Permission to be Powerful

Permission to be Powerful opens your eyes to a world you never knew existed. Discover deep truths that change the way you see yourself, other people, and the world. The writing hits different. You'll see.

Boundaries are for everyone. I show you how to calmly set boundaries that improve your life, your sanity, and your peace of mind. Without being a bully or an a**hole. I had to learn all of these lessons the hard way.

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Zalman Nelson LCSW Shares Profound Wisdom That Will Change Your Love Life Forever

“Permission to Be Powerful” is your battle cry for breaking free from self-doubt, reclaiming your voice, and living life unapologetically on your terms.

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I used to write for Tony Robbins. And I write about those experiences here.

Make the book an event. Get a new chapter every week. The story begins right after Tony Robbins fired me. I walk away from my career as a freelance copywriter and move into a Zen center. For the first time in my life, I have no idea what comes next. Along the way, I share the hard lessons I had to learn to become the kind of badass who got to put words in Tony Robbins' mouth in the first place. You'll meet my former identity: The Chauffeur. The man who took shit from everyone. The man who abandoned himself. The man who never really believed in himself. And you'll begin to understand how I transformed from someone who tolerated almost anything... Into someone who learned to stand up for himself. Trust himself. Believe in himself. And show up for himself in radical ways he'd never done before. This story goes deep. It hits different. And it just might change the way you see yourself.

This is the wild story of how one man from the Caribbean clawed his way into the United States. I take you back to my home country of St. Lucia. Not the Caribbean you've seen on television. I show you both the Hell and the Paradise of the place. I take you into my day-to-day life with my wife. Two writers living on a tropical island. One, a growing indie romance author. The other, an elite copywriter who would eventually go on to write for Tony Robbins. You'll see a side of St. Lucia most tourists never experience. The people. The culture. The beauty. The madness. The places and things that actually matter. Not the postcard version. Not the fantasy they sell you on television. Hell and Paradise is a funny, heartbreaking, and deeply personal story about love, ambition, writing, immigration, and what it really means to grow up in paradise.