Does it always feel like you are fighting someone or something? Dr. Venus does. She's had to fight daily her whole life, whether it's against injustice, racism, sexism, or homophobia. Sure, fighting can help, but it's also exhausting and often leaves us feeling like we have no room to breathe. But sis, what if the problem isn't the woes of the world - from Haiti to Afghanistan to Racial injustice, but it is our approach?

If we aren't fighting, how do we enact effective social change and make the world better than we found it? This week, Dr. Venus looks at the greats including Gandhi, Rosa Parks, and Dr. King. She shares the thread that they share and how they changed the world - and it wasn't fighting. What can we learn from them that can help us blaze our trails without burning out? Let's talk.

Key Takeaways:

[4:26] It can feel exhausting just fighting what's going on in today's societies. Between hurricanes, the pandemic, and dealing with the Karen's of society, we could all use a little rest and relaxation time. Dr. Venus takes personal development classes so she is always working on herself and getting some moments of growth and healing in between all these things we deal with. You are your first client, and make sure you are putting the time and work into yourself.

[6:34] How do we make a difference in a way that doesn't burn us out? First, Dr. Venus knew it was important to look at the greats to see how they actually affected real change in the world without totally depleting themselves. She started with people she admired: Gandhi, Dr. King, Rosa Parks, Thoreau. She realized that they were not fighting. They were standing. Standing for something they deeply believed in. There were actions that went with their mission, but they didn't fight.

[11:25] Fighting escalates things, while standing for something enacts real change.

[14:13] We can get more done with non-compliance than we can with fighting. Think about your strong suits and what you are naturally good at. For Dr. Venus, it's healing and money. She knows that she can get more done by taking her superpowers and using them to create a digital platform for Black women to network and heal, without being shut down. Her platform is redirecting the conversation and non compliant to the structures that don't allow us to talk, or that try to keep us held down.

[17:23] How compliant are you? Are you still fighting in your family, your relationships, or self? Dr. Venus is not fighting anyone anymore. She is standing for herself and what she's using her life for. This brings a different energy to the table, and allows us to heal and grow in a new way.

[20:46] You aren't free until you have your own money. Our ancestors built their own and spent so much blood, sweat, and tears getting us to where we are now. We owe it to them to take a stand in what we believe in and to show our non compliance by building and participating in our own structures.

[23:08] Since George Flloyd, Dr. Venus has been protesting, and now she is ready to start back up taking on private clients and helping birth Black Women millionaires and billionaires.

Quotes:

• "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." Albert Einstein

• "Dr. King wasn't fighting. He was standing for something."

• "I'm not fighting anyone anymore. I'm standing for myself and what I'm using my life for."

• "You aren't free until you have your own money."
• "How compliant are you?"

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1. Leave India
2. King, Gandhi, Thoreau: Civil Disobedience
3. Non-compliance: Montgomery Bus Boycott
4. Why You Need to Stand Up For What You Believe In And How to Do It
5. 10 Powerful Ways to Stand Up For Yourself in Any Situation
6. How Standing Up Yourself Can Improve Your Financial Life