Why, when we know that there's no such thing as perfect, do most of us spend an incredible amount of time and… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“If the goal is authenticity and they don't like me, I'm okay. If the goal is being liked and they don't like… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance. — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
Our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self acceptance. — 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
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
On the flip side, I've also had to struggle with saying "yes." Before I did this research and before I had my… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable… — Brené Brown 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 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
Believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic. — 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
“Choosing authenticity is not an easy choice. E. E. Cummings wrote, “To be nobody-but-yourself in a world which is doing its best,… — Brené 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
“I try to make authenticity my number one goal when I go into a situation where I’m feeling vulnerable. If authenticity 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. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Mindfully practicing authenticity during our most soul-searching struggles is how we invite grace, joy and gratitude into our lives. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
It's a practice for me every day, sometimes every hour of every day. It is an absolute practice. When I went into… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
One of the things I talk a lot about in my work that I try to practice - which is really hard… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“TEN GUIDEPOSTS FOR WHOLEHEARTED LIVING 1. Cultivating authenticity: letting go of what people think 2. Cultivating self-compassion: letting go of perfectionism 3.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“The authenticity paradox: vulnerability is the last thing I want you to see in me and the first thing I look for… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
It's about showing up. And sometimes I don't do it. I almost always regret it, but sometimes I don't do it. Sometimes… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“No matter how separated we are by what we think and believe, we are part of the same spiritual story.” — 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 perception -… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
