I believe what he meant by "completely self-reliant" was more like "a work for your own dreams and ideas". Don't just work because you have to (of course everyb

I believe what he meant by "completely self-reliant" was more like "a work for your own dreams and ideas". Don't just work because you have to (of course everybody has to work, but 80-90% could also be entrepreneurs and wouldn't have to work for others and their dreams) for other people. And don't expect other people to always help you pursuing YOUR dreams. Curtis Jackson was always self-reliant because he comes from a broken family (mother shot dead when he was 8, grandmother and grandfather had to take care of their own kids -> less attention on him -> more self-reliance and self-belief to actually make something of himself). If he expected to get help from other people or trust other people with his ideas and his dreams even with his work, his life would have been crushed badly. A natural self-belief is very important and should be carried by anyone trying to achieve big things.