There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period. — Brené Brown Creativity Copy Share Image
Guilt: I'm sorry. I made a mistake. Shame: I'm sorry. I am a mistake. — Brené Brown Failure Copy Share Image
Let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
But I don't think it's as dangerous, scary, or terrifying as getting to the end of our lives and wondering, what if… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
All the stuff that keeps you safe from feeling scary emotions? They also keep you from feeling the good emotions. You have… — Brené Brown Emotion Copy Share Image
A good life happens when you stop and are grateful for the ordinary moments that so many of us just steamroll over… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is the absolute heartbeat of innovation and creativity. There can be zero innovation without vulnerability. — Brené Brown Absolutes Copy Share Image
Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy. — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
“Oprah. Her advice is tacked to the wall in my study: “Do not think you can be brave with your life and… — Brené Brown Brave Copy Share Image
When we're looking for compassion, we need someone who is deeply rooted, is able to bend and, most of all, embraces us… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
Through my research, I found that vulnerability is the glue that holds relationships together. It's the magic sauce. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Emotional upheavals touch every part of our lives. You don’t just lose a job, you don’t just get divorced. These things affect… — Brené Brown Emotional Copy Share Image
“The sorting we do to ourselves and to one another is at best, unintentional and reflexive; at worst, it's stereotyping that dehumanizes.… — Brené Brown Paradox Copy Share Image
“I’m acknowledging that my ten-year-old self—the four-square champion who also won the slingshot contest on our street—has saved my butt at least… — Brené Brown Identity Copy Share Image
“True belonging is not passive. It's not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It's not fitting in or pretending… — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
Wholehearted living is not like trying to reach a destination. It's like walking toward a star in the sky. We never really… — Brené Brown Destination Copy Share Image
Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be… — Brené Brown Acceptance Copy Share Image
One thing that I tell people all the time is, 'I'm not going to answer a call from you after nine o'clock… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“In fact, all of us are very susceptible to having our humiliating experiences turn to shame, especially when the person who is… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“We are complex beings who wake up every day and fight against being labeled and diminished with stereotypes and characterizations that don’t… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Over the years I’ve learned that a surefooted and confident mapmaker does not a swift traveler make. I stumble and fall, and… — 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 Belonging Copy Share Image
“The new cultural belief that everything should be fun, fast, and easy is inconsistent with hopeful thinking. It also sets us up… — Brené Brown Faith Copy Share Image
“Self-kindness: Being warm and understanding toward ourselves when we suffer, fail, or feel inadequate, rather than ignoring our pain or flagellating ourselves… — Brené Brown Common humanity Copy Share Image
“the women and men I interviewed who had the strongest sense of true belonging stayed zoomed in. They didn’t ignore what was… — Brené Brown Belonging 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 Barriers Copy Share Image
“Now I can lean into joy, even when it makes me feel tender and vulnerable. In fact, I expect tender and vulnerable.… — Brené Brown Joy Copy Share Image
Our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self acceptance. — Brené Brown Acceptance Copy Share Image
I think that shame is a universal, paralyzing, painful emotion. — Brené Brown Emotion Copy Share Image
Share with people who have earned the right to hear your story. — Brené Brown People Copy Share Image
“Rather than risking feeling disappointed, they’re choosing to live disappointed.” — Brené Brown Disappointed Copy Share Image
“The place of true belonging, it's the bravest and most sacred place you'll stand.” — Brené Brown Community Copy Share Image
