Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

I suffered from this malady much of my life. I had an idea, but I didn’t have permission to do it. When you meet people who are like I used to be, give them permission.

That is a really short blog post. Perhaps it should be a tweet or something else, but I write blog posts (I guess that shows how old I am or something).

I spend a lot of time talking to people who are between 18 and 23 years of age. I enjoy that. What I do more than anything else with these young adults is:

I give them permission.

I give them permission to:

• take a nap
• write a book
• photograph everything
• attend a trade school instead of a college
• like things instead of hating them
• and so on

Look around you. Listen to people. I predict that you will meet many people who want permission to do something that is good for them and good for others.

Give them permission.