Self Reliance Boosts Self-confidence, Part ISelf Reliance Monday, March 3, 2008 Who is a Self-reliant Person? By Audrey Marlene, MS When there is self reliance we can look inside for strength to conquer our struggles in life. When children are taught to expect adversity and how to resolve them, they are developing their inner strength. A self-reliant child is a more confident and independent child. Learning how to cope with life’s challenges are the survival skills they need to grow to become self-reliant adults. Today’s quick-fix society looks to external means to solve their problems. Children grow up to rely on medications to fix any vulnerability and we have now become a society that is less self-reliant and more extrinsically dependent. Self-reliance allows on to battle the crises of life when they arise with a courageous heart. If he becomes weak, he will find the power inside to keep fighting. Very seldom would he give in to substance abuse, alcoholism, or medications to cope. Instead he would assert himself, put on his survival armor and find resolve. When one is self-reliant she can quicker learn more about whom she is – her strengths and her weaknesses. If we know ourselves we are in a better position to strengthen our weaknesses and capitalize on our strengths. The self-reliant person is an independent thinker and less conforming to what society hands out. The self-reliant person makes better decisions and has more self-control. The self-reliant individual has more potential for greatness.
Self Reliance Boosts Self-confidence, Part IITuesday, March 4, 2008 Self-reliance means Independent Thinking By Audrey Marlene, MS The self-reliant person is an independent thinker. The independent thinker is a mature thinker. Independent thinking enables more self-satisfaction and happiness. We feel more liberated when we do not have to conform to someone else’s way of thinking. How would you like to be told what to do twenty four seven? It can be suffocating! Believe it or not we do conform to other people’s way of thinking. We are born into a society where social and political infrastructures are already established for us. Whether or not we want to admit it, it’s a form of control. The design of our homes, the clothing we wear, the music we listen to, even the entertainment we subscribe to, and not to mention the media we are saturated with, has a tendency to do our thinking for us. We go along with what has been established for us without question. Here is a challenge: Now thinking independently doesn't mean you are to start a radical group or become disruptive. It means becoming informed and educated and making clear, rational decisions on your own. It means being self-reliant and trusting in your own authority to make decisions.
Self Reliance Boosts Self-confidence, Part IIIWednesday, March 5, 2008 Self reliance for Children By Audrey Marlene, MS Children who are not raised to be self-reliant, who are not expected to be self-reliant and not encouraged in that direction can miss out on certain skills necessary to achieve a higher level of success in life. These children may grow up to be dependent on others with a lower level of self-confidence, with a lesser chance of becoming a high achiever. It is up to us as parents to examine the way we raise our children to see if we are working extra hours to provide our children with all the luxuries of life and in doing so, robbing them of their ability to become self-reliant. I witness this quite often in my practice. Children from affluent homes, with every possible opportunity to achieve big but instead they lack the drive and motivation. In its place, the time that could be spent doing quality, productive tasks is spent in front of the television or hanging around indulging in destructive practices such as drugs and alcohol. Many parents feel that as long as they are self-reliant, their children will automatically become self-reliant. This may be true to a small degree but many parents today who are self-reliant became that way because they were raised with less and needed to dig within to find the strength to survive and accomplish what they have. They were raised to be self-reliant and needed to be in order to survive. Because the parent knows the long road travelled, they, out love don’t want their children to go through what they have and instead place cushions under them to make things easier for them. This mind-set spawns dependency and less self-reliance. Use today’s blog to see what kind of children you are raising - dependent or self-reliant? Are you hurting or helping your child?
Self Reliance Boosts Self-Confidence, Part IVThursday, March 6, 2008 Quotes on Self Reliance Compiled by Audrey Marlene, MS
Self Reliance Boosts Self-confidence, Part VFriday, March 7, 2008How to be more Self-Reliant By Audrey Marlene, MS According to answers.com "self-reliance is the capacity to manage one's own affairs, make one's own judgments, and provide for oneself." So how can we make adjustments in our lives in order to become more self-reliant? Taking charge of your life and building the stamina you need to function as a self-reliant person can bring a feeling of peace and contentment within. Parents make it a point to give your children the tools they need to grow up to be independent, self-reliant children. Please click Here to learn more about self reliance for children.
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