With all this craze about Ironman comes a lot of thoughts into my brain about the meaning and the message behind Ironman, the real Ironman. No, I haven't read all the original comics, but I've done enough research to formulate my own opinion about it.
I love Tony Stark (or at least what he's become in my mind). I love the way he lives, I love the way he carries himself and I love the way he solves his problems. He lives loose, but he knows when it's work time and his work ethic when he's focused is outstanding. (A killer instinct I wish I had) He carries himself highly, after all he is a superstar. He's the boss and he knows it. That swagger and confidence is something a lot of people can't pull off - and back it up. (A personal goal of mine) He solves his problems on his own terms, his way. That kind of independence and control can only come with high dosages of the other two points. An independence and control that allows him unlimited flexibility in his explorations. (Something that would be too dangerous or would not be used well in my possession, unfortunately.)
As can be seen, Tony Stark is a role model for me. He has things, he does things, he has the abilities that I don't - but aren't impossible to obtain.
But is he still a good role model for me? I feel like I'm too old/there isn't anyone around me that can be a role model for who I want to be. I feel like if I didn't count Stark as a role model, I'd be carving my own path instead of having a defined ideal to work towards.
Focus | Confidence | Control
Innovating Life
~ASKalburgi
Edit: (Ironman 3 spoilers) Last night I watched Iron man 3 and surprisingly it was exactly what I was thinking about in regards to this post. The movie makes Tony human, it makes him real compared to where I expected them to take him with Extremis being in the movie and with Tony and Jarvis and the suits becoming increasingly like the same thing. The movie inspired me to take on a new project, project Stark, where I'm really going to try to use people like Tony to recreate myself.