For the most part, the majority of the people I know look up to elder people for advice. I however, have always had a tendency to grasp onto the younger generation for inspiration because soon enough, they will be our successors. Young children have fresher minds than most of us because their world is not as tainted as ours. That said, my role model for the past couple of months has been the beautiful and incredibly outspoken, Rowan Blanchard.

Every day I scroll through her Twitter and Instagram feed just to see what it is that she is rebelling against. She has taught me how to be proud of being a feminist and she connects to her audience, whether child or teenager, and helps us realize that we are not alone with our thoughts. Here you have this 14-year-old teenager who realizes what is important to her and very elegantly lets go of rude comments.

Back in January she wrote a piece for Rookie Magazine titled, "Sorry, Not Sorry." In an excerpt from her piece, which she thankfully posted over social media, Rowan Blanchard wrote about the way that she stopped apologizing for being herself. This concept of not apologizing for being imperfect struck real close to me because I did not realize how often young girls are implied to do so. For example, the majority of the time that I was in middle school, I did not have a full comprehension of sports. I knew I had to catch or throw a ball and run on my hind legs, but the competitive thrill of it did not appeal to me. Many of the boys teased me for excelling in my academics rather than sports, and more often than not, I apologized for my so-called suckiness in sports.

This is why Rowan Blanchard is one of my top inspirations for the type of human being I want to continue to be. I want to speak up for those who believe that they don't have a voice. We should never stop being who we are meant to be as humans.