This is for the more advanced submissives, but good to know for others.
If you’re a submissive who wants to serve powerfully—yes, powerfully—then you need to understand that some subs plateau in their submission. Why? Because they don’t have the capacity to become more.
In 1969, Dr. Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull published a corporate theory known as The Peter Principle. It suggested that in any hierarchical organisation, individuals are promoted based on how well they perform their current role, not the next one. Over time, people continue to advance until they reach a position that exceeds their true capacity. Once there, they stagnate. Not because they’re lazy, but because they were never trained for that level. They were elevated on the assumption that past performance predicts future capability.
The theory is about corporate dysfunction, but the same applies perfectly to submission.
You may say you’re experienced. You may say you’ve been trained. You may offer rituals and language and consistency. But then, have you levelled off? Not because you’re lazy, but because you assume that you’ve reached a standard that’s enough. Hm… you’ve thought submission was a destination.
This is what Dominas like me see all the time. Submissives who were excellent at first. Reliable. Present. Loyal. But eventually, they reach their competence level and can’t go further. They just don’t have the skillset to progress beyond. So, the same routines that once showed devotion begin to feel a little stale. Predictable, not powerful.
Some Dominas want that. They want a submissive who hits a training target and stays there. No surprises. No growth. No shift in the balance. And if that’s the kind of Domina you serve, your levelled submission might be exactly what pleases her.
But some Domina build empires. I don’t want submission that stays same. I want submission that scales.
This means your submission can’t just be about repeating protocol. It needs to adapt. It needs to grow in complexity, in precision, and in initiative. You need to understand not just what to do, but why. You need to anticipate Her future, not just respond to Her present.
That doesn’t mean you are dominating. It means you are learning how to lead your own submission.
At a higher level of Femdom, a Domina doesn’t want to micromanage your service. She wants to be met with competence, loyalty, and intelligence; for you to already be moving toward Her goals without waiting for direct orders. You’re not serving by acting helpless. You’re serving to become indispensable.
If you’re aiming to be chosen by a Domina who creates and expands, then your submission is not about reaching a level. It’s about becoming more. The moment you start treating your current skill set as a finished product, you’ve disqualified yourself from serving powerfully.
So what should you be doing?
Evolve. Educate yourself. Ask questions that make you uncomfortable. Notice where you’ve become passive. Start acting with intention. Think strategically about your role and how it supports Her Femdom vision.
Don’t wait to be led. Lead your submission. And no, this does not mean to decide things on your own, unless you have been instructed to do so. It means working within the container set by your Domina. It means learning to be attuned to Her atmosphere and rhythms and style.
Surpassing The Peter Principle isn’t about your performance history. It’s about your potential to grow. If you want to be kept, make yourself essential. If you want to be claimed, rise beyond instruction and command. Show Her you’re not just obedient, but powerfully submissive. Become irreplaceable.
*The “Power of the submissive” is a concept from my philosophy that I don’t generally discuss in public. It is mainly for those who have gone above and beyond the typical stages of submission.