inner-directed
adjective
in·ner-di·rect·ed
ˈi-nər-də-ˈrek-təd 
-(ˌ)dī-
: directed in thought and action by one's own scale of values as opposed to external norms
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inner-directed
adjective
in·ner-di·rect·ed
ˌin-ər-də-ˈrek-təd, -(ˌ)dī-
: directed in thought and action by one's own scale of values as opposed to external norms compare other-directed
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