There was a time I believed that merit and contribution would naturally lead to the big opportunities.

Ahhh mean, why wouldn’t they?

For years, I pinned everything I had on proximity, hard work, and delivering knockout results. I played the game exactly as I had been taught - show up, bring excellence, support the team, give more than you take.

I felt connected to the work. I cared. And wow, there were times I delivered and surprised myself with what I managed to pull out of the bag.

Then came the project. The kind that changes everything.

I had the experience, the relationships, and the receipts. I was a natural fit. I’d earned it. This one was a “fo’ sho” as far as I was concerned.

Until it wasn’t.

Because when it came time to choose, the golden opportunity was handed to someone else. Not because they were better, or more experienced, or more committed, but because they were more marketable. More followers. More glam. Easier to sell.

That rejection stung like a motha. I felt unseen, overlooked, even betrayed by the system I’d tried so hard to work within.

And I stewed in it. Yep, I was salty for way longer than I should have been. Until I realised something:

The game wasn’t rigged against me. I just didn’t know how to play.

The decision to give that opportunity to someone else wasn’t about capability and contribution. It was about perception. About power.

And that was my wake-up call. Because in business, you don’t wait for validation. You make the value of your expertise impossible to ignore.

All this time, I had been giving my power away and wondering why they weren't giving it back.

Merit alone won’t get you the win. Whether that’s high-profile opportunities, premium clients, or bigger contracts. You have to become the obvious choice.

That means recognising personal power, strategic positioning, demonstrated authority, and influence so clear that saying "no" to you feels like a very bad business move.

That moment of disappointment is where A Pocket Full of Power began. It turned me from someone hoping for recognition into someone who builds it. Intentionally.

I’m not here to clap and cheer from the sidelines. I doubt you are, either.

This isn’t just a book project; it’s a line in the sand. My real-time, all-in laboratory for testing, breaking, and remaking the rules about how authority, recognition, and influence really work. Especially for those of us who don’t fit the “influencer” mould, won’t play politics, and refuse to be anyone else’s version of “marketable.”

Here’s what you’ll find here: real talk, live experiments, messy insights, and tangible steps to help you build power that fits you like a glove. Power that feels good, does good, and gets results.

If you’ve ever watched someone less skilled, less qualified, or less ethical step in, get paid more, or take your spot — if you’re done waiting for permission or being the secret weapon behind someone else’s success — you’re exactly where you need to be right now.

Because A Pocket Full of Power is for you.

Let’s get you out of the background and into the space where you belong so your industry has no choice but to notice.

You in?

Awesome.
See you on the inside,