#self-reliance

#self-reliance

They reject compliments and don't ask anyone for help because they have imposter syndrome. -u/ Acrobatic_Radish_162

People often associate asking for help with weakness or a loss of agency and control. It requires a lot of vulnerability to admit when we're struggling and need a hand. Yet, no one makes it all the way through their life without having needs. At one time or another, hardship finds all of us. Whether it's an illness or injury, financial stress, career troubles, emotional pain, or loneliness, we all struggle. It's what makes us human.

Have you ever wanted to burn a man? In June 1986, the founders of the Burning Man project and nonprofit, Larry Harvey and Jerry James, built a wooden human effigy and set it on fire on San Francisco's Baker Beach as a symbolic act of letting go of their personal crises. They call it the First Burn. Every year since, the two committed to doing it again.

Norman Tebbit, who has died at the age of 94, was at the heart of Margaret Thatcher's political revolution. His philosophy of self-reliance formed the core of his political beliefs.

The Trump administration's actions on immigration may inadvertently encourage African nations to foster self-reliance and reduce dependency on Western migration opportunities.

Europe's growing emphasis on self-reliance marks a pivotal shift in geopolitical relations, emphasizing the importance of increased investment in both defense and space technology.