First impression: On Self-Reliance

My first impression on self-reliance was that he was speaking for the people too scared to speak for themselves. Being yourself is more important than being what other people think you should be. When you have an idea but decide not to speak up, then someone else says it and gets all the credit it can be pretty disappointing. You start thinking to yourself “if only i spoke up”. People are afraid of being judged or wrong in public. Sad part is a lot of people know a lot of things but the fear of judgement stops them from speaking up.