I carry a small sheet of paper in my wallet that has written on it the names of people whose opinions of… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
We have become this very fear-based culture, especially post-9/11. Fear is the opposite of love, in my opinion. I think there would… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Love is a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them - we… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“connection as “the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without… — Brené Brown 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
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
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
Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
To me, a leader is someone who holds her- or himself accountable for finding potential in people and processes. And so what… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
We judge people in areas where we're vulnerable to shame, especially picking folks who are doing worse than we're doing. — Brene 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… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
One of the most painfully inauthentic ways we show up in our lives sometimes is saying "yes" when we mean "no," and… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I think laughter between people is a holy form of connection, of communion. It's the way you and I look at each… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
If I feel good about my parenting, I have no interest in judging other people's choices. If I feel good about my… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
I wasn't really testing it on myself as much as I was learning from other people about what it meant to live… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
If there's a feeling you have, other people have it. If there's something weird about your life, other people have lived it.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in. — Brene Brown 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
Let ourselves be seen, deeply seen, vulnerably seen, to love with our whole hearts, even though there's no guarantee... to practice gratitude… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
There was only one variable that separated the people who have a strong sense of love and belonging and the people who… — 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
Then I tell my own story. The two things that people really need to transform is language to understand their experience and… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
When we can let go of what other people think and own our story, we gain access to our worthiness—the feeling that… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
What's the greater risk? Letting go of what people think - or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and… — Brene 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
