Permission to be Powerful Podcast

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Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, This is a photo of my twin sister and me. Her name is Ashley. She’s been missing for almost 15 years. People ask me all the time, “Where’s your sister? What’s going on with her?” The truth? She vanished. Became a ghost. Which brings me to last summer… In 2024, I was living the dream—writing copy for Tony Robbins. Dream client. High performance. Big wins. I wa...

Editor’s Note: Every now and then, I like to teach people lessons they never forget. This is one of those times when an ex girlfriend crossed the line. Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, I didn’t want to write this post. I didn’t want to be in this position at all. But here we are—because someone crossed a line that cannot be uncrossed. I’m talking about a woman who knowingly, deliberately, an...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader , Boundaries start with the word No. In other words, if you can’t say the word No… You have no boundaries. That was me for most of my life, yet I didn’t recognize it. If you can’t say No, you’re at everyone else’s mercy. If you can’t say No, the people around you will use and exploit you. This is a huge problem — not being able to say No. But this was how I li...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Grab these indie author books for free. Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, The more I understand people, the more stunned I am. We like to think we know how human beings work. We assume people are logical, that they operate on some shared foundation of truth and reason. But what if we were wrong? What if our machinery operated differently from the way we think? That brings me to...

EDITOR’S NOTE: I’m an elite copywriter. Agora-trained. With a client roster that includes Tony Robbins, Ramit Sethi, and Neil Patel. If you would like to work with me to help you craft a powerful message, you can book a consultation here . Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, My words are lethal weapons. As a professional copywriter, I’ve persuaded millions with my words. I’ve spent over a decad...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Please consider supporting the new Permission to be Powerful print magazine here . Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, This is your permission slip. To block, unfollow, delete, walk away, ghost, vanish… Whatever you need to do. You do not need to explain. You do not need to justify. You only need to protect your peace. Let me start with a story. There’s this girl. She’s well-like...

EDITOR’S NOTE: I’m going off the grid this week to meditate. But I’ve still lined up some great posts for you. Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, There’s something telling— haunting —about what happens when cruelty enters a room… …and no one says a thing. Someone makes a cutting remark. Someone gets humiliated, again. Someone bullies, criticizes, disrespects. And the room? Dead silent. No one...

Editor’s note: This is not a piece about objectifying women. This is a love letter to the divine energy of femininity—how it moves, how it heals, how it brings me back to life. If that makes me sound over-the-top, good. Because women deserve more than modest praise. They deserve poetry Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, The other night, I went out dancing. Some guy got jealous. He wouldn’t let...

Editor’s Note: I want to send a special shoutout to Michael Reif — my new founding member. I’m so honored that you believe in this cause. Thank you. ⚠️ Heads up before we dive in: This isn’t a finished course yet. You’re about to read a draft sales page I’m using to test demand. If you upgrade today , you’re not buying a product—you’re backing the birth of one. That means: No portal No modules Not...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, I have a lifelong habit, and it’s sad. I can’t believe I spent my whole life being this way. Not only that, I never even really noticed. I had been so used to being this way I didn’t know how not to be this way. It just faded into the background. I overshare, overgive… It’s the most obvious truth that I was utterly oblivious to. I am currently so upset with m...

Editor’s note: Catch up on the Diddy trial here: Day #1: Cassie Ventura Day #3: Cassie Ventura Kid Cudi’s Testimony Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, In a Manhattan federal courtroom earlier this week, Capricorn Clark – a former executive assistant and brand director for Sean “P. Diddy” Combs – took the stand to deliver explosive testimony. Presided over by U.S. District Judge Arun Subramania...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, Listen up, Zalman just threw down the gauntlet and challenged me. We have thirteen days before the deadline hits. So, that’s Monday, June 9th at midnight. Mark that down. When a man challenges another man to a competition. I don’t know. There’s something primal about that. I want to win. But honestly… I’m scared shitless. I have my work cut out for me. This i...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, Kid Cudi arrives at federal court in Manhattan on May 22, 2025, ahead of his testimony in Sean “Diddy” Combs’s trial. He wore a black leather jacket, white T-shirt, and blue jeans — surprisingly casual for court. Cudi: Yeah, I remember that night like it was yesterday. Cassie called me — middle of December, way past midnight. She was freaked out. Voice shakin...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader , Killer whales kill great white sharks by flipping them upside down. This supposedly puts them in a trance long enough to suck out their liver. Farmers can do the same thing with chickens. They take a pen and draw a line outward from the beak. The chicken’s eyes are trained on the moving point. It puts them in a trance. They’re hypnotized. And they stay froze...

Dear Permission to Be Powerful Reader, In a quiet Boston lab, a blind girl blinked as light hit her eyes for the first time. Gene therapy had restored her vision. For her, the future wasn’t theoretical anymore — it was real. Right now, while most people obsess over elections, market crashes, or the price of eggs... A small group of scientists are quietly engineering the greatest health revolution...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, I come from St. Lucia. A place so beautiful it looks like a dream. But dreams don’t put food on the table. When I was in seventh grade, I stared out the classroom window and saw a school of whales swimming by. It was a view people fly thousands of miles to see. But for me? That window wasn’t an escape. It was a reminder. A reminder that beyond that ocean, the...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, It’s not politically correct to say you have low self-esteem. People aren’t as self-aware as you think. And there are plenty of people in denial about it. I was one of them. For years, I would’ve told you I had confidence. 👉 I carried myself well. 👉 I could speak with authority. 👉 I wasn’t afraid to go after what I wanted. But deep down? I didn’t actually...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, The fourth day of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal sex-trafficking trial dawned with a tense hush in the Manhattan courtroom. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian convened early, addressing last-minute disputes before the jury was brought in. Defense and prosecution lawyers had sparred overnight in letters to the court, and the judge was adamant about setting bou...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, It didn’t happen overnight… The unthinkable catastrophe that left America in ruins was years in the making… Telegraphed by ominous warnings and willful ignorance. By 2025, cracks were already visible in the nation’s foundation. Geopolitical tensions were at a boiling point… Climate disasters hammering the coasts… And lunatics controlled the keys to power. Exp...

EDITOR’S NOTE: I hope you’re enjoying my P Diddy court case coverage. If you’re wondering why I’m covering it… Aside from the historic nature of the case, I want to shine a light on domestic violence. And the level of torture Cassie Venture has endured says a lot. This is one of those stories that has to be told. With that said, today’s topic seems fitting… How to Break Free from an Emotionally De...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Diddy court case too heavy for you? Here are 24 new self-help books for free. Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal sex-trafficking trial continued today with an electrifying showdown between Cassie Ventura and defense attorney Marc Agnifilo. What began as a gut-wrenching testimony expanded into a full-blown courtroom war over truth, trauma, and power....

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The prosecutor asked again and again regarding each disturbing encounter Ventura would soon describe. “Sean,” Ventura replied each time, firmly pinning the initiative on Combs. Jurors leaned in as Johnson methodically established that Ventura had not volunteered for the depraved acts at issue – she was following Combs’s orders. Courtroom sketch of Cassie Ventura (foreground) testifying while a sto...

EDITOR’S NOTE: P. Diddy’s trial has started… Here’s what you missed. Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, A hush fell over the packed federal courtroom as Judge Arun Subramanian gaveled in the start of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s long-awaited trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Combs, dressed in a white sweater, had earlier flashed a thumbs-up to family members in the gallery… But now he...