In my life, I've had some excellent models/examples of people I don't want to be like. While at first glance that might seem sad, it has helped me to realize the kind of person I want to be.
I went to a memorial. When toasting the deceased, not one person said the often quoted line, "To a life well lived." Now that is sad.
“A lot of people are all talk, what they say and what they do are two different things. As the saying goes, talk is cheap. Without actions behind the talk, it is all useless.” – Catherine Pulsifer