I became Vulnerability TED, like an action figure - like Ninja Barbie, but I'm Vulnerability TED. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is the core, the heart, the center, of meaningful human experience. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
There really is "no effort without error and shortcoming" and there really is no triumph without vulnerability. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
The moment someone asks you to do something you don't have the time or inclination to do is fraught with vulnerability. — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional.” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Rather than sitting on the sidelines & hurling judgment & advice, we must dare to show up & let ourselves be seen.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both; it’s engaging. It’s being all in. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
As a vulnerability researcher, the greatest barrier I see is our low tolerance for vulnerability. We're almost afraid to be happy. We… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“I’m learning that recognizing and leaning into the discomfort of vulnerability teaches us how to live with joy, gratitude, and grace. I’m… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“We need to have owned our stories before sharing them is experienced as a gift. A story is only ready to share… — 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
Wholeheartedness. There are many tenets of Wholeheartedness, but at its very core is vulnerability and worthiness; facing uncertainty, exposure, and emotional risks,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is about showing up and being seen. It's tough to do that when we're terrified about what people might see or… — 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
Waking up every day and loving someone who may or may not love us back, whose safety we can't ensure, who may… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
If we are going to find our way out of shame and back to each other, vulnerability is the path and courage… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
One of the things I did when I discovered this huge importance of being vulnerable is very happily moved away from the… — Brene 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
The best marriages are the ones where we can go out in the world and really put ourselves out there. A lot… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“People often silence themselves, or "agree to disagree" without fully exploring the actual nature of the disagreement, for the sake of protecting… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“It's only in the last few years that I've learned that playing down the exciting stuff doesn't' take the pain away when… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Spirituality emerged as a fundamental guidepost in Wholeheartedness. Not religiosity but the deeply held belief that we are inextricably connected to one… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is not about winning, and it's not about losing. It's about having the courage to show up and be seen. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability pushed, I pushed back. I lost the fight, but probably won my life back. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“When we let people take our vulnerability or fill us with their hate, we turn over our entire life to them.” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Ordinary courage is about putting our vulnerability on the line. In today’s world, that’s pretty extraordinary.” — 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
I believe that owning our worthiness is the act of acknowledging that we are sacred. Perhaps embracing vulnerability and overcoming numbing is… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
If we want to live and love with our whole hearts, and if we want to engage with the world from a… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Most people believe vulnerability is weakness. But really vulnerability is Courage. We must ask ourselves...are we willing to show up and be… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Heroics is often about putting our life on the line. Ordinary courage is about putting our vulnerability on the line. In today's… — 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
“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
