The Power of Permission: Letting Yourself Change, Fail, Succeed, Launch, and Live to the Fullest

By Kate Pennell

Even if we don’t know it, permission is all around us. We seek permission from our employers, partners, families, and even society itself. Permission may play an essential role in the functioning of the world — but in many cases, the need for permission and approval can thwart our long-term goals and desires.

Kate Pennell’s The Power of Permission: Letting Yourself Change, Fail, Succeed, Launch, and Live to the Fullest, an audio course from Scribd Coach, investigates this largely uninvestigated phenomenon. With empathy and understanding, Pennell explains the power that permission from ourselves and others holds over us; how permission affects our decision making and level of satisfaction; and how giving yourself permission can help you grow as a person and progress toward your potential best. She offers exercises along the way so you can begin applying what you’ve learned right away.

No need to wait for permission from others — The Power of Permission will help you take your life into your own hands.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scribd Coach
• Release date: Jul 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9781094426488

Book preview

Introduction

Hello, and welcome to The Power of Permission: Letting Yourself Change, Fail, Succeed, Launch, and Live to the Fullest, an audio course from Scribd Coach. I’m Kate Pennell, and I will be your guide through this journey.

Our whole lives, we’ve had to get permission before we can do what we want. First, we had to ask our parents, then our teachers, and sometimes peers and friends. As we age, we become more independent, but we still have to get permission for certain things-- at work, from official bodies and organizations, from the government, and maybe even our partners.

Unfortunately, we can become so accustomed to needing outside permission that when we make a decision for ourselves, we can feel like we need verification from others. Permission from others is a powerful thing; but what if we could give permission to ourselves as well? What if we could tap into the power of permission to enhance our lives?

I don’t know about you, but I get discouraged and frustrated when I see what I want to achieve but feel powerless to move forward. Understanding the power of permission is one way of unlocking your power to make that progress. This course is about equipping you with the skills and confidence to do just that.

My hope is that this course will offer you a better understanding of how the dynamic of permission works and ultimately better empower you to make the progress in your life that you want to make. We’ll introduce the power that permission has in our lives, both from others and from ourselves. We will discover how that power factors into our decision-making and affects our level of success and satisfaction. Plus, we’ll examine how giving ourselves permission releases us in our growth as a person, how it can help us make progress toward our potential best, and how the outworking of that permission affects those around us. I’ll be using practical examples throughout the course to illustrate these concepts better. It’s much easier to learn from someone else’s successes and failures, after all! I’ll also offer exercises throughout the course. I recommend that you have a designated notebook ready to complete exercises and record your thoughts throughout the course. Don’t worry, No psych degree is needed here! This course is meant to be a practical catalyst for developing your self-awareness and getting results.

This course is for you if you want to see how old habits can undermine your progress and learn how to be free