inner-directed

in·ner–di·rect·ed

adj \ˌin-ər-də-ˈrek-təd, -(ˌ)dī-\

Definition of INNER-DIRECTED

: directed in thought and action by one's own scale of values as opposed to external norms—compare other-directed

—in·ner–di·rec·tion \-ˈrek-shən\ noun