It is a bit of a mind game, yes. I don't think it's healthy to do things because someone else might admire it or think it's right. But I think it's fine to as

It is a bit of a mind game, yes. I don't think it's healthy to do things because someone else might admire it or think it's right. But I think it's fine to aspire to be like others who embody your own principles and values more effectively or faithfully than you do at the moment. That kind of emulation is healthy.