As we celebrate Nigeria’s 55th independence, it will be in order to share my thoughts on the benefits of being independent.

I think we naturally become more independent as we grow older in life. We move away from waiting for mummy or daddy to help us take decisions about what school to attend, what food to eat, what cloths to wear etc.

To be independent doesn’t mean you do not need people, it is basically freedom and a chance to choose your ways and beliefs without being persecuted for them. It also means we bear the consequence of whatever the outcome of those choices are.

Here are some benefits that come with being independent.

1. The freedom to choose: Willingness to live with the consequences of your decisions whether good or bad is the highest point of being independent. Just like an entrepreneur willing to take that risk, or that man willing to marry that lady regardless of the oppositions. Believing in something or someone and willing to go ahead to execute your plans is the confidence that less independent people do not possess. “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your ......http://www.workgist.com/benefits-of-independence/