Coming Into Agreement with Your Influence

How to Stop Doubting Your Gifts and Start Owning Your Purpose

These past few days have been transformative in ways I didn't anticipate. Initially, I traveled to Atlanta to celebrate my best friend's birthday, expecting nothing more than laughter, joy, and a much needed reset. But somewhere in the rhythm of slow afternoons and casual conversations, something powerful began to unfold. It felt as if life itself had paused… to guide me gently toward a profound and personal revelation.

Yesterday, sitting comfortably in the kitchen over Chipotle’s freshest, I was talking with Kevin and Maya. Our conversation naturally drifted into deeper waters, as had happened ever since I arrived two days earlier. At some point, we began talking about purpose and the clarity around our own "why." They began to introduce me to a very thoughtful framework they'd developed through their company “BestWork” to help people articulate the questions they are uniquely positioned to answer by better expressing who you are “becoming” in a reflective statement. The essence of this framework also aligns deeply with Maya's app, "Why?!", a platform rooted in purposeful curiosity and reflection.

Like… c’moonnnnnnn frameworks and becoming statements and purposeful curiosity and reflectionnnnnnn! I was having a moment internally! Something was happening!

Being a naturally curious person, that word WHY has always been significant in my life, but to position it this way… crazy work! And although I’d been privy to the Why?! app for a few months now, this was the first time all the pieces connected for me; I’d just never seen them in this way.

“Do you know your 'why'? Do you understand the problem your life is uniquely positioned to answer?” Maya asked.

The room seemed to go quiet around that question, inviting introspection.

I didn’t know my Why.

I mean I did, internally, somewhere in there, (I think) but I didn’t know exactly how to express it because I’d never thought of it in this way.

As we explored this together, they continued to ask powerful and thoughtful questions around who I was becoming. Slowly but surely, my answers were reflected back to me and the heart of my quest emerged:

“What if everyone began to come into agreement with their own influence; with the undeniable truth that we’re ALL influential?”

This question lingered in the space between us, growing clearer and more profound by the second for me. I felt it deeply; not just intellectually, but emotionally, spiritually… like something within me was finally aligning. I literally felt it in my body.

And then, with striking clarity, the answer arrived:

I am here to help others come into agreement with their influence.

In that simple yet powerful moment, the room felt different. I felt different. The truth of this revelation resonated through me as though every experience, conversation, and insight I'd gathered over the years had been quietly preparing me for this realization.

I remembered a moment from years ago, when my best friend first helped me to recognize my gift: my ability to truly see people. Whether family members, like my mom (who’s always been gifted with the ability to sing, draw, act, entertain, host, you name it), whether friends or random people I’ve met along life’s journey, whose potential I instinctively recognized, I'd always possessed this deep intuition. Back then, I didn't have the language for what I was doing, but I knew it felt powerful and real. My favorite part was watching people's faces light up as I shared what I saw.

For a long time though, I hesitated. Was I performing for their attention or inflating their sense of self? I knew the way I saw them was true to me whether they could see it or not, but it was my best friend's words that truly offered a lifeline: “That's your gift,” he said. “You're supposed to share it.” It was the permission I needed and from that moment years ago, I began to embrace my own voice.

Coming into agreement, I've realized, isn't just acknowledging your talents or recognizing your potential, it's deeper than that. It's a commitment to stop apologizing for your gifts. It's choosing to walk fully and confidently in the call placed upon your life, expressed clearly in your posture, your choices, and your actions.

Looking back, I can now see this thread woven through my entire story. I've always been a communicator, but more accurately, I've served as a mirror, a catalyst, reflecting back to others what was always there: clarity over content, truth over strategy. I've helped others see what God had already planted within them and guided them toward agreeing with that truth.

This is my becoming: I am a curious communicator for those of us who have felt misunderstood and allowed others to influence who we were becoming…

I understand deeply what it feels like to be misunderstood by the world, by systems, even by myself. Misunderstanding can shrink you, it can silence you, and will definitely make you question your value. But clarity… I've learned clarity is truly is an act of love. Curiosity is bravery. Agreement is a spiritual alignment, not merely a tool for influence or marketing.

My curiosity has been my lifelong companion. Even as a child, when I was crowned “Most Inquisitive” in kindergarten, I didn't understand what that meant, but curiosity defined me. It hasn't always been easy. Curiosity led me to challenge authority, to question deeply held beliefs, and often landed me in trouble. As an only child, I quickly learned to suppress this curiosity to maintain harmony and comfort others and this shaped how I showed up in the world and expressed myself for so long.

Yet curiosity has also been my strength and my source of courage. It carried me beyond fear through some of life's most defining moments: moving from Alabama to Florida in the middle of sixth grade, navigating my parents' divorce and my mom moving away, enlisting in the U.S. Air Force, and eventually moving clear across the country to Hollywood in pursuit of who I was meant to become.

It's this same curiosity that guided my professional journey, allowing me to navigate through entertainment, transitioning from PR to social media, influencer marketing, talent management, and now producing projects. Only recently have I fully embraced this curiosity, recognizing clearly how each of these steps was courageously guided by my inquisitive nature and openness to growth.

If you've been feeling the pull towards something more, something deeper, I invite you to sit quietly with this question:

Have you come into agreement with your influence?

Not the performance of it. Not the expectation others place upon it. But the quiet, unwavering truth of your impact.

Influence, when rooted in purpose, isn't about visibility; it's about responsibility. It’s about fully embracing what you've been given. If you've waited for permission for too long like I did, consider this:

You don't need the world's approval to walk in what Heaven already assigned.

Agreement is your yes. And when you say yes, everything shifts.

As I continue to explore and understand this revelation, I'll keep sharing what I discover. I'm excited for where this journey is heading, and I'm grateful you're here with me.

If this sparks something within you or if you feel drawn to explore your own influence more deeply, I'm here to talk and support you.

Now that I better understand my own 'why,' I'd be honored to help you uncover yours.

In Purpose,

Jerveris