“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
“The special courage it takes to experience true belonging is not just about braving the wilderness, it’s about becoming the wilderness. It’s… — 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
“Being ourselves means sometimes having to find the courage to stand alone, totally alone.” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Courage originally meant "To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Courage is like—it’s a habitus, a habit, a virtue: You get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Daring greatly is not about winning or losing. It's about courage. In a world where scarcity and shame dominate and feeling afraid… — 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
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
“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
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
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
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
“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
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
“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
There is no intimacy without vulnerability. Yet another powerful example of vulnerability as courage. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Courage is forged in pain, but not in all pain. Pain that is denied or ignored becomes fear or hate.” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
As a shame researcher, I know that the very best thing to do in the midst of a shame attack is totally… — Brene 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
“The problem is that when we don’t care at all what people think and we’re immune to hurt, we’re also ineffective at… — 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
“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
