Prefer to listen? An MP3 download and Transcription are available at the end of this post. When I first coined the term Permission 2.0 in 2004, I was looked at rather oddly, and I was frequently asked to repeat myself (neither of which is actually rare). Reminiscent of the 1950’s, the notion of permission still carried with it the stigma of political incorrectness. I found that people either denied its role in their succe...

Prefer to listen? An MP3 download and Transcription are available at the end of this post. We are all just one circumstance away from doing anything. Every time I say that a few people vigorously shake their heads in a horizontal dance; “Not me!” they say. I would never steal a car. I would never jeopardize my family. I would never become addicted to drugs. I would never gamble away my life savings. But ...

Prefer to listen? An MP3 download and Transcription are available at the end of this post. Someone recently asked me why I spend so much time talking about choice. Why it’s such a big deal to me. My answer? There’s no bigger deal than having the privilege of choosing the direction of one’s own life. Just ask anyone in our country or abroad, who doesn’t have the luxury of choosing his or her own existence becaus...

Prefer to listen? An MP3 download and Transcription are available at the end of this post. Raise your hand if you’ve ever been told you were “too” anything. Now put a check mark next to the feedback you’ve received from others. Too tall Too shy Too smart Too loud Too big Too afraid Too bold Too intense Too short Too sure of yourself ...

Here comes some tough love: You are never, ever, ever, going to fit in! And that is “a cause for celebration, not an apology”. You will never make anyone completely happy: that is not your job, it is theirs. Therefore, the only person who can absolutely, positively, be happy with who you are, with what you do, with every itty-bitty delicious detail about you, will be YOU!! You might as well start now. Think, for a moment, about fitting...