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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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The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, becaus...more

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Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English language — it’s from the Latin word cor, meaning heart — and the orig...more

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If you're thinking, 'Great! I just need to be a superhero to fight perfectionism,' I understand. Courage, compassion, and connection seem like big, lo...more

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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...more

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Courage has a ripple effect. Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver. And our world cou...more

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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 ...more

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People often silence themselves, or "agree to disagree" without fully exploring the actual nature of the disagreement, for the sake of protecting a re...more

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The opposite of "never enough" isn't abundance or "more than you could ever imagine." The opposite of scarcity is enough...

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Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.

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Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.

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Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting. In terms of te...more

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When shame becomes a management style, engagement dies. When failure is not an option we can forget about learning, creativity, and innovation .

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I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.

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After doing this work or the past twelve years and watching scarcity ride roughshod over our families, organizations, and communities, I'd say the one...more