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Who 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 Brown

Courageous leadership is a practice.
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Courage Leadership One Liner Practice
Love is not something we give or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them – we can only love others as much as we love ourselves.
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Connection Cultivate Existence Giving Growth Love Nuture Ourselves People Self Love
We can’t give up on vulnerability. It’s the path back to ourselves and each other.
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Each Other Give Up Ourselves Path Vulnerable
Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.
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Birth Change Creative Innovation Vulnerable
We don’t need to do awkward, brave, and kind alone. We were never meant to.
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Alone Awkward Brave Kind Need
Shame is a tool of oppression and dehumanization. I don’t believe shame will ever be an effective social just tool. ⁣
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Believe Effective Oppression Shame Social Tool
When 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.
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Cultivate Extraordinary Fear Feeling Ordinary Purpose Shame Vulnerable
Love is a powerful form of vulnerability and if you replace the word love with vulnerability in that line, it’s just as true.⁣
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Love Powerful replace True Vulnerable
Nostalgia 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.
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Comparison Danger Existence Live Memories Nostalgia Thinking
When 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.
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Fall Love Ourselves Respect Screw Talk
Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it’s a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of the people in the stands.
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Evaluation People Reaction Realize Stand Transformation Wasted Time Weigh Worth
Perfectionism is a self destructive and addictive belief system that fuels this primary thought: If I look perfect, and do everything perfectly, I can avoid or minimize the painful feelings of shame, judgment, and blame.
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Addiction Belief Blame Destruction Judgement Look Perfection Shame System Vulnerable
Vulnerability is the heart of sport. I love working with coaches and athletes.
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Athlete Coach Heart Love Sports Vulnerable Work
Even in our deepest struggles, love, faith and beauty find a way. ⁣
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Beauty Faith Finding Hard Time Inspirational Love Positive Struggle
Generosity. Bring all you have. It’s ok to be brave and afraid at the same time.
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Brave Generosity Healing Positive Time
Don’t try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.
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Hater Revenge Try Win

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