Courage originally meant "To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart — 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
“The special courage it takes to experience true belonging is not just about braving the wilderness, it's about becoming the wilderness.” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“When shame becomes a management style, engagement dies. When failure is not an option we can forget about learning, creativity, and innovation .” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Courage is contagious. My friend Katherine Center says, "You have to be brave with your life so that others can be brave… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
There is no intimacy without vulnerability. Yet another powerful example of vulnerability as courage. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame's is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“To practice courage, compassion, and connection is to look at life and the people around us, and say, “I’m all in.” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Daring greatly means the courage to be vulnerable. It means to show up and be seen. To ask for what you need.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“The mark of a wild heart is living out the paradox of love in our lives. It's the ability to be tough… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Authenticity is also about the courage and the vulnerability to say, "Yeah, I'll try it. I feel pretty uncomfortable and I feel… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Courage is a value. My faith is the organizing principle in my life and what underpins my faith is courage and love,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Nothing is as uncomfortable, dangerous and hurtful as believing that I'm standing on the outside of my life looking in and wondering… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance,… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
The difficult thing is that vulnerability is the first thing I look for in you and the last thing I'm willing to… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Courage originally meant “To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.” Over time, this definition has changed, and, today, courage is… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Courage is a heart word. The root of the word courage is cor - the Latin word for heart. In one of… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are. Choosing… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“The Wholehearted journey is not the path of least resistance. It’s a path of consciousness and choice. And, to be honest, it’s… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“As I look back on what I’ve learned about shame, gender, and worthiness, the greatest lesson is this: If we’re going to… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“One of the tragic ironies of modern life is that so many people feel isolated from each other by the very feelings… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“I also see courage in myself when I'm willing to risk being vulnerable and disappointed. For many years, if I really wanted… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
When we're defined by what people think we lose the courage to be vulnerable. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
You can choose courage or you can choose comfort, but you can't have both. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“You can't ever do anything brave if you're wearing the straitjacket of 'What will people think?!” — 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
