Question #26: Who is your hero of fiction?

Growing up there is one movie, one story that stuck with me. Alice in Wonderland, to believe in the impossible until it becomes possible. Perseverance in its purest form, or a drug trip that went way too far. To me, this story has led me to where I am in life, I believe in the impossibilities of the world and that eventually, they may be possible. I grew up being encouraged to pursue the arts and being told that I am too pure and nice to do much else. I've proved those individuals wrong, I have made what they believe to be impossible for me to do possible. I am in the business world with both an accounting and marketing degree and in a high standing position within a nonprofit organization, right out of college, that does not mean though that I don't still enjoy art and everything that comes with it.

I know that throughout my life I will have people oppose my decisions in one form or another and I am fine with that because it'll give me the opportunity to prove them wrong, that I can do what they believe to be impossible of me. In my personal life, I am quiet allowing my eyes to watch those around me and observe what they are doing, I choose to sit in the background and see what others will do. In my professional life, I take center stage and become extroverted asserting my views and asking questions of those around me trying to raise up those around me. I keep work and personal separate, I leave work at work even if some of my pet projects may reflect on the place I work at it won't enter over into that realm fully.

I have known for a long time that I am a walking contradiction in most things that I do and I am okay with that because that is when you get the best reactions from those that are given the chance to see both sides. I believe I am similar to Alice in that way and that's why I hope to live like she does, believing in the impossible and making it possible. I will take life at my own pace and even if I may seem as if I am late, I am perfectly on time.
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Who is your hero of fiction?