The aptitude and capability of being independent in life is one thing that everyone strives for but few can possess it.
You need to be independent to survive in the world and support yourself physically as well as mentally while going through the journey of life and facing its realities, which sometimes can be harsh to manage.
People in a devastated state keep looking for support while the ones who are independent analyze the situation and make use of their decision making power to manage their day to day chores and stay calm in challenging situations.
Let’s quickly go through the benefits of being independent in life.
Advantages of being Independent
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Builds your Confidence
Being Independent in life helps you to be more confident as you are mentally prepared that you have to manage all the issues in life single-handedly and do not have to rely on others to help you make decisions.
Independent people naturally tend to be a little more confident in handling issues affecting their lives.
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Experience Inner Peace
When you are concerned with only your near and dear ones and stop poking nose in other’s issues and letting the same happen with your affairs, you do not contaminate your mind and body with all the unnecessary stuff and it helps you in experiencing ultimate inner-peace and tranquility.
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Being Independent Boosts self-esteem
Being Independent and proactive enhances your self-esteem immensely.
The more things you handle living in an independent mode, the more you start respecting yourself and your capabilities to do so.
The achievement of financial, emotional, social, career and personal goals help you build a strong personal as well as public image and sense of accomplishment becomes a motivating factor for all your future endeavors.
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Better Focus and Time Management
By planning all your moves independently you learn the art of time management as you know the importance of tasks that are on your to-do list and the time-frame to accomplish them.
After understanding the value of time, timeline to achieve the said goals, seriousness and total responsibility towards your work makes you more focused.
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Makes you Emotionally Strong
When you learn not to blame others for the outcome of decisions taken by you and seek others’ help in challenging situations, you kind of evolve as a person and become emotionally strong.
We all go through ups and downs in life, but to independent person failures and success becomes part and parcel of life and such a person learns to tackle things smartly rather than getting stressed and looking for other’s support to take him out of certain situations.
Generally, most people lose hope and get emotionally weak when they don’t get help from others and feel disappointed, which further leads to more complications.
Man is indeed a social animal, but having more expectations from others can make our lives miserable and it’s better to leaf life in a ‘One Man Army’ style.
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Living Life to the Fullest
Remember, what the great innovator of all times said; yes I am talking about Steve Jobs,
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your inner voice. And most important, dare to follow your heart and intuition.”
In simple words, we have one life and if we are sensible enough to take it in the right direction, we should not waste our time looking for fellow passengers and critics who will always are there to push us back.
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Makes you more Mobile
When you do not bother for other companies to feel comfortable or happy or are surrounded by people to guide and decide for you, you have the ultimate freedom to explore new things and do whatever you wish to do.
You can travel to any destination to fulfill your dreams and be happy in life without any constraints to live and work in one location.
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Boosts your Creativity
An independent person sharpens his skills and analytical power with time and the ability to follow his hobbies and passion, makes him more creative and innovative; both in his thinking and acts.
As an independent creative thinker, you enhance your versatility and make yourself a powerful asset to your employer or your own business and try to have an innovative approach from different walks of life.
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Master of your Destiny
As an independent person, you are bound to take more actions and risks to achieve what all you want from life as so bother least about what others will think of you or if your decision will harm your image in front of others if you are somehow unsuccessful in your tasks.
The best part is that when you are capable of taking independent decisions based on the apt analysis you take faster actions as you don’t have to wait for other’s permission to kick-start your venture.
Learning to support and motivate yourself mentally is fundamental for any success you ever hope to achieve.
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Aging with Grace
The harsh truth of life that cannot be denied is that we keep advancing in life many people and friends get detached from us due to various unavoidable reasons or circumstances and in this phase as we age and experience solace its difficult for us to cope with such a situation as we are used to living a dependent life.
When you are independent, as you age, you are not followed by the fear of being alone.
An independent or self-governing person prepares himself to lead a solitary life as he gets older and involves himself in hobbies and follows his passion till his last breath rather than sitting idle and depending on others to plan his golden years.
There is no reason to base your life and decisions on relationships with other people. All relationships end at some point or another, its reality and the ones who understand this harsh truth of life age gracefully.
