If you own this story you get to write the ending.
BRENE BROWNIf you own this story you get to write the ending.
BRENE BROWNWe either stay sick together or we get well together.
BRENE BROWNShame derives its power from being unspeakable.
BRENE BROWNWhen we free ourselves, we automatically free everyone around us.
BRENE BROWNConnect. It’s all about collective connection. Look into their eyes.
BRENE BROWNCourage is like – it’s a habitus, a habit, a virtue: You get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging.
BRENE BROWNImperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.
BRENE BROWNVulnerability is not about winning or losing. It’s having the courage to show up even when you can’t control the outcome.
BRENE BROWNVulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both; it’s engaging. It’s being all in.
BRENE BROWNOur ability to live a life of love and meaning, to make the world a braver and kinder place.
BRENE BROWNEmbracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy – the experiences that make us the most vulnerable.
BRENE BROWNVulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.
BRENE BROWNCourageous leadership is a practice.
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 BROWNI’ve found what makes children happy doesn’t always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.
BRENE BROWNWhen we screw up or fall down, many of us talk to ourselves in ways that we would never talk to someone we love and respect.
BRENE BROWN