Phase 01 · Define · Module 1

The Excavation

You've named your Permission Pattern™. These three tools turn that recognition into something you can hold — and use.

Lesson → The three tools → Worksheet
01 The Artifact

The Recognition Report

A done-for-you one-page document that names your pattern clearly. You don't start from a blank page — you bring what surfaced in the lesson and give it a finished form. This is the first thing you keep.

My Pattern
The one that runs underneath my decisions.
What It Protected
What this pattern was keeping me safe from.
What It Cost
In time, opportunity, expression — name it honestly.
What I'm No Longer Waiting For
The thing I now give myself permission to do.
02 The Translation Guide

Turn your answers into a draft

You've done the thinking. Paste your worksheet answers into these and let them carry you from notes to a usable first draft — faster. The words stay yours.

Prompt One · See the through-line
Below are notes about decisions I've made recently and the pattern I think I'm running. Help me see the through-line — what's the consistent story underneath these choices? Reflect it back in plain language, no jargon. [paste your notes]
Prompt Two · Name the cost
Here's how I described my pattern. Give me three honest sentences naming what it has likely cost me — in time, opportunity, or expression — so I can see it clearly.

The standing instruction — keep this on every prompt

Keep my language and my meaning. Don't make me sound like everyone else. If something is unclear, ask me one question before you draft.

03 The Pattern Interrupt

Move through your pattern

Add the line that matches your pattern to any prompt above. Here it sharpens your honesty with yourself — the recognition only works if it's true.

The Keeper

"Center what I want here, not what's easiest for everyone around me."

The Curator

"Push me to a strong 90% and tell me it's ready to release."

The Negotiator

"Make me commit to one answer, not keep my options open."

The Quiet Authority

"Make sure I'm visible and credited here, not behind the work."