Entrepreneurship is a challenging and daunting journey for anyone who embarks on it, but for women of color, fear can often be an ever-present companion. The harsh reality is that systemic oppression and discrimination can make entrepreneurship an uphill battle for women of color. Fear can manifest in many ways, from imposter syndrome to the fear of failure, and can hinder their success.

In this episode, I share how the oppression of women of color has increased fear and reduced women's confidence in entrepreneurship. I talk about individualism in America and how it affects women of color, how Black exceptionalism has grown fear in women, and pushing in the state of hope by reframing failure. Tune in to learn more about this and other exciting topics!

Timestamps

[01:47] Individualism in America

[05:08] The incredible women in media

[06:33] How Black exceptionalism grows fear in women of color

[09:00] The letter from the teenage Black girl of the South

[12:20] Ways that individualism and Black exceptionalism impacts the psychology of women of color

[21:22] The state of fight or flight

[24:01] Pushing ourselves into a state of hope

[24:24] The power of reframing failure

[28:40] The scripture that helped me to face my fears and be me

Notable Quotes

• “All people have sustained not because of how they do not work together but because of working together.”
• “When we are constantly living in the state of fight or flight, we create barriers so we can fight them.”
• “2 Cor 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
• “Breaking up with fear and pursuing a lifelong relationship with faith is the true explanation of entrepreneurship.”

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