Permitted

Permitted: Take Charge and Go Forward is a bold, reflective guide for anyone ready to stop waiting and start leading their own life.

For too long, many of us have lived by invisible rules-"shoulds," expectations, permission culture, and fear disguised as humility. We wait to be chosen. We wait to be validated. We wait for someone else to hand us authority that has always belonged to us.

This book interrupts that pattern.

Through powerful reflections, real-life stories, practical frameworks, and actionable "Permission Slips," LaKyshia Jones guides readers through the process of unlearning limitation and reclaiming internal authority. Each chapter builds on the last-challenging inherited expectations, redefining leadership, honoring rest, and reframing progress.

Readers will learn how to:

• Identify and release the "shoulds" that silence their voice

• Unlearn permission culture and build internal authority

• Lead without controlling

• Move forward at a sustainable pace

• Rest, rebuild, and rise after setbacks

• Create a personal manifesto that anchors their future

More than motivation, Permitted is a structured path toward clarity, confidence, and courageous action.

This book is for the woman who dimmed her light to make others comfortable.

For the leader who forgot their authority.

For the person who is ready to move forward-but needed someone to say it clearly:

You are permitted.