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Which cartoon character do you resemble?6/15/2009

Michelangelo of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Which cartoon character do you resemble?

This morning I was the official toastmaster of my Toastmasters Club here in Austin. My responsibilities include setting the agenda, calling speakers to the podium, and choosing a theme for the meeting. The theme I choose related to cartoon characters. I asked that each of the participants tell me their all time favorite cartoon character and why.

Everyone has a favorite cartoon character in which they can relate to. The interesting observation I made when asking people the WHY part of their favorite cartoon character is that in many instances the cartoon character that person choose was a direct reflection of who they were. We admire characters that have qualities we’d like to possess or already own.

For example, my all time favorite character growing up was Michelangelo of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fame. I loved his surfer-type care-free attitude, his ability to lift the spirits of his fellow ninja turtles, passion for fighting crime, and deep affectation for pizza.

Suffice to say, it was very easy for me to relate to this character. I believe the reason I am attracted to Michelangelo is because these are character traits I desire in a human being. Even as a kid, when watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles took up many of my hours in a day, I admired people with Michelangelo’s character traits. Now as a young adult, these traits have been reaffirmed to me as some of the more quality vitures I look for in other people.

So, who is your favorite character and WHY? (Hint: it’s probably the first one that comes to mind!)