Heroes

• There are six types of heroes:

• Transforming heroes - people who transform the society in which they live. 
• Traditional heroes - individuals who show exceptional talent or who perform a single great moral action.
• Transparent heroes - individuals who do their heroic work behind the scenes, outside the public spotlight. 
• Transitional heroes - people whose heroism is unique to a particular developmental stage in our lives. 
• Trending heroes - individuals who are on a trajectory toward becoming heroes.  
• Transitory heroes - people who perform a single nonmoral action that bring them great momentary fame.

- The most common are the transparent heroes that take shape in parents, teachers, coaches, nurses, soldiers, policemen and firefighters. 

- "These heroic individuals are everywhere, quietly going about the business of nurturing us and keeping us safe. They are quite possibly the most under-appreciated members of our society."

"the modern day heroes are ordinary people doing their job. people might think heroes are big flashy people who draw a lot of attention, but they're not in the 21st century where population continues to grow exponentially. a hero might be a regular person who thinks he's just doing his job (e.g. firefighters of sept 11). true heroes don't think that they're heroes. that's what makes them heroes."