Brené Brown
Born: 11-17-1965
Brené Brown is a renowned research professor at the University of Houston, known for her groundbreaking work on vulnerability, courage, shame, and empathy. With multiple New York Times bestsellers, including "Daring Greatly" and "The Gifts of Imperfection," she has inspired millions through her TED Talks and Netflix special. Brown's work empowers individuals to embrace vulnerability and cultivate authentic connections.
Book summaries for books written by Brené Brown
Quotes
Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity.
Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind.
You can choose courage or you can choose comfort, but you cannot have both.
People are opting out of vital conversations about diversity and inclusivity because they fear looking wrong, saying something wrong, or being wrong. Choosing our own comfort over hard conversations is the epitome of privilege, and it corrodes trust and moves us away from meaningful and lasting change.
Daring leadership is ultimately about serving other people, not ourselves.
People are hard to hate close up. Move in.
What's the greater risk? Letting go of what people think or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am?
You can't get to courage without rumbling with vulnerability. Embrace the suck.
Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it's having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome.
The most dangerous stories we make up are the narratives that diminish our inherent worthiness. We must reclaim the truth about our lovability, divinity, and creativity.
When we stop caring about what people think, we lose our capacity for connection. But when we are defined by what people think, we lose the courage to be vulnerable.
To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly.