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Meet Glenda
I am G Renee Co-founder of Raising the Standard, LLC. Growing up in “Chilltown” Jersey City, NJ had its share of challenges. The second largest city in the state brought with it what seemed to be endless opportunities to fall victim to the pressures of inner city life… teenage pregnancy, low income housing, dead-end jobs, high crime and little hope of seeing past “Ghetto Life.” One thing that I can say is that my parents instilled in me a vision to want more than what I saw in my daily surroundings. They encouraged my academic successes and often celebrated my athletic victories. Though they sacrificed to give me a strong foundation I found myself caught up in the whirlwind of purposeless relationships as a teenager. It was during my freshman year in college at Morgan State (the year when most students are their wildest) that I began to learn the purpose of romantic relationships and that I was on a path that had built-in flaws guaranteed to end in hurt and/or disappointment. I decided I wanted better. My life has definitely not been perfect and I have my share of past mistakes and current flaws but as a 29-year-old virgin I’m here to tell you that abstinence is ACHIEVABLE, a VIABLE option and is my PREFERRED way of life. The very nature of the abstinent lifestyle: self-discipline, self-control and delayed gratification has given me the opportunity to obtain a college degree, travel, experience supernatural success professionally, become a property owner (twice), entrepreneur and a philanthropist still in my twenties.
Many critics, (sadly many are parents and school administrators) are afraid to endorse this lifestyle because its not one they can confidently say they have directly reaped benefits. RTS exists to challenge you to STOP the cycle of unplanned parenthood, resulting poverty, delayed or lost dreams and emotional hurt! I am NOT Just “Saying NO To Sex but YES to relationships free of Drama and chaos that make great platinum selling albums but leave you “tore up from the floor up” internally.
Some may think, “What’s the big deal? If I don’t get her pregnant or catch an STD/STI no harm, no foul!” well, my 1st answer is check out the “What If?” tab on the site for more insight. 2nd is to keep in mind that one day you WILL meet someone that you want to marry and you WILL have a story to tell. I want my story to smell sweet like Dolce Gabbana not “stank” like a two week old uniform that’s seen many “games played” but hasn’t been washed ! Even if you're not a “rookie” (virgin) in this thing your future wife or husband will appreciate the fact that you recognized the current strategy was a losing effort and changed plays for the “team” (relationship) to secure a “victory” (ultimately a fulfilling marriage)!