Perfectionism is self-destructive simply because there is no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal. Additionally, perfectionism is more about… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I don't just want someone who says they love me; I want someone who practices that love for me every day. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
It’s no longer a question of can I do it. It’s a question of: Do I want to do it? — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
We're hardwired for connection. There's no arguing with the bioscience. But we can want it so badly we're trying to hot-wire it. — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
After doing this work or the past twelve years and watching scarcity ride roughshod over our families, organizations, and communities, I'd say… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
If we want to fully experience love and belonging, we must believe that we are worthy of love and belonging. — Brené 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
It's not about 'what can I accomplish?' but 'what do I want to accomplish?' Paradigm shift. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
If we want to cultivate hopefulness, we have to be willing to be flexible and demonstrate perseverance. Not every goal will look… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
The question isn't so much, Are you parenting the right way? as it is: Are you the adult you want your child… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection. — 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
As unique as we all are, an awful lot of us want the same things. We want to shake up our current… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing. I feel very lucky to have a definitive moment where… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
At the end of my life I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
If we want to live and love with our whole hearts, and if we want to engage with the world from a… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Who we are matters immeasurably more than what we know or who we want to be. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
If we want to be able to move through the difficult disappointments, the hurt feelings, and the heartbreaks that are inevitable in… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
To me, constructive criticism is when people take ownership of their ideas. That's why I don't listen to anything that's anonymous. But… — 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