We're raising children who have little tolerance for disappointment — Brené Brown Child Copy Share Image
Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together. — Brené Brown Imperfection Copy Share Image
Believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic. — Brené Brown Authentic Copy Share Image
You can choose courage or you can choose comfort, but you can't have both. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough. — Brené Brown Emotion 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 Connections Copy Share Image
When you get to a place where you understand that love and belonging, your worthiness, is a birthright and not something you… — Brené Brown Anything is possible Copy Share Image
Self-compassion is key because when we're able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we're more likely to reach… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
That's really part of being a grounded theory researcher - putting names to concepts and experiences that people have. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
It's not about 'what can I accomplish?' but 'what do I want to accomplish?' Paradigm shift. — 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 Compassion Copy Share Image
“When we don't practice love with the people we claim to love, it takes a lot out of us. Incongruent living is… — Brené Brown Life Copy Share Image
Nostalgia is also a dangerous form of comparison. Think about how often we compare our lives to a memory that nostalgia has… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“People may call what happens at midlife “a crisis,” but it’s not. It’s an unraveling—a time when you feel a desperate pull… — Brené Brown Crisis Copy Share Image
“We seem to have forgotten that even when we're utterly alone, we're connected to one another by something greater than group membership,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“When we lose our tolerance for discomfort, we lose joy. In fact, addiction research shows us that an intensely positive experience is… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Perfectionism is self-destructive simply because there is no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal. Additionally, perfectionism is more about… — 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
“We can’t make a list of all of the “bad” emotions and say, “I’m going to numb these” and then make a… — Brené Brown Emotions 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
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
“After a year or two of sitting out, being called out, and sometimes being left out, I was sent to the office,… — Brené Brown Bishop Copy Share Image
“Just because we’re plugged in, doesn’t mean we feel seen and heard. In fact, hyper-communication can mean we spend more time on… — Brené Brown Cell phone Copy Share Image
“When we spend our lives waiting until we’re perfect or bulletproof before we walk into the arena, we ultimately sacrifice relationships and… — Brené Brown Bulletproof Copy Share Image
Someone asked me very recently why I have 8 million views on TED - "your work resonates, what are you doing?" What… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“When we apologize for something we’ve done, make amends, or change a behavior that doesn’t align with our values, guilt—not shame—is most… — Brené Brown Change Copy Share Image
“Caroline mi-a spus ca, ori de cate ori se simte rusinata, incepe imediat sa repete cuvantul cu voce tare: "durere, durere, durere".… — Brené Brown Amor 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 Authenticity Copy Share Image
“The important thing to know about worthiness is that it doesn't have prerequisites. Most of us, on the other hand, have a… — Brené Brown Worthiness Copy Share Image
The willingness to show up changes us, It makes us a little braver each time. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
We're a nation hungry for more joy: Because we're starving from a lack of gratitude. — Brené Brown Gratitude Copy Share Image
When we're defined by what people think we lose the courage to be vulnerable. — Brené Brown Courage Copy Share Image
Vulnerability pushed, I pushed back. I lost the fight, but probably won my life back. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
In a highly critical, scarcity-based world, everyone's afraid to fail. — Brené Brown Afraid to fail Copy Share Image
We're a nation of exhausted and over-stressed adults raising over-scheduled children. — Brené Brown Adults Copy Share Image
