Brené Brown Quotes

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• Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are.

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  Letting Go, Thinking, Practice

  Brené Brown (2010). “The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are”, p.64, Simon and Schuster

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• Compassion is not a virtue -- it is a commitment. It's not something we have or don't have -- it's something we choose to practice.

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  Commitment, Compassion, Practice

  Brené Brown (2007). “I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough"”, p.18, Penguin

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• What we know matters but who we are matters more.

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  Who We Are, Matter, Knows

  Brené Brown (2012). “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead”, p.23, Penguin

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• We can have courage or we can have comfort, but we cannot have both.

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  Comfort, Have Courage

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• Daring greatly means the courage to be vulnerable. It means to show up and be seen. To ask for what you need. To talk about how you're feeling. To have the hard conversations.

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  Mean, Feelings, Mindfulness

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• When we deny our stories, They define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending.

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  Writing, Stories, Deny

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• We don't have to be perfect, just engaged and committed to aligning values with actions.

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  Perfect, Action, Committed

  Brené Brown (2012). “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead”, p.151, Penguin

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• Don't try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.

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  Winning, Trying, Daring Greatly

  "Rise to Your Own Occasion: 7 Essential Practices of Brilliant Women" by Jami Young, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 4, 2014.

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• Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

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  Motivation, Light, Brave

  Brené Brown (2012). “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead”, p.57, Penguin

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• I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Friendship

  Brené Brown (2015). “Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead”, p.182, Spiegel & Grau

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• Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.

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  Motivation, Fear, Inspiration

  "Can We Gain Strength From Shame?". "TED Radio Hour" with Guy Raz, www.npr.org. March 11, 2013.

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• Let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are.

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  Letting Go, Thinking, Midlife

  Brené Brown (2011). “불완전함의 선물”, Cheongha/ Tsai Fong Books

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• Joy is not a constant. It comes to us in moments - often ordinary moments. Sometimes we miss out on the bursts of joy because we're too busy chasing down the extraordinary moments. Other times we're so afraid of the dark we don't dare let ourselves enjoy the light. A joyful life is not a floodlight of joy. That would eventually become unbearable. I believe a joyful life is made up of joyful moments gracefully strung together by trust, gratitude and inspiration

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  Gratitude, Inspiration, Believe

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• Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.

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  Confidence, Positivity, Someone You Love

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• Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together.

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  Imperfection, Together, Reminders

  Brené Brown (2010). “The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are”, p.76, Simon and Schuster

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• Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver. And our world could stand to be a little kinder and braver.

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  Our World, World, Littles

  Brené Brown (2010). “The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are”, p.30, Simon and Schuster

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• Believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic.

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  Confidence, Believe, Giving

  "Brené Brown's Top 4 Life Lessons". www.oprah.com.

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• Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.

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  Courage, Risk, Boundaries

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• Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

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  Inspirational, Running, Courage

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• One of the greatest barriers to connection is the cultural importance we place on "going it alone." Somehow we've come to equate success with not needing anyone. Many of us are willing to extend a helping hand, but we're very reluctant to reach out for help when we need it ourselves. It's as if we've divided the world into "those who offer help" and "those who need help." The truth is that we are both.

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  Hands, Connections, Needs

  "The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are". Book by Brené Brown, 2010.

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• We're all so busy chasing the extraordinary that we forget to stop and be grateful for the ordinary.

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  Grateful, Ordinary, Busy

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• Effort + the courage to show up = enough.

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  Effort, Enough, Shows

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• The willingness to show up changes us, It makes us a little braver each time.

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  Littles, Daring Greatly, Shows

  Brené Brown (2012). “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead”, p.43, Penguin

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• Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.

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  Showing Up, Overcoming Fear, Daring Greatly

  Brené Brown (2012). “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead”, p.34, Penguin

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• People may call what happens at midlife 'a crisis,' but it's not. It's an unraveling - a time when you feel a desperate pull to live the life you want to live, not the one you're 'supposed' to live. The unraveling is a time when you are challenged by the universe to let go of who you think you are supposed to be and to embrace who you are.

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  Motivational, Letting Go, Live Life

  Brené Brown (2010). “The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are”, p.11, Simon and Schuster

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