Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader,

I used to work for Tony Robbins.

The guy who tells millions of people every year to raise their standards.✅ To know their worth.✅ To take massive action.✅ To never settle for less than they deserve.

I believed him.

I listened.I executed.And then one day, I decided to actually live that message.

I went to my boss—Jesse Ecker—and asked for a raise.Not a crazy ask. Just a raise that reflected the A-list copy I was delivering for one of the biggest personal development brands on earth.

What happened next?

I got fired.

Not for doing bad work.Not for slacking off.Not for missing deadlines.

I got fired because I dared to believe I was worth more.

Let’s just be clear about what that means:

I got fired from a company that teaches people to know their value…

…because I knew mine.

The irony doesn’t just sting—it screams.

This wasn’t some faceless tech firm or soulless corporate giant.

This was Tony Robbins.

The "Take massive action!" guy.

The "Raise your standards!" guy.

The "Live with passion!" guy.

And the second I did that—lived his teachings—

I got slapped back into place like I’d committed some cardinal sin.

Let’s call it what it is:

Hypocrisy.

Because if you’re preaching one thing outwardly—and practicing the opposite internally—what do you call that?

A brand?

No.

A scam.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: 

I wrote this in 2022, when I was getting divorced.I filed it away.I didn’t want to be bitter.

Three years later, I don’t see bitterness.You tell me.

I thought marriage would be a passport to a bigger life.

Instead, I got five years in solitary confinement.

I was her everything—Her chauffeur.Her scapegoat.Her emotional punching bag.

A professional doormat.

Two hours of chit-chat before breakfast. Every day.Miss one morning, and I was the villain who didn’t care.

Friends? Off-limits.Family? Excommunicated.

The only “safe” place was inside her orbit—which felt less like love and more like house arrest with pretty curtains.

I shudder to think of it.

By the time I woke up, I was fifty pounds heavier and flirting with a .38-caliber exit.

I couldn’t see the truth staring back at me.

That this relationship was killing me.

I didn’t want to see it.

No — she was my ticket to America. 

My one and only. 

I wasn’t going to pass it up.

What saved me wasn’t therapy or prayer.

I ran like a gazelle.Danced like there was no tomorrow.Meditated for days nonstop.

Tony Robbins hired me.

I travelled all over the country.

And with every mile, every salsa spin, every meditation—I felt the chains rattle… then drop.

It’s like I crawled out of the nine gates of hell into a land of milk and honey. 

Almost. 

This isn’t a revenge story.

Or a pity party. 

It’s a jailbreak manual for anyone sleeping beside their warden.

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Editor’s Note – Confidential Briefing

Permission to Be Powerful: Intelligence Bulletin #001

This is not a typical post.

What you’re about to read is the result of months of research into declassified military encounters, leaked eyewitness testimony, and forgotten historical records.

These cases have been downplayed, distorted, or buried entirely — not because they aren’t credible, but because they are.

Each incident featured here was witnessed by fighter pilots, nuclear technicians, air traffic controllers, or civilian professionals with nothing to gain and everything to lose by speaking out.

This isn’t about aliens. It’s about power.

About how governments use secrecy as a currency.

How your perception of reality can be managed like a PR campaign.

And what happens when people start remembering what they saw — and saying it out loud.

If you’ve ever felt that something isn’t adding up…

That you’re being given just enough truth to keep you calm —

but not enough to make you powerful —

This report is for you.

—Anton

Dancer. Writer. Buddhist.

Publisher of Permission to be Powerful

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader,

Four astonished witnesses gaze up as a glowing craft hovers silently above…

Bathing the night in an unearthly light.

I’ve spent months sifting through declassified files, eyewitness tapes, and whispered testimonies. 

A raw, cinematic journey through UFO encounters emerged that defy easy explanation. 

This isn’t about the famous incidents you’ve heard a hundred times – no Roswell, no Phoenix Lights, no Nimitz Tic-Tac. 

These are new cases, each a chapter in a hidden history. 

I invite you to step into the darkness with me.

To feel the skepticism…

And the wonder…

As we explore these mysteries. 

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Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader,

Boundaries are your declarations of self-respect. 

They draw a clear line around what is okay and not okay in any relationship, whether with friends, partners, bosses, or family. Below are 50 little-known but extremely powerful boundaries you can hold everywhere (professional, romantic, personal, and even with yourself). 

Each is stated plainly, briefly explaining what it protects and why it’s so powerful. These boundaries apply universally – no one gets a free pass.

Each boundary is bold, clear, and rooted in deep self-respect. 

Use them to honor your needs without apology.

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