Week 4: The Power of Permission: Leading Yourself First You will eliminate the habit of seeking external validation before taking bold action. After this session, you'll confidently exercise self-authorization in key areas you've identified, making decisions aligned with your vision without waiting for others' approval.

WEEK 4 JOURNAL PROMPTS: THE POWER OF PERMISSION: LEADING YOURSELF FIRST

DAY 1

Principle for Reflection: The most essential permission has already been granted through the purpose planted within you. Your calling is itself an authorization that doesn't require additional validation from external sources.

Reflection Questions:

1. What stands out to me about this reflection?
2. How will I use this reflection today?

End of Day Reminiscence: Where did I honor the authorization already within me today rather than waiting for external permission?

DAY 2

Principle for Reflection: Leading yourself first transforms your relationship with mentors and community—moving from seeking permission to exercising discernment about which voices align with your authentic becoming.

Reflection Questions:

1. What stands out to me about this reflection?
2. How will I use this reflection today?

End of Day Reminiscence: How did I practice discernment today in receiving input from others while maintaining my internal authority?

DAY 3

Principle for Reflection: External permission will always be limited by others' vision for you, which is inevitably smaller than the vision that has been placed within you for your unique purpose and calling.

Reflection Questions:

1. What stands out to me about this reflection?
2. How will I use this reflection today?

End of Day Reminiscence: What vision or direction did I honor today that extends beyond what others might currently see or understand for me?

DAY 4

Principle for Reflection: Self-permission isn't arrogance or presumption—it's alignment with the deeper authorization that comes from your unique confluence of gifts, experiences, vision, and divine design.

Reflection Questions:

1. What stands out to me about this reflection?
2. How will I use this reflection today?

End of Day Reminiscence: In what moment today did I grant myself permission to act from alignment rather than waiting for external validation?

DAY 5

Principle for Reflection: When you begin to lead yourself first, you don't diminish others' influence—you elevate it by receiving counsel from discernment rather than dependency, making you a better steward of wisdom and guidance.

Reflection Questions:

1. What stands out to me about this reflection?
2. How will I use this reflection today?

End of Day Reminiscence: How did leading myself first today actually enhance my ability to receive and integrate valuable input from others?