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

We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.
~ Brené Brown ~












We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive em...
Show MoreMore Brené Brown quotes
"If we are going to find our way out of shame and back to each other, vulnerability is the path and courage is the light. To set down those lists of *w...
"When you shut down vulnerability, you shut down opportunity
"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 ...
"People often silence themselves, or "agree to disagree" without fully exploring the actual nature of the disagreement, for the sake of protecting a re...
"Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both; it’s engaging. It’s being all in.
"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.
"Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.
"I think we can all agree that feeling shame is an incredibly painful experience. What we often don't realize is that perpetrating shame is equally as ...
"I only share when I have no unmet needs that I'm trying to fill. I firmly believe that being vulnerable with a larger audience is only a good idea if ...
"There is a quiet transformation happening that is moving us from 'turning on each other' to 'turning toward each other.' Without question, that transf...
"Worrying about scarcity is our culture's version of post-traumatic stress. It happens when we've been through too much, and rather than coming togethe...
"Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and auth...
"Another great example of the power of vulnerability -- this time in a corporation -- is the leadership approach taken by Lululemon's CEO, Christine Da...
"Denying emotion is not avoiding the high curbs, it's never taking your car out of the garage. It's safe in there, but you'll never go anywhere.