Comments on: Developing Self-Reliance: Personal Empowerment Lessons from 1951

By: Marina

Marina — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:37:06 +0000

Just to drill home the point, the quote on the blackboard at the end of the film says “the Lord helps those who help themselves” (literally: “help yourself and heaven will help you).

By: Allie

Allie — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:16:28 +0000

I always wonder about stuff like this when people discuss it. Doesn’t everyone know/do this already? No one can live your live but you. No one is in your way but you. Go.

By: Shaine

Shaine — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:21:33 +0000

This is a great find. Thanks for sharing.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:47:03 +0000

Being a chess player, I couldn’t agree with the movie more! I consider life a game of chess.

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By: Andrea >> Become a Consultant

Andrea >> Become a Consultant — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 04:56:12 +0000

Hmmmm. I’m not sure how hard they had to work to make 1951 teens self-reliant. For many of them, their fathers were off at war during their early years. And their mothers were working in factories till about 1945 or so.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:16:16 +0000

JD, I don’t know how you found that video, but it was wicked awesome. As corny as it was, the advice is seriously timeless.
It made me realize that even though I lie to think I’m self-reliant, I could work on it a little more.

By: boomie

boomie — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:28:06 +0000

I find it both great and odd that the best advice on how one should live their life comes from the 1950’s. Father (and Mother) really did know best. The image of a Leave It To Beaver family, though NOT 100% attainable, still was a nice thing to dream about.

By: Vijay Teach Me

Vijay Teach Me — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:47:28 +0000

Hi J.D
I have come to understand the principle of success are timeless as mentioned in your article, Self Reliance or as I will like to call it taking charge is the quality which I am developing and seeing the results of it.

Thanks
Vijay

By: Danny

Danny — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:10:15 +0000

Awesome post. Alot of self-help tips are timeless and this goes to show. The advantage that our generation has is the internet, now we can harness the power of information more than ever. Number 2.(be informed) is much easier to achieve be it researching personal finance tips (blogs like yours and mine), stocks advice, mutual fund research, etc. The biggest as of late is real estate research. With zillow.com and new age brokerages like redfin.com, just about anyone can look up comparables, past sale figures, neighborhood stats and sometimes even videos and home tours. Being informed is much easier nowadays and we definitely need to take advantage of that.

By: InvestEveryMonth.com

InvestEveryMonth.com — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:50:49 +0000

I think the most important thing for self reliance (and life in general) is self confidence.

Too many of us don’t have personal confidence and this greatly influences the course of our lives.

In terms of reaching our financial goals, we all know people who spend money on expensive clothes, cars, and homes in order to boost their own image and confidence.

If these people had confidence in themselves, they could invest the money and secure their financial well being instead of spending the money on things that make them feel better right now.

By: LiaD

LiaD — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:47:27 +0000

That was quite eye opening.