Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Connection is why we're here. We are hardwired to connect with others, it's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“The connection that we forge by judging and mocking others is not real connection,” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection and the path to the feeling of worthiness. If it doesn't feel vulnerable, the sharing is… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
In order for connection to happen, we have to allow ourselves to be seen, really seen. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
We're hardwired for connection. There's no arguing with the bioscience. But we can want it so badly we're trying to hot-wire it. — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
Let go of who you think you should be in order to be who you are. Be imperfect and have compassion for… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Connection, the ability to feel connected, is neurobiologically wired, that’s why we’re here! — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
The truth is, rarely can a response make something better - what makes something better is connection. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“connection as “the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I can't even think of the right word, but it's not "help." It's more like a prerequisite. I think connection is why… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Live-tweeting your bikini wax is not vulnerability. Nor is posting a blow-by-blow of your divorce . That's an attempt to hot-wire connection.… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“As a matter of fact, we are wired for connection. It’s in our biology. From the time we are born, we need… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Connection is why we're here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. The power that connection holds in our… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
When you stop caring what people think, you lose your capacity for connection. When you're defined by it, you lose our capacity… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“If connection is the energy that surges between people, we have to remember that those surges must travel in both directions.” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
The intention and outcome of vulnerability is trust, intimacy and connection. The outcome of oversharing is distrust, disconnection - and usually a… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
The one thing that keeps us out of connection is our fear that we're not worthy of connection. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“always put off writing by reorganizing my entire house and spending way too much time and money buying office supplies and organizing systems. Every… — Brené Brown Copy Share
I carry a small sheet of paper in my wallet that has written on it the names of people whose opinions of me matter.… — Brené Brown Copy Share
Waking up every day and loving someone who may or may not love us back, whose safety we can't ensure, who may stay in… — Brene Brown Copy Share
“No matter how separated we are by what we think and believe, we are part of the same spiritual story.” — Brené Brown Copy Share
Perfectionism is self-destructive simply because there is no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal. Additionally, perfectionism is more about perception -… — Brené Brown Copy Share
If you're also in the arena and you're putting your ideas out and you're owning them and you're saying "I disagree with you about… — Brené Brown Copy Share
“I found that men and women with high levels of shame resilience share these four elements: They understand shame and recognize what messages and… — Brené Brown Copy Share
“But here’s the tricky part about compassion and connecting: We can’t call just anyone. It’s not that simple. I have a lot of good… — Brené Brown Copy Share
“It turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it's the bravest and most sacred place you'll stand.” — Brené Brown Copy Share
