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Date: ___/___/___

To Whom It May Concern,

I, __________________________ (Your Name), as the sole legal guardian and the person completely responsible for __________________________ (Your Name), give __________________________ (Your Name) permission to do whatever is necessary to live the life he/she truly desires. Not the life he/she pretends he/she wants when he/she talks to other people, but the one in his/her dreams. He/She knows which one I mean, and he/she knows what needs to be done to make it real.

I hereby grant him/her full permission to be the very best, truest, most authentic version of himself/herself, without regard for just how damned crazy or outrageous his/her idea seems to others. He/She was born for this!

I understand by allowing him/her this freedom that there are certain accompanying risks, and that engaging in the above described activities will be physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding—more so than he/she is capable of understanding. I understand his/her physical, mental, and emotional limitations and I consent to him/her attempting to live his/her best life in spite of his/her shortcomings. His/Her strengths are greater than he/she imagines, and they will be enough to allow him/her to succeed, even though he/she doesn’t yet understand this.

I understand his/her attempting to live this life and achieve his/her dreams is no guarantee of success, and that it will require a massive effort on his/her part to be as great as he/she is capable of becoming. He/She will from this point forward give it his/her unrelenting best effort.

I understand that engaging in these activities is completely voluntary, and I understand that he/she runs the risk of alienating those who believe that his/her life should conform to their limited view of what is possible. I understand that his/her friends, family, co-workers, and strangers will criticize, mock, condemn, and disapprove of his/her actions, and that he/she will have to suffer through their criticism, and may even suffer the loss of some lifelong friends and acquaintances.

I understand that he/she may fail. I consent to allowing them to go down in a blaze of glory rather than suffer a long, painful life of mediocrity and conformity. I have carefully considered these risks and hereby consent to accept them because he/she wasn’t born for mediocrity or conformity, but was instead born for greatness. He/She was born to grow and to contribute, and the sooner I allow he/she to get started, the sooner we will all benefit from his/her contribution.

He/She need no longer wait for permission from anyone else and is hereby authorized to begin immediately living his/her dream.

In case of an emergency, please pick his/her ass up, dust his/her ass off, and march his/her ass straight back into the fray, regardless of the number of times he/she fails, and regardless of how battered or bruised he/she may seem. He/She may not blame others for her failure, and you are hereby authorized to remind him/her of this fact as you put them back in the arena.

Signed (Your Name): ________________________________

Date: ____/____/_____

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Post by Anthony Iannarino on April 10, 2012

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Anthony Iannarino is a writer, an international speaker, and an entrepreneur. He is the author of four books on the modern sales approach, one book on sales leadership, and his latest book called The Negativity Fast releases on 10.31.23. Anthony posts daily content here at TheSalesBlog.com.
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