"Grey's Anatomy" is a television series like many others. For the 12 seasons it's been around, it has provided viewers with great advice and life lessons from each character. Here is a list of the characters and what you can learn from each of them after watching this show.
1. Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd
Be a leader, and do what you love each and every day because life most certainly is short.
2. Meredith Grey
No matter what life throws your way, be a strong individual and never give up.
3. Alex Karev
It doesn't matter what your past consists of or what others think about you. People are going to judge you either way so don't let it get to you, and think about yourself in the way you think. Everything is about the present and how you feel and
4. Christina Yang
Follow your goals in life, and be the individual you want to be. Always work your a*s off because no one else is going to do it for you. Never be dependent on others, because they are going to think about themselves before you.
5. Mark Sloan
It's your life, and you can only go through life once so make it one you love and want it to be!
6. Miranda Bailey
Be able to push others through hard times and struggles along with your own. Fight 'til the end.
7. George O'Malley
It's OK to be different than the usual, there is much more to life than what the people in high school remember and think of you as.
8. Callie Torres
Don't be afraid to express the type of person you are to anyone because everyone is unique in their own special way.
9. Richard Weber
Have the bravery and strength to get through the things you're frightened of.
10. Izzy Stevens
It's OK to need a hand from others. We can't always get through things alone.
11. Addison Montgomery
Don't pass up on any great opportunity given to you for someone else, because it could change not only your life but also yourself for the better.
12. Arizona Robbins
Nobody is perfect in life so sometimes it's OK to give someone a second chance. Accept people for who they have become, not by the mistakes they've made.
13. Jackson Avery
Always perform to your fullest because you never know who's watching.
14. Owen Hunt
Everyone makes mistakes in life. You can't learn from things in life without making mistakes first.
15. April Kepner
Don't leave things unsaid. Tell others how you feel, and don't keep it inside to destroy you later on.
16. Amelia Shepherd
There will be struggles and challenges throughout everyone's lives but fight 'til the end. Push through the hard times 'til you can't push any longer.
17. Teddy Altman
In order to move on with your life, you have to move on and forget your past and not look back. It's very painful and hard, but it's the only way.
18. Lexie Grey
Life doesn't just work out the way we want it to. We as individuals have to turn life into the way we want it to be for ourselves, and the way we all plan.