I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do. — Brené Brown Bravest Copy Share Image
“Everyone wants to know why customer service has gone to hell in a handbasket. I want to know why customer behavior has… — Brené Brown Behavior 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 Arguing Copy Share Image
“If we share our shame story with the wrong person, they can easily become one more piece of flying debris in an… — Brene Brown Shame 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 About 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 Religion Copy Share Image
Perfectionism is self destructive simply because there's no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal. — Brené Brown Destructive Copy Share Image
“Until we teach our children that they need to be concerned with how they look and with what other people think, they… — Brené Brown Children Copy Share Image
I'm not a parenting expert. In fact, I'm not sure that I even believe in the idea of 'parenting experts.' I'm an… — Brene Brown Adventure Copy Share Image
“If we can find someone who has earned the right to hear our story, we need to tell it. Shame loses power… — Brené Brown Shame Copy Share Image
“When we experience something that is difficult and requires significant time and effort, we are quick to think, This is supposed to… — Brené Brown Effort Copy Share Image
Every single person has a story that will break your heart. And if you're paying attention, many people... have a story that… — Brené Brown Attention Copy Share Image
“Powerlessness is dangerous. For most of us, the inability to effect change is a desperate feeling. We need resilience and hope and… — Brené Brown Change 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… — Brené Brown Academic Copy Share Image
“We love seeing raw truth and openness in other people, but we're afraid to let them see it in us. We're afraid… — Brené Brown Openness 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 Combination 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 Belly Copy Share Image
“The opposite of play is not work—the opposite of play is depression.” He explains, “Respecting our biologically programmed need for play can… — Brené Brown Creative process 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 Authenticity Copy Share Image
“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are. Choosing… — Brené Brown Authenticity Copy Share Image
One of the things I talk a lot about in my work that I try to practice - which is really hard… — Brené Brown Authenticity Copy Share Image
“The definition of vulnerability is uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure. But vulnerability is not weakness; it's our most accurate measure of courage.… — Brené Brown Courage Copy Share Image
“On the other hand, for those of us who have the tendency to believe that everything worthwhile should involve pain and suffering… — Brené Brown Blood sweat and tears Copy Share Image
“I learned how to worry more about how I felt and less about “what people might think.” I was setting new boundaries… — Brené Brown Worry Copy Share Image
Joy comes to us in moments--ordina ry moments. We risk missing out on joy when we get too busy chasing down the… — Brené Brown Busy Copy Share Image
“True belonging has no bunkers. We have to step out from behind the barricades of self-preservation and brave the wild.” — Brené Brown Belonging 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 Defeat Copy Share Image
Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame's is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement. — Brené Brown Courage Copy Share Image
I can encourage my daughter to love her body, but what really matters are the observations she makes about my relationship with… — Brene Brown About Copy Share Image
“There’s a great quote from the movie Almost Famous that says, “The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you… — Brené Brown Movie Copy Share Image
We are a culture of people who've bought into the idea that if we stay busy enough, the truth of our lives… — Brené Brown Busy Copy Share Image
I became Vulnerability TED, like an action figure - like Ninja Barbie, but I'm Vulnerability TED. — Brené Brown Action Copy Share Image
“A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life. —… — Brené Brown Compassion Copy Share Image
Rather than sitting on the sidelines & hurling judgment & advice, we must dare to show up & let ourselves be seen.… — Brené Brown Advice Copy Share Image
“Pretending not to be hurt is choosing to become imprisoned by the dark emotion we have experienced—recognizing and feeling our way through… — Brené Brown Freedom 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 Biology Copy Share Image
“are certainly other causes of illness, numbing, and hurt, but the absence of love and belonging will always lead to suffering.” — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do. — Brene Brown Bravest Copy Share Image
“Healthy striving is self-focused: How can I improve? Perfectionism is other-focused: What will they think? Perfectionism is a hustle.” — Brené Brown Excellence Copy Share Image
“When failure is not an option we can forget about learning, creativity, and innovation. When” — Brené Brown Creativity Copy Share Image
