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“Your need for validation will keep you invisible in this world.” —Jim Carrey What if everything you thought you needed—success, approval, attention—was just a distraction from the truth? In this soul-baring chapter of Permission to Be Powerful, Anton Volney peels back the layers of a life built on the need for external validation. From craving applause in relationships and career to realizing that no amount of attention could fill the hole inside, this memoir is a radical, raw journey into the roots of self-worth. This isn’t another self-help book filled with positive ...

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👉 What if life-saving drugs could be invented not over years, but weeks? 👉 What if new antibiotics didn’t emerge once every decade, but in batches, by algorithmic design? 👉 What if AI didn’t just help chemists, but began replacing intuition? This isn’t science fiction. It’s happening now—and the consequences are staggering.

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader,Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend changed my life. It’s not just about saying “no”—it’s about owning your life. Boundaries are the invisible force fields that define who we are, what we allow, and refuse to tolerate. They determine our relationships, our self-worth, and ultimately, our destiny. Yet, many of us were never taught how to set them. Instead, we were conditioned to believe that being “good” means being endlessly available. That saying “yes” when we want to say “no” makes us kind, loyal, and loving. ...

In the waters off Dominica, a miracle is unfolding—quietly, rhythmically, click by click. For centuries, we believed ourselves to be the only species with true language. Syntax. Grammar. Culture. But now, that myth is dissolving in the deep. A team of AI researchers, linguists, and marine biologists is on the brink of something historic: decoding the complex, structured, possibly combinatorial language of sperm whales.Yes, language. Not grunts. Not signals. But potentially an entire symbolic system passed from grandmother to calf like stories around a campfire. Their language is made of ...

The Day the Universe Stood Still How One Man’s Death United the Internet for 24 Hours by Anton Volney “He died on Einstein’s birthday. Born on Galileo’s death day. On Pi Day. Of course he did.” On March 14, 2018, the world lost Stephen Hawking—and for one fleeting, breathtaking moment, the internet stopped fighting. No rage. No clout-chasing. Just millions of strangers whispering: thank you. In this stunning digital elegy, Anton Volney captures the raw beauty of a day when Reddit became a cathedral, trolls went silent, and a wheelchair-bound physicist became the soul of the ...

A line’s been drawn. Zalman—transformation titan, licensed therapist, Jedi of the psyche—just threw down a challenge. We’ve got 13 days to see who can generate more income from our Substacks. The winner takes the loot. Sounds simple. But this isn’t just about money. This is about becoming impossible to ignore. It’s about stepping into visibility even when your whole nervous system says don’t. It’s about becoming the kind of person people can’t stop watching—not because you're loud, but because you're real. This is VIP. The inner sanctum. The uncut, uncensored, unfiltered...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader,It didn’t happen overnight… The unthinkable catastrophe that left America in ruins was years in the making… Telegraphed by ominous warnings and willful ignorance. By 2025, cracks were already visible in the nation’s foundation. Geopolitical tensions were at a boiling point… Climate disasters hammering the coasts… And lunatics controlled the keys to power.Experts sounded the alarm: A 40% chance of a new world war by the 2030s1 Many warned, likely involving the United States, China, and other major powers.Some even cautioned we had entered a ...

For too long, I measured my success by other people’s names. By the people I worked for. By the validation of being in their orbit. But I don’t give a fuck about any of that anymore.

Bachata Isn’t Music. It’s Confession. 🎙️ A Permission to Be Powerful Podcast Original By Anton Volney "Worst-case scenario? You learn a f*ck-ton of hot Spanish in 5 minutes or less." This isn’t your average podcast episode. It’s a slow dance between heartbreak and poetry, between masculine yearning and feminine reverence. It’s Romeo Santos, untranslated. In this viral audio essay, Anton Volney—writer, dancer, and unapologetic romantic—dives headfirst into the intoxicating world of Bachata lyrics, revealing what makes this Dominican artform feel less like music… and more...

What if your deepest wound wasn’t that they took too much... But that you kept giving? In this raw, unfiltered dispatch from the heart, Anton Volney pulls back the curtain on a lifelong habit that nearly destroyed him—pathological over-giving. Trained from childhood to win love by being useful, he found himself in a pattern of one-sided relationships, emotional exhaustion, and invisible self-abandonment. But then something snapped. This isn’t a book about being “nice.” It’s about waking up. About seeing the invisible contracts you never agreed to. And about reclaiming the power ...

The Universe Is More Profound Than You Think 31 Scientific Truths That Will Break Your Brain and Rewrite Reality by Anton Volney “You think reality is stable? Predictable? Think again.” Atoms teleport. Time bends. Your body glows in the dark. This isn’t sci-fi. These are real, peer-reviewed scientific discoveries that shatter our basic understanding of what’s “normal.” In this rapid-fire, mind-expanding collection, Anton Volney unpacks 31 jaw-dropping truths that will leave you questioning everything—from physics to consciousness. Inside, you’ll discover: The jellyfish that ...

What if your entire life has been a performance—and you’re just now waking up? For years, Anton Volney felt hollow. Trapped. Like a ghost in someone else’s story. He abandoned his true self to survive toxic family dynamics, a controlling marriage, and a world that demanded he shrink to fit. At his lowest, he couldn’t even recognize the man in the mirror. He was overweight, emotionally numb, and living a life he never chose. But then everything cracked open. In Permission to Be Powerful, Anton offers an unflinching look at how we lose ourselves—through people-pleasing, trauma, and ...

A Deep Dive into the Most Powerful Communication Tool You've Never Been Taught By Anton Volney, author of Hell & Paradise and creator of Permission to Be Powerful "They weren’t calm because I out-argued them. They were calm because I made them feel safe." If you've ever wanted to stop a fight before it starts... Or transform an argument into intimacy... This book will show you how. This Language Makes Defenses Melt is a fast, gripping, and deeply practical guide to Nonviolent Communication (NVC)—the emotional kung fu used by hostage negotiators, spiritual masters, and people who are ...

📘 Inside the House of Combs: The Explosive Testimony of Capricorn Clark The Untold Truth. In Her Own Words. "If you fail the test, they’re going to throw you in the East River." That’s what Capricorn Clark was told while being held for five days in a windowless room inside Bad Boy Records—accused, interrogated, and terrified. This is not fiction. These are the real courtroom words of a former insider. On May 28th, 2025, in a Manhattan federal courtroom, Capricorn Clark—longtime executive assistant and brand director to Sean "Diddy" Combs—took the stand and unleashed one of the ...

“I wasn’t in love. I was in captivity.” It started with a chance encounter in a bookstore. A single book. A single moment. And the life Anton Volney thought he was building began to unravel. In this deeply personal and emotionally charged chapter of Permission to Be Powerful, Anton recounts the story of how one book—Codependent No More—shattered the illusion of a happy marriage and awakened a truth he could no longer unsee. He wasn’t being loved. He was being erased. What follows is a gripping narrative of emotional captivity disguised as devotion, of manipulation masked as ...

Grammy-winning artist Kid Cudi took the stand in a Manhattan federal courtroom to deliver one of the most gripping testimonies of the decade — and it felt more like a scene from a psychological thriller than real life. Wearing a black leather jacket and blue jeans, Cudi recounted a chilling night in December: a panicked phone call from Cassie, a confrontation with Sean “Diddy” Combs, and a sequence of events that ended with his Porsche torched by what looked like a Molotov cocktail. Inside the courtroom, his voice cracked as he recalled: A midnight escape to the Sunset Marquis A call ...

This is the story of how I stopped playing small—and finally became the boss of my own life. Anton Volney grew up under the rule of tyrants. A domineering father. A manipulative ex-wife. A string of clients who treated him like a servant, not a strategist. He was taught to stay small. To obey. To be “The Chauffeur.” But then something broke. This raw, unfiltered episode is not just a memoir—it’s a manifesto. For anyone who's ever felt erased in a relationship… For the person who keeps chasing love from the emotionally unavailable… For the creative who's sick of being second to...

This is the story of how I went from ambitious copywriter to reluctant whistleblower. You’ve seen The Wolf of Wall Street — but what if I told you that wasn’t just a movie? I once worked for a company where the FBI actually raided the office. People shredding documents. Panic attacks in the hallway. And me? I was stuck in the middle — the copywriter behind some of their best-performing ads. This is not just a tell-all. It’s a wake-up call. From fake gurus charging $5K Zoom calls to ex-convicts delivering keynote speeches, the world of direct-response marketing is a gold mine of ...