The War on Self-Reliance

"You are constantly invited to be what you are."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

We are on our own.

We have to do our own pushups.

We need to produce results that matter.

The biggest trend I see over the last few decades is the complete abandonment of self-reliance.

If you run the clock back to your father or grandfather’s time, most people did most things themselves.

I’m talking about oil changes, taxes, preserving food, etc.

Today, we are a nation of people desperate for the government or someone else to fix our problems.

IT’S TIME TO GROW A PAIR

This message is not about changing your oil. It’s about soft efforts, diminishing ambitions…and shrinking balls.

In the spirit of telling it like it is…

We’ve become a society of soft, wimpy, fearful, politically correct, entitlement driven, hyper-sensitive and convenience-addicted weenies.

Here’s the thing…

Security, strength and prosperity comes from one thing…your ability to produce results.

Every time you choose safety, security and dependence on outside parties, you weaken your personal power and make it that much easier for everyone to beat you.

You must be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.

If self-reliance means a strong belief in your own ability to achieve success and happiness, then dependency is an absence of such belief.

Until you learn to stand on your own two-feet and take full responsibility for yourself, your results, and your future… you’ll never fully know just how strong and capable you really are.

Self-reliance is a virtue in need of serious cultivation as it’s all about freedom from the control or influence of outside parties.

It’s a simple concept that encourages each one of us to take responsibility for our own needs — physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and economic.

To put it more directly, it’s an understanding that nobody owes you anything!

Yet, even though self-reliance is such a critical life skill…

Why on earth is society filled with so many wimpy, excuse making, responsibility dodging, entitlement driven people looking for a handout?

The answer like many others can be found in both government and in the home.

Many programs throughout the world have been set up by well-meaning individuals and institutions to aid those who are in need.

However, many of these programs are designed with the shortsighted objective of “helping people,” as opposed to “helping people help themselves.”

As a result, the beneficiaries of these handouts or helping hands more than often become dependent upon them, and rather than inspiring self-reliance, they often accomplish just the opposite.

To bottom line this point…unnecessary dependence upon others is a false sense of security that only serves to make you weak and highly vulnerable.

It’s the ultimate act of self-betrayal, as your talents never see the light of day.

“It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain himself.“ — Epicurus

By shielding yourself from independence, from challenges, failure, unpleasant tasks and adversity, you are actually doing more harm than good.

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THE SOLUTION

So how do you do it?

How do you become more self-reliant, how do you enjoy more freedom and control in your life?

You Must Become Your Own Hero

To become truly self-reliant, you must embrace the power of unconditional responsibility.

Why?

Because it’s foolish for any of us to ask for or to accept from others for that which we have the power to obtain themselves.

It pains me to think how easily people capitulate their dreams to badges, titles, and manipulative institutions.

Honorable work is the most foundational source of happiness, self-worth and prosperity.

Only the weak, insecure and confidence deprived strive for security and dependency on others. Therefore, you must work on your ability to drive results.

Your greatest asset and primary sense of security freedom extends from your ability to produce results.

Your ability to convert ideas into innovations, problems into solutions, and goals into results quickly is without a doubt an acquired trait, a learned skill that you can, will and must exploit to your advantage.

Trust me on this…You’re far better off struggling to get what you want than letting someone give it to you. You never want to hear the words, “you wouldn’t have that if it wasn’t for me.”

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