Progress Without Permission by Nia Sisu
You’re not broken. You’re becoming.
This isn’t another motivational book packed with hype and no direction. Progress Without Permission invites you to pause, reflect deeply, and move on your own terms.
Inside, you’ll find 10 days of soul-stirring journaling, a raw personal account titled Wisdom from the Unseen, and a guided workbook built to turn insight into action. This book is for those burned out by life, rebuilding from nothing, quietly questioning everything, or fresh out of school.
It’s drawn from a life shaped by homelessness, assault, chronic illness, and the absence of formal qualifications — yet still, a glorious rise. This isn’t polished perfection. It’s real. It’s for the quiet rebuilders, the ones who don’t look “qualified.”
You won’t need permission slips, perfect grades, or polished plans to begin. Just a willingness to try again — with both fire and tenderness.
It’s not about catching up. It’s about showing up.
Contents:
- Introduction: A call to rise without permission, for those rebuilding beyond qualifications.
- 10-Day Reflections: Daily prompts and affirmations to unearth your strength (Days 1-10).
- A Reflection by Nia Sisu: A raw account of surviving and thriving without credentials.
- Guided Workbook: Actionable steps to map strengths, clarify purpose, and plan your path.
- Bonus Tools & Prompts: Templates, quotes, and prompts to deepen your journey.
- Conclusion: A heartfelt push to choose progress over fear.
This book isn’t written for the already-qualified. It’s for the ones who’ve been told they don’t look like success. You know the story — the world tells you to sit still until you’ve collected the right degrees, money, or status. As if those are the ingredients that make someone worthy of being valued. But that’s not true. Stardom doesn’t start with a paper trail. It’s born in your fire — the kind that shows up through chaos, the kind that still burns through the rubble. Progress Without Permission is for those who are still (re)building. For those whose résumés don’t tell the whole story. For the ones who want more but are scared it’s too late - or too messy. Here is guidance from someone whose “résumé” didn’t open doors, but whose spirit broke through anyway. You don’t need to be ready in the way the world defines it. You just need to begin.