Freedom vs. Permissiveness - Coaching & Personal Development - Personal Development - HOME BASED BUSINESS FORUMS

I had the pleasure of hearing a sermon a little while ago. Although it's focus was on religion, it also made a lot of sense when it came to everyday life and success. So this week, I'm going to give you a the gist of this sermon I heard not so long ago, add a little bit of my own two sense and show you how this topic "Freedom vs. Permissiveness" can bring many things into perspective and elevate your life or the lives of someone you know.

What I want to do is shed light on this subject and help you see if you or someone you know is living a life of permissiveness or of freedom. Living the life of freedom is where you want to be. If you're living the life of freedom, only success can follow, there will NOT be room for failure.

We all think we live a life of freedom. In reality, most of us aren't. What we live is a life of permissiveness. "Permissiveness" more or less means giving permission to someone or yourself. "Freedom" more or less means there's no one there to control what you do - you can do what you want.

If you've been on my homepage you know that I put a very famous quote in there by Winston Churchill. He said, "The price of greatness is responsibility." Which means that "Freedom" is not free. Freedom is not a right, it's a privilege. The only part of freedom one can truly exercise is their right to choose, and even then, your personal choice doesn't always reflect what freedom is.

Some people believe that as long as their not in jail, they are free. But if you're in a job that you despise just to pay the rent, is that real freedom or are you giving yourself "permission" to just keep your head out of water because at least you're not drowning?

If you don't try new things, meet new people all because you're lacking self-confidence, is that exercising freedom or are you giving yourself permission not to do the "harder" thing in life?

If you run a business, and give yourself "permission" to not work or cancel on an important meeting because you're the boss and you can do what you want. Is it really freedom when you have to deal with loosing an account, a prospect or credibility?

To live a life of true freedom, you must be happy, content and at peace with yourself and the people and things around you. But the price of
that freedom is responsibility. You have to be responsible for your daily duties, your effort and your consistency. If you don't have effort, consistency and tend to your responsibilities, you're living a life of permissiveness. You live a life of giving yourself permission to let things go, to not be successful, to not be the best person you can be and so forth and so forth. Living a life of permissiveness will come with great consequences. Living a life of freedom brings you great rewards.

With the coming New Year upon us, I want you all to take some alone time, and see what you can do, in what areas of your life you can bring freedom into.