Personal Instruments of Power

Introduction: Living in the Trump Era and the Call for Personal Power

I never imagined that after 32 years of service to my country—decades spent studying strategy, discipline, leadership, and national defense—I would witness a time when the greatest threat to American stability would come from within. As a former Air Force Squadron Commander, I spent my life preparing to face foreign adversaries, not internal division. But the Trump era introduced something far more corrosive than any hostile nation-state: a widespread breakdown in trust, truth, civility, and national unity.

The Trump movement did not invent division; division predates all of us. But it weaponized it. It broadcasted it. It amplified it into every living room, every conversation, every church, workplace, and community board I ever sat on. And while politicians argue on television, real people, good people—are left overwhelmed, fatigued, and mentally unarmed.

The truth is simple.

Chaos is a weapon. Confusion is a weapon. Fear is a weapon.

And if we do not build the personal capacity to resist those weapons, we become vulnerable to them.

During my military career, I learned that power is never about size, it's about clarity, strategy, and discipline. I learned that nations fall not because of external enemies, but because internal fractures widen until they become ruptures.

But I also learned that individuals could withstand any storm when they possess the right tools.

That is why I wrote this book.

I am not simply applying military doctrine to civilian life—I am translating the U.S. Instruments of National Power into Personal Instruments of Power, so every reader has a strategic, spiritual, intellectual, and practical arsenal they can use to navigate the instability of this era.

The Trump era may persist. Political turmoil may return. Division may deepen before it heals. But none of that means YOU must live powerless, confused, or overwhelmed.

• You can reclaim your power.

• You can strengthen your mind and spirit

• You can build stability even when the nation feels unstable

• You can rise above the chaos – not by force, but by clarity

This book is your roadmap.