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
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
Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
The best marriages are the ones where we can go out in the world and really put ourselves out there. A lot… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
I am a storyteller and a researcher, and I'm sorry the world has a hard time straddling the tension of those two… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Belonging is the innate human desire to be part of something larger than us. Because this yearning is so primal, we often… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
It's in our biology to trust what we see with our eyes. This makes living in a carefully edited, overproduced and photoshopped… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
The only unique contribution that we will ever make in this world will be born of our creativity. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
When you don't put your initials behind your name, and I've got tons of them, and when you talk about storytelling or… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Perfection is crucial in building an aircraft, a bridge, or a high-speed train. The code and mathematics residing just below the surface… — 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
Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver. And our world… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
In a highly critical, scarcity-based world, everyone's afraid to fail. As long as we're afraid to fail, we'll never come up with… — 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
One of the reasons we judge each other so harshly in this world of parenting is because... we perceive anyone else who's… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
In a highly critical, scarcity-based world, everyone's afraid to fail. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Creativity, which is the expression of our originality, helps us stay mindful that what we bring to the world is completely original… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
We live in a world where most people still subscribe to the belief that shame is a good tool for keeping people… — 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
