830: Stop Asking for Permission | How to Reclaim Your Power and Go After What You Want

The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Rachel Hollis

Health And Wellness, Education, Spirituality, Relationships, Personal Development, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Personal Growth, Self-improvement

4.6 • 16.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Rachel Hollis discusses the importance of finding the courage to make life decisions without seeking external validation. She emphasizes the power of self-permission and gives practical advice on how to stop asking for permission in various aspects of life. Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! 00:51 Welcome and Community Engagement 01:49 The Habit of Asking for Permission 06:07 Personal Story: Building a Media Company 09:58 The Cost of Playing Small 17:09 Strategies to Stop Asking for Permission 27:13 Guided Reflection and Action Steps 32:36 Inspiration and Final Thoughts 40:48 Conclusion and Credits Sign up for Rachel’s weekly email: https://msrachelhollis.com/insider/ Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (737) 400-4626 Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RachelHollisMotivation/videos Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MsRachelHollis To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices.

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0:00.0	See, this is an important switch for us to flip in our lives is to understand that the
0:10.6	permission needs to come from within ourselves.
0:15.2	We need to have the wisdom and the discernment to make decisions over our own lives. That is your birthright.
0:26.1	That is your individual power. That is, I think, so important for you to be able to move forward
0:34.8	in life with not just confidence in yourself, but also peace of mind
0:42.1	about whatever you decide to do next.
0:51.4	Hey guys, it's Rach.
0:53.4	Welcome to the show. I'm so glad that you're here with us today. And I have a favor, which sounds kind of harsh if we just met, but I'm assuming that most of you have been a part of this community for a hot minute. And so I got to ask, are you subscribed to the podcast?
1:09.7	Subscribing to the podcast you listen to regularly is one of the best things that you can do for hosts like me.
1:16.2	It helps to support the show and the staff that works on it.
1:19.3	It ensures that you never miss an episode when we drop a new one.
1:23.7	And here's a cool thing about subscribing.
1:25.9	If you do it and then you hate this show, just unsubscribe.
1:30.1	It's one click away.
1:31.3	In the meantime, if you're listening, we would so appreciate it the show and the conversation that you and I have been having for like eight years.
2:01.2	Not really, but also sort of really.
2:04.0	Because today we're talking about asking for permission.
2:10.1	Meaning I still get so many questions in voicemails, in DMs, in notes.
2:16.3	You guys come up to me in real life, and ask some
2:19.7	version of, I want to pursue my goals, but, or I want to get their buy-in, or I want, and really,
2:28.0	the answer to those questions is always going to be some version of finding the courage to live life on your terms without
2:36.9	asking for permission. But how do we do that? I have been doing podcast episodes about it. I've written
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