A close Inspiration!

To inspire is to give someone strength /hope/ faith to follow their own dreams not to follow your dreams! Often times when someone is trying to give someone hope or inspiration they often come across someone who is on TV or in the public eye as a comparison. For an example "We have a African American president, you can be anything you want to be". True and all but i believe the inspiration should be that of someone who the individual is close too or knows personally because its makes the chance of them achieving their goals and capturing their dreams realistic.