Inspiring brene brown quotes
Casandra Brené Brown is an American professor, lecturer, author, and podcast host. Brown is known in particular for her research on shame, vulnerability, and leadership.
1. “We are born makers. We move what we’re learning from our heads to our hearts through our hands.”
2. “Want to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect.”
3. “In a society that says, ‘Put yourself last,’ self-love and self-acceptance are revolutionary.”
4. “Dig deep— get deliberate, inspired, and going.”
5. “But true belonging is not something we negotiate or accomplish with others.… It’s a personal commitment that we carry in our hearts.”
6. “To me, a leader is someone who holds her- or himself accountable for finding potential in people and processes.”
7. “The opposite of belonging is fitting in.”
8. “When we are willing to risk venturing into the wilderness, and even becoming our own wilderness, we feel the deepest connection to our true self and to what matters the most.”
9. “Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be; embrace who you are.”
10. “True belonging never asks us to change who we are. True belonging requires us to be who we are.”
11. “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
12. “What we know matters, but who we are matters more.”
13. “Worthiness doesn’t have prerequisites.”
14. “Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be; embrace who you are.”
15. “The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It’s our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.”
16. “I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness— it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.”
17. “If we are brave enough often enough, we will fall. These are the physics of vulnerability.”
18. “A crisis highlights all of our fault lines. We can pretend that we have nothing to learn, or we can take this opportunity to own the truth and make a better future for ourselves and others.”
19. “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.”
20. “There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.”
21. “The middle is messy, but it is also where the magic happens.”
22. “Connecting the dots of our lives, especially the ones we would rather erase or skip over, requires equal parts self-love and curiosity.”
23. “Grace means that all of your mistakes now serve a purpose instead of serving shame.”
24. “If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.”
Inspiring brene brown quotes
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