Category Archives: Self-Reliance

Successful People by Barbara Corcoran Inspirational Quote Poster

Boost Your Self-Esteem: 9 Ways to Feel Good About Yourself Right Now

Self-esteem is your opinion of yourself as it pertains to your value or worth. Many people base their self-esteem on how well they compare to others. The trouble is, we compare ourselves to the best. We compare our intelligence to that of the most intelligent person we know. We compare…

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Give Yourself A Self-Concept Makeover Ebook

Give Yourself a Self-Concept Makeover Ebook

This month, we bring you our Personal Development Blog Ebook of The Month:     “Give Yourself a Self-Concept Makeover“   Thank you for checking out this month’s personal development ebook: “Give Yourself a Self-Concept Makeover“ For more inspiring ebooks, see previous releases at Personal Development Blog Ebook of The Month.…

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Find Yourself by Socrates

Emerson and Self-Reliance

Are you interested in self-reliance and self-sufficiency? Well then, let me introduce you Ralph Waldo Emerson. If you haven’t heard of Mr. Emerson yet, then you’re in for a real treat. You see, Ralph Waldo Emerson is considered by many to be the father of the modern self-reliance and self-sufficiency…

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CHANCE by Sophocles

Why is Self-Reliance Important?

What do the words “self-reliant” mean to you? What sort of image do these words conjure up in your mind? If you’re like most people, you probably see someone living life on their own terms. They are independent. They are self-sufficient. You probably see them growing their own fruits and…

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Helping People by Abraham Lincoln

Who’s In Control?

One of my favorite television shows of all time is Star Trek. Now, I’m not talking about Star Trek: The Next Generation or Deep Space Nine or Voyager. I’m certainly not talking about the reboot of the franchise and those awful movies set in an alternate timeline. No, I’m talking…

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Helping People by Abraham Lincoln

Technology and Self-Reliance

We live in an amazing world. Our stores are filled with the items that would dazzle people from a generation ago. We eat nearly whatever we want, at any time that we want it. Our entertainment choices are enormous and, again, tailored to our own individual tastes and consumption schedules.…

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Great Man by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Another Important Way to Become More Self-Sufficient

Want to be more self-reliant? Then it’s time to learn how to be more self-sufficient. The more things that you can learn to do for yourself means that there are fewer things that you have to have others to do for you. As you learn new skills that allow you…

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Finding A Helping Hand by Swedish Proverb

An Important Way to Be More Self Sufficient

Do you want to be more self-reliant? Then you absolutely must learn to be more self-sufficient. Is there a difference between the two? There absolutely is. Self-reliance is a state of mind or an attitude where you make conscious choices not to depend on anyone or anything to the greatest…

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Freedom by Ayn Rand

What is Self-Reliance?

Nearly everybody you know probably lives a lifestyle that’s like yours, right? They have a job and five days a week they go to that job and work for at least eight hours a day. Getting to the job everyday involves a commute to work and then another commute at…

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You're All You've Got by Janis Joplin

The Dependency Habit

Maybe you’ve recently become aware that you might be not as self-reliant as you’d like. If you have, you’re probably wondering how you become less reliant on you own knowledge and skills and more reliant on the knowledge and skills of others. The short answer is that you’ve allowed yourself…

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