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How To Start Owning Your Choices

by Dana Retzlaff

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Today’s message reveals the hidden ways we keep waiting for permission — and how this habit quietly gives our power away. You’ll learn why true self-trust means making decisions without needing approval, and how to start owning your choices with confidence. This is your invitation to step into full self-ownership and live as the sovereign creator of your life.

Self TrustSelf OwnershipConfidenceEmpowermentDecision MakingSovereigntyPersonal GrowthMindset ShiftAuthenticityLeadershipInner StrengthSpiritual GrowthTransformationSelf ApprovalEnergetic SovereigntyPersonal PowerSelf Permission

Transcript

Hey love,

Take a deep breath,

And let your shoulders soften.

I guess today's truth might feel a little sharp,

But it's the kind that cuts you free.

Most of us are still living by invisible permission slips.

We're waiting for someone to approve our choices,

Our dreams,

Our voice,

Before we fully show up.

We want that green light from the world before we trust ourselves enough to move.

And here's the problem.

When you hand out the power to approve you,

You also hand out the power to stop you.

You make your expansion dependent on someone else's comfort.

But self-trust means this.

You decide,

And that decision is enough.

No applause needed,

No stamp of approval,

No proof that it will work.

When you stop asking for permission,

Something shifts.

Your energy becomes sovereign.

Your moves become cleaner.

And suddenly,

The people around you,

The ones who used to question you,

Start respecting you more.

Because energy doesn't lie.

When you trust yourself,

The world feels it.

So today,

I want you to notice,

Where in your life are you still waiting for someone else to tell you it's okay?

To change jobs?

To raise your prices?

To rest?

To speak your truth?

What would happen if you just gave yourself that permission now?

You don't have to announce it.

You don't have to explain it.

You just have to act as if your own approval is the only one that matters.

Because here's the secret.

In the new earth,

Leadership is not about control.

It's about self-ownership.

And you cannot own your life until you own your decisions.

So stop waiting.

Decide.

Move.

And let your life rearrange itself around the new version of you,

Who doesn't need a permission slip to exist.

Meet your Teacher

Dana RetzlaffKarlsruhe, Germany

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Recent Reviews

Alicia

September 6, 2025

Awesome as always 🙏 it would feel awesome to just trust my inner knowing and make decisions on my own without anyone’s permission. That’s freedom 🌈

Debb

August 24, 2025

Thank you! 🙏🏻 Your message is very timely in my life right now. ♥️🪷

Nana

August 23, 2025

Vielen Dank 🙏 that was very powerful and empowering!

Sandy

August 23, 2025

Being truly authentic is the path. Permission for what? To be myself instead of what some other person wants( is worth the effort 💥🩵🌷

Bobby

August 23, 2025

Thanks Dana! That was exactly what I needed to hear. I have had this lack of confidence in my actions since I was young because of the nature of how my childhood went. I actually fell into the use of substances for a while and did not believe I was very much capable of anything. When I finally found real love in someone I thought I had everything figured out as I could share anything with her and I was for the first time truly confident and happy. Unfortunately, I had to move away from my family before I met this girl and when I saw the wonders of life, I realized I didn’t want to miss the births of my nieces and nephews and since she was 6 years older than I, and we were together for 4 years, I was feeling the pressure of having to settle down and maybe never see my family again, so I drank down a bottle of vodka and forced the words out of my mouth and left before she could argue or have a chance at convincing me because I did not want to hold her back from having a family and I know the biological clock. As soon as I walked out that door though, my world shattered and all of the pain and trauma of my past came racing back and I ended up on a very lonely journey to a rock bottom that led me to spiritual awakening through meditation, mindfulness, and the communities in recovery when I finally ended up there. I found helping people was what made me happy and I became an ICU RN. I bought my first condo in January of 2020 and had a Peloton and a Sleep Number bed and was running 5 miles a day while finding joy in life. Unfortjnately, Covid took my practices and tossed them out the window and after losing everythng again I have had difficulty with my confidence and the fear of losing if I am successful. I know this is long and I hope it makes sense. I am in recovery now and trying my best but still find myself freezing so much in self-doubt and anxiety. Thanks for the message and I will continue to look to do what I did last time and remain present and look to do the next right thing that aligbs with my values but it is very hard with my mind.

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