Phoenix Within: Rising Above Your Limits
COMING SUMMER 2026!
The beliefs holding you back didn’t appear overnight—and dismantling them takes more than motivation.
Phoenix Within is a guide for anyone ready to stop surviving their story and start owning it. Written for the person standing at the edge of their next level, unsure if they belong there.
The work is personal.
The impact is real.
Renita Drakes is a speaker, author, and strategist who has spent over two decades at the intersection of technology, leadership, and human potential.
Originally from Barbados and based in Vancouver, Canada, she brings a rare combination of strategic depth and personal authenticity to every stage she stands on.
Her work—whether through speaking, writing, or conversation—comes back to one core belief: the barriers holding most people back aren’t circumstantial.
Our true ceilings aren’t above us, but within us.
What can I help you break through?
Every talk I deliver is rooted in one of three core themes. Each one is designed to move an audience from awareness to action.
Identity Loyalty
Most people aren’t held back by lack of skill or opportunity—they’re held back by loyalty to an outdated version of themselves. This theme explores how the stories we inherited about who we are become the invisible ceiling on what we allow ourselves to achieve.
Self-Doubt
Self-doubt isn’t a character flaw—it’s a habit. And like any habit, it can be dismantled. This theme cuts through the noise of “just believe in yourself” to address the specific thought patterns that keep capable people playing small, and what it actually takes to move past them.
Limiting Beliefs
Limiting beliefs don’t announce themselves—they disguise themselves as facts. This theme helps audiences identify the assumptions running silently in the background of every decision they make, and replace them with a framework for thinking and acting at a higher level.
Voices from the room
“What an amazing speaker Renita is! I was so inspired by everything she had to say. One thing that I will keep reminding myself… there is no situation or circumstance that I cannot overcome.”
Carol T., Media Broadcaster
Cherita O., Event Producer
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