Relying on self

Assuming that one has the ability to deal effectively with any situation, with low need for cooperation or collaboration.

1. Human beings are endowed with frequently untapped reservoirs of resourcefulness, energy and determination. A philosophy of self-reliance therefore is a philosophy of human development.

1. Relying on self permits no possibility of dealing with any issue of magnitude.

1. Surviving
2. Relying

1. Survivalism
2. Homesteading

1. Affirming self

1. Limiting effect of individual survivalism

1. Being

1. Limited horizons produced by survival living
2. Extreme poverty