Stop Waiting for Permission
Permission Is for Children
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“The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.”-Ayn Rand
I see it all around me.
Idleness. Passivity.
A lulling of action in the face of opportunities.
Uncertainty, doubt and fear.
An entire people waiting to go after what they truly want.
Whether it is to start a company, learn a new skill, or educate themselves, people remain in waiting.
Waiting for what?
The stars to align?
The long winter to end?
The circumstances to be perfect?
No.
Permission.
Permission from their associates at work. Permission from their peers and family. Permission from authority figures. Permission from society. Permission from the universe itself. It is only when this permission is granted that they can finally act and go after what they truly desire.
So, they wait. They toil away and daydream. They envy others who are already taking action. They plot and plan but never execute. One day it will be their time. One day their moment will arrive. All that is needed is permission! Once granted, the sky is the limit.
But the truth of the matter?
The cold hard fact?
Permission isn’t required for what you are attempting to do. And even if it was, what would happen if the permission was never granted?
This line of thinking must stop. One does not need permission to begin. It is by looking for permission, by waiting for some sign, that they delay themselves. This is harmful and foolish behavior.
Why?
Because life is short and needs every moment. We can no longer remain idle alongside the road of action, awaiting the convoy of permission to escort us to the future that we desire.
It is up to us.
It is up to you.
Up to you to take action. Up to you to seize the moment. Up to you to begin the great endeavor of your life. You must set your own high standards and do whatever is in your power to not only reach them, but to surpass them. You must not wait for permission to become who you desire to be. One must set their own ideals and do everything in their power to realize these ideals.
Understand that the very permission you are seeking is meaningless. If you know what you want, you must go after it regardless of what others might say. Do not seek to be a pawn of permission but rather a pilgrim of purpose. If you fail to do so, you will be consumed from within. This inaction will eat away at you.
Do not fall prey to this.