Leaders need followers and followers need leaders. One is not better than the other.

Sometimes it’s difficult to be alone. Then in one moment the difficulty is gone and being alone is easier than having company. Being independent is learned out of necessity. When the environment an individual grows up in is not safe and the people in it are not safe to be around, the individual often learns how to live independently without relying on one other specific person. The individual learns to rely on themselves more than any other person.

It’s good to have friends and it’s good to have a social life and it’s good to have people around and not be by yourself the whole time.

Still for an independent person it is not simple to be social all of a sudden. Social skills are like a muscle. Flexing your social skills takes time and repetition to get good at. A person who has many independent characteristics needs time being around a few people and talking to them to be comfortable in larger social settings around more people. This is how a person with limited social skills strengthens their people skills. Taking small bites.

I could only imagine that an individual who is skilled in social situations might have a difficult time functioning independently all on their own with out the help of a specific person. People are that way. If you are used to being around people all the time you would probably have a more difficult time going independent and making all of your decisions on your own without input from specific people you’re used to socializing with.

Leaders need followers and followers need leaders. One is not better than the other. They are both vital  and valued in humanity and in society and in success and in failure.

Learning from many failures can lead to success. One success may be all that’s needed.