Dear Permission to be Powerful reader,
This publication is getting out of hand.
When I started Permission to be Powerful, it was just me...
Now?
This thing is starting to feel like a real publication.
A place you can wander around for hours.
We’ve merged Vacation Vault into Permission to be Powerful.
There are multiple newsletters.
Two serialized stories.
A members area.
A growing library of essays
And somehow...
It all fits together.
The best part?
For months, I’ve been rebuilding the email infrastructure behind the scenes.
It’s not glamorous work.
Nobody writes movies about configuring mail servers.
But it’s the difference between whispering into the void...
...and actually reaching readers.
Right now I can reliably reach around 30,000 active readers.
The larger audience is slowly coming back online as I warm everything up responsibly.
Soon, the entire publication will be alive again.
That changes everything.
Because what’s the point of building a beautiful publication...
...if nobody ever sees it?
One thing that made me smile recently...
A few readers have already started joining the Hell & Paradise serial.
That’s exactly what I hoped would happen.
Which brings me to the project I’m probably having the most fun building.
Tony’s Vacation Vault
I love this thing.
It’s not really about vacations.
It’s about possibility.
It’s a place where you can spend ten minutes imagining yourself somewhere completely different.
Walking through Reykjavík after fresh snowfall.
Standing above a Norwegian fjord.
Watching the sunset over the Florida Keys.
Checking into the Ritz-Carlton in Portland.
Wandering Barcelona with no schedule.
Dreaming isn’t a waste of time.
Sometimes it’s rehearsal.
And every destination inside the Vault is attached to a real opportunity.
Real trips.
Real prizes.
Real experiences.
Someone is going to win them…
Why not you?
That combination is what makes the Vault different.
It’s equal parts magazine...
Travel daydream...
Treasure hunt...
And an excuse to remember that the world is a much bigger place than whatever happens to be stressing you out today.
The more I build this publication...
The more I realize that’s what I want it to become.
Not just a newsletter.
A place.
A publication you look forward to visiting because you never quite know what you’ll discover next.
If you haven’t explored Vacation Vault yet...
Come take a look.
Worst case?
You spend a few minutes imagining a bigger life.
Best case?
You end up living it.
One Day You Might Wake Up in Bora Bora — for Free
Inside the Vacation Vault, you’ll discover new vacation giveaways, luxury escapes, and dream-worthy destinations from around the world.
Past destinations include:
The Maldives…
Budapest…
Madrid…
Costa Rica…
Bali…
Italy…
Cancun…
The Galápagos Islands, and more.
These are real opportunities for you to win a free vacation.
All organized and curated for you.
Enter your email…
And one day, you might find yourself drinking something ridiculous on a beach in Bora Bora on someone else’s dime.
Here’s what you’ll get:
🌴 The Vacation Vault
Discover beautiful destinations, luxury escapes, and ongoing vacation giveaways that could potentially be yours for free. Think of it as a really fun game that you’re playing with 1057 friends.
💬 Access to the private Telegram group
Hang out with fellow members, swap ideas, and connect with people who refuse to live small.
🏖️ New vacation opportunities added regularly
Past destinations have included Bali, Italy, Cancun, Costa Rica, Madrid, Budapest, the Maldives, the Galápagos Islands, and more.
😎 Because why not spend your time in a place where, best-case scenario, you’re chilling on a beach in Bora Bora on someone else’s dime?
Use code VAULT and your first month is just $1.
(Then $8/ month after that)
Tony V.
Editor-in-Chief
Permission to be Powerful
