Who is your role model...

[Kim Standerline]

I would assume most of us have a role model, I know I certainly do and it's Katie Price Jordan (Katie Price - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Anyone care to guess at the reason why

I'll give $25 to the answer I like the best (and comes closest)

Cheers
Kim

[Ricter]

Is it because she's gifted, talented, successful, popular, wealthy, and well-rounded (no pun)?

[Marian Berghes]

you were born where she was? cus shes from UK too. And you like her because despite her troublesome family she ended up famous and rich?

[jem]

She targeted a market and became the best in it (even if it meant enhancement)... she also diversified and made different streams of income! Perhaps her next move is IM ... watch out!

jem

[KarlWarren]

Because deep down, you really fancy Peter Andre...

You still have the old Smash Hits posters of him from his Mysterious Girl days on your bedroom wall

On a more serious note...

She went out and got what she wanted, something she's done all her life - regardless of what other people think about her.

As a matter of fact, she, and Dane Bowers (her ex) both come from the area I grew up in.

[Peter Bestel]

Katie Price is a great role model to have.

On the business side, she's an excellent example of someone who has maximised and capitalised on her assets (no pun intended - well, maybe!) She's not highly educated but has obviously become an astute business woman.

In her personal life, although a bit too public for my liking, she is clearly a loving mother who has faced some difficult challenges and seems to be dealing with them extremely well.

I've no idea if these are the reasons why she's a role model for you, just thought I'd share my thoughts.

Peter

[Martin.Avis]

It's because you share a couple of major attributes with her.

Martin

[KarlWarren]

Originally Posted by Martin.Avis

It's because you share a couple of major attributes with her.

Martin

Hahahah, if I ever find the need to chat someone up... that is going in the swipe file:

You have beautiful attributes - are you a 32C?

[Martin.Avis]

It's a line that worked well for me in the 70's. And Kim falls for it every time!

Martin

[Richard Tunnah]

Originally Posted by Kim Standerline

I would assume most of us have a role model, I know I certainly do and it's Katie Price Jordan (Katie Price - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Anyone care to guess at the reason why

I'll give $25 to the answer I like the best (and comes closest)

Cheers
Kim

Cos she's got her knockers but always stands up? []

Rich

[Martin.Avis]

Come to think about it - the best chatup line from my heyday was 'Who loves ya baby?'

Times have probably moved on. Shame I haven't moved with them - pass me a lollipop.

(That'll sort out the oldies from the callow youths)

[Richard Tunnah]

Originally Posted by KarlWarren

Hahahah, if I ever find the need to chat someone up... that is going in the swipe file:

You have beautiful attributes - are you a 32C?

I'm standing by wih fire extinguisher in hand Karl! []

Rich

[Peter Bestel]

Originally Posted by Martin.Avis

Come to think about it - the best chatup line from my heyday was 'Who loves ya baby?'

Times have probably moved on. Shame I haven't moved with them - pass me a lollipop.

(That'll sort out the oldies from the callow youths)

Yeah, you're showing your age now Martin. I can't believe that people actually took their romantic tips from a bald cop called Theo.

[Martin.Avis]

In those days we took them from anywhere we could. And very few of them worked.

[Arindam Chakraborty]

The correct link is this one I think:

Jordan (Katie Price) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I guess it is because she is succesful, wealthy and...has a great body

Arindam

Originally Posted by Tom Borowski

That link's broken - the closing bracket is missing.



My guess is you admire the fact that she's successful in so many venues. Of course it could also be that she was featured in Playboy so often

[John Hillage]

Because she manages to combine exposing herself for lots of leery lads mags with another career as a pony book writer for little girls - which takes some doing!

[Kim Standerline]

Originally Posted by Martin.Avis

It's because you share a couple of major attributes with her.

Martin

trust you to lower the tone Martin lol

BTW that original link worked just fine for me (weird)

[KimW]

Originally Posted by Martin.Avis

It's a line that worked well for me in the 70's. And Kim falls for it every time!

Martin

I do not!
Kim

[Kim Standerline]

Originally Posted by KimW

I do not!
Kim

lol I think he meant me

He's a heartbreaker, he promised I could be the second Mrs Avis

[GrantFreeman]

Because she's from the UK?

According to youtube, she's known for her big gonzagas and good looks, but I like the women with smaller ones (being mature and serious here).

Grant

[Kim Standerline]

come on guys

get past the trout pout and the big bazooka's,

Some people have already got it

No comments from the ladies, now I need to make up my mind whether I'm surprised or not

BTW Karl, how did u know about my Smash Hit Posters

Kim

[Kim Standerline]

It's a shame no ladies joined in this discussion, I would have been really interested to see what some of you would have said, especially in light of how Katie aka Jordan first came into the public eye. (glamour modelling)

Katie Price is worth £30 million about $60 million roughly, give or take a million or 2.

She is someone who has marketed herself very successfully, ok much of it has been surgically enhanced, but that's a decision she's made for herself. (and it worked).

She has also diversified,

She now owns her own perfume (another one on the way very shortly)
Has written a couple of books
Has her own lingerie range
Her own equestrian range (she's a keen horsewoman)
And I think she also has her own bedlinen range

I'm sure I've missed something

Don't forget she also holds down a role as wife and mother to 3 children.

So how does Katie do all this

Well she obviously outsources everything (No way she could do everything)

Ghostwriters for the books, experts to design the ranges etc even help at home. (I believe her mother organises her household, and her brother manages her money).

This is my opinion obviously, but I'd imagine Katie is very successful because she's not frightened to diversify or outsource the parts of her business to those more capable than her.

She is very often looked down on by those people who "despise" where she has come from (glamour modelling), but what I find really amusing is she's usually worth a lot more than those despisers. She's common, but hey what's wrong with common.

I liked Peter's answer the best because he managed to get past the glamour image and find the nitty gritty of where I was going with my question.

There's a marketing answer to a lot of questions asked here on the board if you dig deep enough

Cheers
Kim

Originally Posted by Peter Bestel

Katie Price is a great role model to have.

On the business side, she's an excellent example of someone who has maximised and capitalised on her assets (no pun intended - well, maybe!) She's not highly educated but has obviously become an astute business woman.

In her personal life, although a bit too public for my liking, she is clearly a loving mother who has faced some difficult challenges and seems to be dealing with them extremely well.

I've no idea if these are the reasons why she's a role model for you, just thought I'd share my thoughts.

Peter

[Mac Wheeler]

Hmm, not sure I ever thought of anyone as a role model, but if I had to name a single person who I admired enough that it made me consider my own actions at certain times and compare them to how they would have acted, then it would have to be....

Margeret Thatcher.

[Kim Standerline]

Ahh

you can't say something as "interesting" as that and not expand lol

Originally Posted by DecurroLtd

Hmm, not sure I ever thought of anyone as a role model, but if I had to name a single person who I admired enough that it made me consider my own actions at certain times and compare them to how they would have acted, then it would have to be....

Margeret Thatcher.

[Mac Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Kim Standerline

Ahh

you can't say something as "interesting" as that and not expand lol

Fair enough

I admire the way she handled a whole host of tricky situations. Especially when we consider that the life of a politician in modern times is governed by their popularity, more like movie stars.

She made some very sweeping changes to the UK economy, she broke the backs of the unions that were crippling industry, she was generally despised by anyone who considered themselves working class, yet she came through it on results alone. I truly believe that without her, the UK would have been in desperate trouble a long time ago.

So basically I admire her because she did what needed to be done, despite the criticism and bad press, even though she knew her political career was fundamentally based on how popular she was with the public come election day.

[BIG Mike]

Originally Posted by Peter Bestel

Yeah, you're showing your age now Martin. I can't believe that people actually took their romantic tips from a bald cop called Theo.

That's cause he was a Greek cop

[Peter Bestel]

Cheers Kim.

I don't know if I could name just one role model. I tend to just pick bits of people I admire and model them - there's even a few bits of some Warriors!

Peter

PS. Don't want to start down the road of a political discussion, but I'd have real trouble in choosing Maggie Thatcher as a role model. She certainly had her strengths and I can appreciate why some might admire her, but there's too much on the negative side for me to comfortably use her as a role model.

[Kim Standerline]

Originally Posted by Peter Bestel

PS. Don't want to start down the road of a political discussion, but I'd have real trouble in choosing Maggie Thatcher as a role model. She certainly had her strengths and I can appreciate why some might admire her, but there's too much on the negative side for me to comfortably use her as a role model.

lol she certainly was a very strong woman in her time

Kim

[Mac Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Kim Standerline

lol she certainly was a very strong woman in her time

Kim

Oh I'm not saying that I agree with everything she did, but I admire the way she did it if you get what I mean. I think she is the last politician I remember displaying basic integrity.

[Harvey Segal]

Originally Posted by Kim Standerline

I'm sure I've missed something

It's because she has a son called Harvey

[Vince Runza Online]

Okay, here's my role model: Ben Franklin. I read his autobiography when young (no, it wasn't galley proofs that Franklin gave to me personally).

In it, I read a line that I'll always remember (misquoted here): "I purposed to go to Philadelphia and become a printer." By God, he did!

Keeping in mind that he only had a purpose, and little else in the way of worldly goods, his commitment to a plan of action counted for more than a ton of financial backing or personal wealth. Also, notice that he didn't say "I proposed..." He jumped.

Now, how about somebody posting some links of this Katie Price in the raw?!!!

[Kim Standerline]

Just for you Vince (though sadly not in the raw lol)

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/a...ce_379075a.jpg

[Alexa Smith]

Because she made the very best out of what she had and then worked on improving it? (I'm posting just so it isn't all men!).

[JustVisiting]

Could probably write an ebook about Ms Price ... I won't... but she is a good example of how to cleverly market a product ... herself.

Did she start off with a plan? Who knows. But she launched herself into a hungry market with her then 2 biggest assets - which have since been surgically reduced I believe, and has subsequently branched out with many other products into other markets ... author etc.

Paul

[Kim Standerline]

Originally Posted by Harvey.Segal

It's because she has a son called Harvey

I knew I missed something lol

Thanks for contributing Alexa, she certainly did make the best out of what she had (or what she percieved as the best), and hey it worked for her

Paul you're right

She's marketed herself as a commodity and made a lot of money in the process

She's branded herself

That girl has her head screwed on right

[jem]

Not that it matters but I'm not a man and I posted!

[Kim Standerline]

Originally Posted by jem

Not that it matters but I'm not a man and I posted!

Oh dear, I assumed you were male Jem, I do apologise

Kim

[jem]

No probs, it's my initials ... didn't think there would be gender confusion with jem ... oops I stand corrected lol

[alan mac]

I'd vote for Richard Branson - seems like a nice guy and has created 8 seperate billion dollar companies in 8 areas - That's some record!

Alan

[Diana Lane]

Although she's no role model, I admire Colleen Rooney for similar reasons. Granted, the majority (if not all) of her success stems from her association with Wayne, but she's made her name and built a business all of her own that would still take her places if they split tomorrow. Apart from Stick Spice, most of the other footballer's wives are just known as footballer's wives. Colleen was only a teenager herself when her boyfriend hit the limelight, and it can't have been easy for her, especially with the British press digging up scandal on him every five minutes, but she just quietly got on with it and built herself up into a position where she can laugh at the lot of them whatever they say.

I don't think I've got a role model as such, but I've admired Alan Sugar since long before he became a 'celebrity'. I'm also impressed by Gerald Ratner's comeback attempts after the 'crap' incident. If nothing else, he's certainly someone who doesn't give in.

[Ricter]

Originally Posted by Vince Runza Online

Okay, here's my role model: Ben Franklin. I read his autobiography when young (no, it wasn't galley proofs that Franklin gave to me personally).

In it, I read a line that I'll always remember (misquoted here): "I purposed to go to Philadelphia and become a printer." By God, he did!

Keeping in mind that he only had a purpose, and little else in the way of worldly goods, his commitment to a plan of action counted for more than a ton of financial backing or personal wealth. Also, notice that he didn't say "I proposed..." He jumped.

Now, how about somebody posting some links of this Katie Price in the raw?!!!

What a worthy role model! Kudos to you, sir.

[Neil Morgan]

If you can see past his only-for-tv swearing and shouting, I find Gordon Ramsay quite an inspiration, if not a role model.

He sticks to what he's good at.
He cuts the BS.
He gets the job done, no matter what.
He makes millions doing it.

I read his 'how I built my business' book (it's not an autobiography) while I was on holiday. It's called 'Playing With Fire' and is definitely worth a read.

Cheers,

Neil