Ask for Permission

Those who achieve in life do not seek permission of others to proceed with what they deem is their life's calling. People seldom find happiness in waiting for the approval of others. It is not "self-esteem" if it is contingent on the whim of another. Shakespeare's words from Polonius hold as true today as when he uttered them in Hamlet: "To thine own self be true". If you can not stand to look at yourself in the mirror, how can anyone else view you with any respect? No one should have to live by sufferance. Only through the process of self-actualization can we reach toward our maximal potential.