now 30 and he is making about $3.25 million a year. So do not let anyone discourage you and ignore the unemployment numbers. As long as you are focused and driven, you will succeed. During adulthood, the healthy, full-functioning person is motivated by self-actualization needs—needs to expand the self, to explore the dimensions of identity, to take one’s place in society, to love, to work, to create and to take responsibility. In later years, these become needs for greater cognitive and aesthetic experiences. So all kinds of mental activities—including fantasy and dreaming—can result in learning, but the greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually fear you will make a blunder. An error does not become a mistake until you refuse to correct it. By now, we are aware that perceptions and attitudes are an important part of being human. You may be all ready to go at the business of living a successful life. To be effective, organizational goals and objectives should be specific, measurable, relevant, challenging, attainable, and time limited.