Permission Fully Granted

And just like that, September arrived. The glow of summer is just about still on my skin, and the rhythm has firmly shifted back to work. 🍂

I stepped into this month rested, restored, and ready. But let’s be honest, it wasn’t all smooth sailing. A few disappointments knocked the wind out of me. Rejections I didn’t see coming. Bruises I didn’t ask for. Yet here’s the thing: they didn’t break me. They reminded me.

Reminded me that when you’re building something that doesn’t exist yet, like carving out a market for reverse mentoring, resilience isn’t optional. Permission isn’t granted. The road is paved with both setbacks and serendipities.

This September, I found myself in some surreal rooms. Honest conversations with a former Prime Minister. Dinner with the UK head of one of the world’s most trusted brands. No titles. No permission slips. Just me, showing up, testing ideas, holding my own.

The lessons that emerged this month were not shiny or convenient. They were gritty, grounding, and necessary.
🌱 Permission is already yours.
💎 Rejection is just redirection.
🚀 Leadership fit for the future looks nothing like the past.

So let’s go deeper. Because if September taught me anything, it is that the space between bruised and unbroken is where the real growth happens.