One of the greatest barriers to connection is the cultural importance we place on "going it alone." Somehow we've come to equate… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
We cannot give our children what we don't have. Where we are on our journey of living and loving with our whole… — 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
Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it's a… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“Perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it’s often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life-paralysis.” — 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
“As a recovering perfectionist and an aspiring good-enoughist, I’ve found it extremely helpful to bust some of the myths about perfectionism so… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Ads sell a great deal more than products. They sell values, images, and concepts of success and worth. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Pain is unrelenting. It will get our attention. Despite our attempts to drown it in addiction, to physically beat it out of… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“we also need to consider letting go of the myth of self-sufficiency. One of the greatest barriers to connection is the cultural… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Social success is growing into a person that other people can depend on.” — 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
