Self-dependence shows the abilities to trust one’s own insights, capabilities rather than depending excessively on others for guidance. As Emerson writes, “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.”
Depending too much on others have many problems. Here are some instances-
a) People won’t be available every time you need them.
b) When someone else is taking your life’s decisions, your decision-making skill may be affected badly.
c) There will be no independence in your life choices which may disturbs your confidence.
Also, there are some misconceptions people have about self-dependence. For instance, those who are self-reliant, don’t ask for help.
If you are feeling stuck somewhere, seeking support or asking for help is absolutely fine. But maintaining a healthy balance between seeking a little help and relying on others too much is important. You must look at that.
In this blog, we will be exploring 8 effective ways of being less dependent on others and doing things on your own which will help you in your personal development journey.
Let’s dive in.
8 effective ways of being less dependent
1. Learn to take decision by yourself
Taking decisions about our personal and professional life by ourselves help us to be less dependent on others. We become responsible.
Making decisions by ourselves builds self-confidence and trust. It assures the belief that we are able to face challenges and uncertainties by ourselves. This involves learnings from both success and failures.
Being self-reliant while taking decisions, decides our priorities, what actually matters to us. While deciding, we feel a sense of freedom and can prepare for the consequences which eventually helps in our growth.
2. Establish Boundaries
Boundary protects our mental and physical well-being. Because they decide the ways others can treat us. Maintaining boundaries give us a sense of self- worth.
Everybody should establish boundaries in all areas of life. whether in personal life or in professional space. When you set a boundary, you take responsibility for your own well-being, actions and actively become respectful to your emotions and opinions. Which helps you being self-dependant.
Without boundaries, the chances of getting disrespectful behaviour from others or being taken advantage of gets higher.
Other benefits of establishing boundaries are, we get clarity about our expectations and understanding of needs.
3. Set Personal Goals
Taking charge of your life is an important step. Setting personal goals promotes self-awareness, helps us to identify our strengths, weaknesses, values.
When we set goals, we get clarity about what is important to us and what we want to achieve. This self-awareness leads to self-dependence as it allows us to make decisions and take actions.
Setting personal goals also encourages us to become responsible. At the moment we make promises to achieve our goals, we take charge of our actions and outcomes, whether positive or negative. This gives a sense of maturity and self-dependence.
4. Embrace Solitude
Learning to live alone or live with yourself is essential as it makes us stronger. It is important to enjoy our own company sometimes.
Solitude gives us peace and time to reflect on ourselves. That means we get clarity about our dreams, goals both short-term and long-term, what we have achieved, what are still left to do.
We can reflect on our thoughts and emotions which is essential to know ourselves better and grow. Spending time alone helps to focus on our abilities and encourages of being self-dependent.
5. Develop Self-Confidence
Self-confidence is one of the powerful tools needed for personal growth and self-dependence. It empowers us to trust on our own abilities, overcome challenges and so on.
But there’s a myth that those who have self-confidence are very arrogant which is not at all true. There are several advantages of confidence we can explore.
Confident people can voice their opinion strongly, their good communication skill makes things easier for them in both personal and professional life. This approach helps them to be self-dependent.
6. Practice Self-Control
Practicing self-control leads towards self-dependence in many ways. Self-control plays an important role in building discipline, which is important for achieving personal goals.
By prioritizing long-term objectives, you can make choices that are needed to fulfil your goals without depending on others. Self-control helps us not to get distracted by our surroundings easily and focus on our abilities.
7. Enhance Problem-Solving Skills
Solving your problems is a skill that improves with right approach and practice. Every experience of solving problems builds confidence in your abilities.
See all the challenges as opportunities to learn and grow. Eventually you can develop the confidence and ability to solve problems on your own.
To solve any problem, we first understand the issue clearly, then find out all the information related to that problem and make a strategic map to take action.
By doing all by yourself, you will develop a mindset of self-dependence and also problem-solving skill which helps you on your personal growth journey.
8. Develop Financial Independence
Robert Kiyosaki stated that, “Financial freedom is freedom from fear.” Achieving financial freedom is one of the most essential things in everybody’s life.
Like some people said, money can’t buy happiness, that’s not entirely true. If you have money, you can buy whatever you love, which leads to happiness. Besides you can fulfil both your desires and needs.
Having financial freedom means having that ‘genie’ which helps you become self-reliant without depending on others. Of course, money is not everything but something that assures our path towards a better future.
When you become financially independent, you can create space for personal growth. You can invest in skills development, travel, or hobbies that enrich your life.
Conclusion
As we have come to an end of this blog, I hope you got to know about some amazing ways of being less dependent on others and manage them on your own way.
Reducing dependency on others and doing things by ourselves is a journey of self-discovery that leads to a deeper understanding of oneself and the world around.
Can you recall a specific moment when you realized the importance of being self-reliant? Let me know in the comments.
Take care.
Make the most of your day.
Until we meet again.
