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Stop Looking Both Ways: Breaking Free from the Permission Paradox

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Heather Roberts
Feb 24, 2025
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Remember teaching your kids to cross the street? "Look both ways," we say, and they do - then they look back at us for that final nod of approval. It's a safety thing, right? We're keeping them alive, after all!

But here's what hit me recently - we never really stop doing this. We just change who we're looking to for that nod of approval.

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