Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection. — Brené 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
Cool is the emotional straightjacket. It makes us less available for connection which makes us less equipped for leadership roles. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
To live with courage, purpose, and connection - to be the person whom we long to be - we must again be… — Brené 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
The one thing that keeps us out of connection is our fear that we're not worthy of connection. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Love is a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them - we… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I think laughter between people is a holy form of connection, of communion. It's the way you and I look at each… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous… Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection and the path to the feeling… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Laughter, song, and dance create emotional and spiritual connection; they remind us of the one thing that truly matters when we are… — 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
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
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
Living a connected life ultimately is about setting boundaries, spending less time and energy hustling and winning over people who don't matter,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
One of the greatest barriers to connection is the cultural importance we place on "going it alone." Somehow we've come to equate… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I'm still a researcher. The best way to explain it is that I trusted myself deeply as a professional, but I did… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Love is not something we give or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be… — 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
“Wholehearted living is about engaging with our lives from a place of worthiness. It means cultivating the courage, compassion and connection to… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I now see how gifts like courage, compassion, and connection only work when they are exercised. Every day. — 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
“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
