Brene Brown
Brene Brown
Brené Brownis an American scholar, author, and public speaker, who is currently a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Over the last twelve years she has been involved in research on a range of topics, including vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame. She is the author of two #1 New York Times Bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfectionand Daring Greatly. She and her work have been featured on PBS, NPR, TED, and CNN...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth18 November 1965
CountryUnited States of America
Nothing is as uncomfortable, dangerous and hurtful as believing that I'm standing on the outside of my life looking in and wondering what it would be like if I had the courage to show up and let myself be seen.
Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy.
There is no such thing as creative and non-creative people, only people who use their creativity and people who don't.
Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage.
I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.
Creativity, which is the expression of our originality, helps us stay mindful that what we bring to the world is completely original and cannot be compared.
We are the most in-debt, obese, addicted and medicated adult cohort in U.S. history.
Vulnerability pushed, I pushed back. I lost the fight, but probably won my life back.
Perfectionism is self-destructive simply because there is no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal. Additionally, perfectionism is more about perception - we want to be perceived as perfect. Again, this is unattainable - there is no way to control perception, regardless of how much time and energy we spend trying.
If we don’t allow ourselves to experience joy and love, we will definitely miss out on filling our reservoir with what we need when. . . . hard things happen.
Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.
Our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self acceptance.
You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.
The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It's our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.