True independence means being free from the domination of your own internal automatic behaviors, not doing what you feel like when the urge strikes.
It takes courage to be the author of your life.
The ability to feel fear and keep moving forward distinguishes the living from the merely breathing.
Steps are what you take when you think you have forever.
How can someone say they're successful if they're not happy doing their work?
Since you may never discover the truth, invent it.