{"id":541,"date":"2020-12-22T18:28:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T18:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.careercaptains.org\/?p=541"},"modified":"2025-04-27T10:36:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T10:36:59","slug":"the-beauty-of-self-reliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careercaptains.org\/blogs\/the-beauty-of-self-reliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the need for Self Reliance?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Depending on people all the time is like re-election season\u2014candidates are everywhere to annoy you until you vote for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reality of all this is that the more frequently these annoying candidates pop up, the less chance they have of us actually voting for them. And the reality of relying on people is that you lose appreciation when you don\u2019t do things yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s Imagine<br>If you had a group of people working for you. You have the power to make them do anything at your dispense. That homework that you don\u2019t feel like doing? Done. Coming up with an innovation for your company? Finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Read Also:<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.careercaptains.org\/?s=WHO+ARE+YOU%3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHO ARE YOU?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So where am I going with this?<br>What I\u2019m really saying is that every single one of us is born an incompetent fool. You were not born a genius, and neither was Albert Einstein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we continue to depend on others to do everything for us, we will grow up to have a brain of a peacock. I learned this the hard way when I depended too much on others. I am that idiot who asks for homework answers when it has been long overdue. I just wanted an easy way out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When test time came around, I had no idea how to answer some of the questions. Do you know why? Because most of it came from homework problems, which I did not do. So like the test images that you see floating around the internet, those were likely my leaked paper scores that went viral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Learn something new from us at your own pace and Convenience:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.careercaptainsinstitute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.careercaptainsinstitute.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I\u2019ve gotten older, I\u2019ve learned that life is like a huge test itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The homework that we all hate doing is the only way to pass our tests. Everything that we perform daily is what we have learned throughout life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of us depend on others because we are either too lazy or lack the skills to do it. Whether it\u2019d be calling for help or a favor, these things are the easy way out. It will add up over time to procrastination. Perhaps even decrease our potential intelligence that could have been gained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you doing your homework?<br>Or are you asking around just to get answers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So your grass needs some cutting; your dishes need some cleaning; that murky car of yours needs a wash. What are you waiting for? Don\u2019t just depend on others to do it for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Read Also: <a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.careercaptains.org\/?s=WHAT+CAN+YOU+SEE%3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"\u201cWHAT CAN YOU SEE?\u201d (Edit)\">WHAT CAN YOU SEE?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s an actual beauty of getting something done yourself. For example, when I had no idea how to make a video. I had to learn everything from scratch, and I mean everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From aiming the camera right to holding my breath to keep the camera still, it was all a learning experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where\u2019s the beauty in all of this you wonder?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s that you see the whole technical side of what goes behind this. It\u2019s that you understand how everything works and that you aren\u2019t living dubious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does it not bother you when you\u2019re itching to know something, but you can\u2019t exactly find the answer? It sure bothers me, like an itch that I can\u2019t reach behind my back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there is one thing that feels great, it\u2019s that you are educated. It\u2019s that you are confident because you know how it works. And it\u2019s that you are able to relieve that itch mentally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Or maybe even physically!)<br>But not everyone feels this way.<br>(Sadly)<br>Some rather not care about why things work the way they do. Fine by me. Not everyone wants to expand their brain to be more than the size of a peacock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Read Also: <a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.careercaptains.org\/?s=THOSE+WHO+MAKE+THINGS+HAPPEN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"\u201cTHOSE WHO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN\u201d (Edit)\">THOSE WHO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By not allowing yourself to learn things, you will never appreciate the details of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I saw the technical side of video production, I told myself I would never see movies and TV the same way. Perhaps this is a good or a bad thing to some. However, it gives you a different approach when you face similar situations again. You will see both sides differently. Maybe with less bias. (or even more!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s another example,<br>The people who take out your trash early in the morning go through something you probably do not notice. They wake up as early as 2 a.m. to get ready for work. For some, that\u2019s the time that we go to bed. So by the time you wake up, the trash would have magically disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/careercaptains.org\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Baker-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-689\" style=\"width:238px;height:179px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/careercaptains.org\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Baker-2.jpg 626w, https:\/\/careercaptains.org\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Baker-2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/careercaptains.org\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Baker-2-600x451.jpg 600w, https:\/\/careercaptains.org\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Baker-2-213x160.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0                                    \u00a0<em><strong>\u00a0<a class=\"row-title\" aria-label=\"\u201cTHOSE WHO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN\u201d (Edit)\" href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/careers\/agriculture-food-and-natural-resources\/baker?utm_source=alison_user&amp;utm_medium=affiliates&amp;utm_campaign=25747799\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EARN A CERTIFICATE IN BAKING <\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you also know that feeling of taking a test; when you feel great knowing all of the answers? 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