Vulnerability is the absolute heartbeat of innovation and creativity. There can be zero innovation without vulnerability. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
There really is "no effort without error and shortcoming" and there really is no triumph without vulnerability. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
To love someone fiercely, to believe in something with your whole heart, to celebrate a fleeting moment in time, to fully engage… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Through my research, I found that vulnerability is the glue that holds relationships together. It's the magic sauce. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous... I define vulnerability as emotional risk, exposure, uncertainty. It fuels our daily… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy. — 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
“I also see courage in myself when I'm willing to risk being vulnerable and disappointed. For many years, if I really wanted… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I'm never more courageous than when I'm embracing imperfection, embracing vulnerabilities, and setting boundaries with the people in my life. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I think our capacity for wholeheartedness can never be greater than our willingness to be broken-hearted. It means engaging with the world… — Brene 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
The difficult thing is that vulnerability is the first thing I look for in you and the last thing I'm willing to… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Wholeheartedness. There are many tenets of Wholeheartedness, but at its very core is vulnerability and worthiness; facing uncertainty, exposure, and emotional risks,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Most people believe vulnerability is weakness. But really vulnerability is Courage. We must ask ourselves...are we willing to show up and be… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
When I look at narcissism through the vulnerability lens, I see the shame-based fear of being ordinary. I see the fear of… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“People often silence themselves, or "agree to disagree" without fully exploring the actual nature of the disagreement, for the sake of protecting… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both; it’s engaging. It’s being all in. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Our stories are not meant for everyone. Hearing them is a privilege, and we should always ask ourselves this before we share:… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“There is a quiet transformation happening that is moving us from 'turning on each other' to 'turning toward each other.' Without question,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is the core of shame and fear and our struggle for worthiness, but it appears that it's also the birthplace of… — 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
Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I define vulnerability as uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure. With that definition in mind, let’s think about love. Waking up every day… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path. — 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
