“When I interviewed the participants whom I’d describe as living a Wholehearted life about the same topic, they consistently talked about trying… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“We can spend our entire life betraying ourself and choosing fitting in over standing alone. But once we've stood up for ourself… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“How much we know and understand ourselves is critically important, but there is something that is even more essential to living a… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Everything that these folks are saying that they're trying to move away from, like comparison, perfectionism, judgement, and exhaustion as a status… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Living a connected life ultimately is about setting boundaries, spending less time and energy hustling and winning over people who don't matter,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
The credit belongs to those of us who are actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
'Crazy-busy' is a great armor, it's a great way for numbing. What a lot of us do is that we stay so… — 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
“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 Copy Share Image
“If we want to live a Wholehearted life, we have to become intentional about cultivating sleep and play, and about letting go… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it's a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction… — 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
