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I stopped singing and didn't even notice.

Have you ever been known for something that wasn’t a talent or a performance, but simply an expression of your joy? Do you still have it?...

Do your beliefs make your world smaller?

Today I took my goofy dog Alfred out for a walk. We live now on the edge of Loch Fyne on the west coast of Scotland. It’s beautiful here....

Permission, boundaries, and self-worth.

I’ve never been very graceful about advocating for myself. It’s usually because I waited WAY too long to actually say something out loud...

Do you withhold happiness?

Sharing today about one of the most difficult versions of Permission I personally encounter. I have to constantly work on giving myself...

My Jerry Maguire moment about online learning businesses.

Image copyright of TriStar Pictures Inc from Jerry Maguire. My Jerry Maguire moment came unexpectedly, I guess they often do. I’ve spent...

Are you afraid to use your voice?

Summer greetings to you all from the wild west coast of Scotland. I’ve based myself here recently to keep working on giving myself...

You don't have to know how to do it by yourself.

Reports from the field, June 2019. When we think of the things we give ourselves permission to not know how to do sometimes the list...

You don't have to go for your dreams.

I was giving myself Permission to not take action on my dreams. And I'm kind of mad about it. I didn’t know that’s what I was doing. But...

I wouldn't even let myself use the fancy bandages.

Greetings from my front edge of figuring out how to give myself permission to find myself worthy. Recently I've moved to Scotland (you...

Did anyone teach you this? Not me.

No one teaches us how to give ourselves permission despite telling us it is something we must do. Let's change that.

Stop hoarding all the shoulds.

One of my dreams is to make the world a gentler place. Not a different place, but one where we have the energy left to engage with the...

You don't have to believe before you decide.

We usually want something before we know how to get it. We perhaps want to feel more free, or to feel more secure, or how to give...

You don't have to know this.

It’s not surprising to me that 45% of people who take the Permission Personality Quiz wonder exactly what is meant when they hear “You...