Design by Group 2 in 11A5
Project:  Becoming independent
Topic: Evaluate your independence
WHAT IS INDEPENDENCE?
Do everything by yourself, the life you choose, without waiting or asking for help from anyone else
What characteristics do you need to become an independent person?


1. Fake It Till You Make It
You don’t have to be successful to act like it. As long as you are confident and friendly, people will generally accept you are who you say you are (provided, of course, you can back it up when necessary)
What characteristics do you need to become an independent person?


2. Create A Plan
If you’re independent without a plan, you’re not independent – you’re actually just blind to how dependent you actually are. This drives your friends and family absolutely crazy, so stop it. Get yourself a plan, and make it a good one.
What characteristics do you need to become an independent person?


3. Form Habits
Now that you have plans, turn those plans into habits by making a conscious effort to continue following them. Every time you follow through with your plan, you’re one step closer to making it a habit. Habits are much easier to follow, as they’re ingrained in your very nature.
What characteristics do you need to become an independent person?


4. Make Decisions
As you become more and more comfortable in your independence, it’s vital to exercise your freedom. It’s in exercising your freedoms that they become stronger. Deciding is the easiest way to exercise your freedoms. By deciding, you’re creating your path, your way.
What characteristics do you need to become an independent person?


5. Learn Your Role
Remember you are never isolated. You’re always in a world surrounded by other people, and it’s important to be compassionate to those around you. Learn where you really fit in and play your cards to the best of your ability instead of wishing for a new hand.
What characteristics do you need to become an independent person?


6. Take Chances
The only way you can survive independently is to take chances. Even if you have the best plans in the world, there will always be someone ready, willing and able to stop you. You’d be naïve to think you’re the one exception, so be willing to take risks. When these risks pay off, you’ll be a success, and if they fail, you at least have a great story.
What characteristics do you need to become an independent person?


7. Think Independently
If people are agreeing with you, you’re not disrupting enough to be independent. This isn’t to say you need to be an obnoxious jerk, but you do need to shake things up. Think for yourself and play devil’s advocate every so often, just to keep everyone on their toes.
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