Venus Williams

I can't always read the room as well as I like it. My emotional intelligence is as high as I'd like it to be. Uh, and that's not something I can fix. You're born how you are. And I just tell people I'm empathetic, but I don't always pick out about it. Just tell me I'll be there. So you gotta, you gotta let me in on some things. And, um, I think once I became aware of it, um,

I can't always read the room as well as I like it. My emotional intelligence is as high as I'd like it to be. Uh, and that's not something I can fix. You're born how you are. And I just tell people I'm empathetic, but I don't always pick out about it. Just tell me I'll be there. So you gotta, you gotta let me in on some things. And, um, I think once I became aware of it, um,

Because during COVID, I had a friend stay with me. And, like, the friend came and, like, ate all the food, drank all the drinks, didn't get groceries. So I'm, like, buying food, buying drinks, buying groceries. Pay the rent. Yay. Everything, you know, because we just, we thought it was going to be a few weeks and it lasted months, right?

Because during COVID, I had a friend stay with me. And, like, the friend came and, like, ate all the food, drank all the drinks, didn't get groceries. So I'm, like, buying food, buying drinks, buying groceries. Pay the rent. Yay. Everything, you know, because we just, we thought it was going to be a few weeks and it lasted months, right?

It was a fun experience, but I had to learn how impatient I was. And also the standard I hold for myself is so high, but because of the standard my parents held, like we weren't even allowed to walk slow. My dad would say a slow walker, slow thinker, you can't walk slow. So everything was fast, quick.

It was a fun experience, but I had to learn how impatient I was. And also the standard I hold for myself is so high, but because of the standard my parents held, like we weren't even allowed to walk slow. My dad would say a slow walker, slow thinker, you can't walk slow. So everything was fast, quick.

So I learned to do things so quickly, so fast, so efficient that then, you know, someone else is in your house and you see that they're moving so slow. Like this can be done in a minute. Like, what are you doing? And, you know, my house is someone else's, so I never complained about it, but it was like, buy some groceries. Like, you can't just eat all the food, you know?

So I learned to do things so quickly, so fast, so efficient that then, you know, someone else is in your house and you see that they're moving so slow. Like this can be done in a minute. Like, what are you doing? And, you know, my house is someone else's, so I never complained about it, but it was like, buy some groceries. Like, you can't just eat all the food, you know?

So I learned a lot about myself and I realized that I needed to work on my EQ. And then I realized that some people had more of it and others don't. So my family helps me understand things and situations. They're like my crutch.

So I learned a lot about myself and I realized that I needed to work on my EQ. And then I realized that some people had more of it and others don't. So my family helps me understand things and situations. They're like my crutch.

No, not even that. But once I was at a party and I was talking to some friends and then one of my friends came over. And when she left, everyone said, what's wrong with her? She seems horribly sad. And I never saw it. And so I said, wait, let me go check on her. So I those are things like I will never see. And it's not because I don't want to. It just goes over my head.

No, not even that. But once I was at a party and I was talking to some friends and then one of my friends came over. And when she left, everyone said, what's wrong with her? She seems horribly sad. And I never saw it. And so I said, wait, let me go check on her. So I those are things like I will never see. And it's not because I don't want to. It just goes over my head.

So those those kinds of things I've seen, I can't improve on. That's why I tell people I care about. It's like I have this, you know, you know, this thing that it doesn't work as well as others. So just tell me everything, you know.

So those those kinds of things I've seen, I can't improve on. That's why I tell people I care about. It's like I have this, you know, you know, this thing that it doesn't work as well as others. So just tell me everything, you know.

I think the process changes depending on the moment you are in life, right? I think you have these moments as an athlete or in business or in life where you're on top of the world. You can do nothing wrong. Everything's golden. Then you like, okay, it's great, you're in a flow, right? And then you have other moments where it's not great.

I think the process changes depending on the moment you are in life, right? I think you have these moments as an athlete or in business or in life where you're on top of the world. You can do nothing wrong. Everything's golden. Then you like, okay, it's great, you're in a flow, right? And then you have other moments where it's not great.

And so you have to be more cognizant of that process, be super self-aware and really extract out what you're feeling and figure out what part's real and what isn't, because we can get the feels, right? And you have to distract like, what is just a feeling and what is the issue? And I do that by journaling. I just start writing what I'm feeling.

And so you have to be more cognizant of that process, be super self-aware and really extract out what you're feeling and figure out what part's real and what isn't, because we can get the feels, right? And you have to distract like, what is just a feeling and what is the issue? And I do that by journaling. I just start writing what I'm feeling.

And then once I start writing down all the things I'm feeling, then I'm able to recognize this is actually the one thing that's real is issue. The rest is just a bunch of other stuff that's just floating in my head and I can get rid of the fluff and then focus on the real thing that's bothering me. I think also a lot of being about being your best is just preparation.

And then once I start writing down all the things I'm feeling, then I'm able to recognize this is actually the one thing that's real is issue. The rest is just a bunch of other stuff that's just floating in my head and I can get rid of the fluff and then focus on the real thing that's bothering me. I think also a lot of being about being your best is just preparation.