"Dare to Lead" 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.