Are you one of those people who has boundless energy regardless of what other people are doing?

Or are you one of those people whose energy diminishes when other people fail to perform up to your expectations?

It seems to me that many people fall into these two categories, these two polar-opposite categories. Of course the self-help gurus talk about the first type when they describe the successful people, the leaders, the people who accomplished incredible things during their lifetimes.

Indomitable - that's perhaps one of the best words to describe these high-energy/high-sustained-energy people.

Resilient - that's another good word to describe them.

Or, perhaps we should stick with the word self-reliant. Self-reliant signals the above things. It signals people who are comfortable relying upon themselves and not relying upon what other people do. Self-reliance signals people who accept the obligation of inspiring their own actions and, of more importance, it signals people who are accountable for inspiring the energies that fuel their own actions.

"Relying Upon" ... Whom ... Why not self?

"Influencing" ... Whom ... Why not self?