Just because someone isn’t willing or able to love us, it doesn’t mean that we are unlovable.
BRENE BROWNJust because someone isn’t willing or able to love us, it doesn’t mean that we are unlovable.
BRENE BROWNCourage is listening, learning, unlearning, knowing when to lead, and knowing when to let others lead.
BRENE BROWNIntegrity is choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy; and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them.
BRENE BROWNWe’re a nation hungry for more joy: Because we’re starving from a lack of gratitude.
BRENE BROWNCourageous leadership is a practice.
BRENE BROWNWe either stay sick together or we get well together.
BRENE BROWNWho we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting.
BRENE BROWNI think we’re all feeling the “groundlessness” of life right now.
BRENE BROWNWe must learn how to lean into our vulnerability, stay curious, and practice courage.
BRENE BROWNNostalgia is also a dangerous form of comparison. Think about how often we compare our lives to a memory that nostalgia has so completely edited that it never really existed.
BRENE BROWNLearning is hard. Unlearning is harder. Pretending that most of us don’t need to do either when it comes to racism is its own form of violence.
BRENE BROWNWhen I look at narcissism through the vulnerability lens, I see the shame-based fear of being ordinary. I see the fear of never feeling extraordinary enough to be noticed, to be lovable, to belong, or to cultivate a sense of purpose.
BRENE BROWNWe must be committed to getting back up and beginning again the exact same number of times that we fall, trip, or get pushed down.
BRENE BROWNAuthenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.
BRENE BROWNWhat we know matters but who we are matters more.
BRENE BROWNSurviving this crisis will take a shift in mindset, and that’s tougher than we think – especially when we’re afraid.
BRENE BROWN