"Teachers training for independence should 1) assess specific values and arrange these values in a hierarchical order from the most to the least important. The next step is to 2) define specific behaviors that relate to each of the abstract values, and then 3) teach these behaviors (values) following the behavioral model. Regular routines to occupy one’s time can be developed in advance and be readily available when a person needs to be self-reliant. (80)"
Perhaps you may clarify your values and include them in a personal mission statement. However you choose to determine your values, you must apply them by specifying things you will actually do - and doing them. Teachers will have practiced techniques to prepare their students for academic transfer, but should also prepare their students for autonomy. Behavioral techniques used to teach a child to use the toilet on their own may be more similar to those used to prepare a graduate student to conduct research independently following graduation than you think. Those same techniques to modify a student's behavior will effectively shape your own behavior and prepare you for newfound abilities, interests, and domains of self-reliance.
Madsen, Charles H. & Madsen, Clifford K. (1998). Teaching / Discipline: A Positive Approach for Educational Development. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
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