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Self-Reliance

by Rick Baker
On Aug 11, 2014

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?

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Influencing | INSPIRE PEOPLE - GROW PROFITS!

Comments (2) -

Andrea Wilson
8/21/2014 9:52:23 AM #

Rick - thanks for sharing.  Being a self-reliant person, I have struggled with most of my bosses, and as a result have decided to be Boss #18.

rick baker
9/10/2014 10:02:37 PM #

Andrea - thank you for sharing your thoughts and personal experiences. It is an unfortunate fact of life that a person's self-reliance can generate interpersonal problems. On the positive side, it can also move mountains.

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