The Permission Gap

Do me a favor: grab a piece of paper and a pen.

Come on… no excuses. If you’re sitting there reading this, you have time.

Got it? Good. Now make two columns. Above the left column, write: Things I’ve Always Wanted To Do. Above the right column, jot down: Things I’ve Done.

Take a few minutes, no more than five, to populate each column.

Then put that piece of paper somewhere safe, where you’ll see it often. Your office desk, the bathroom mirror, the fridge at home.

Now pick something from the left column and do whatever it takes to get it into the right column. Some things will take years, others months. You may even find that things like “skydiving” can move from left to right in a matter of days.

FOR MANY PEOPLE, THE ONLY THING PREVENTING THEM FROM DOING WHAT THEY'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO IS PERMISSION. 

Consider this piece of paper your permission slip. Now you have no excuses. Time to make your dreams come true.