self-directed vs self-reliant

self-directed and self-reliant both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
self-directed	No	Yes	No	No
self-reliant	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, self-directed and self-reliant are synonyms defined as:

self-directed and self-reliant: (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

Other synonyms of self-directed include autonomous.

self-directed (adjective)	self-reliant (adjective)
(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment	(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment