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If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like the bottom line or attendance or standardized test scores, you are sadly, sadly mistaken. It underpins everything.

~Brene Brown

Topics: Attendance Authenticity Because Bottom Bottom Line Dealing Everything Issues Like Line Mistaken More Pressing Sadly Scores Standardized Test Test Scores Think Vulnerability Worthiness Worthwhile You

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Maybe stories are just data with a soul.

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Topics: Data Just Maybe Soul Stories

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If I feel good about my parenting, I have no interest in judging other people's choices. If I feel good about my body, I don't go around making fun of other people's weight or appearance. We're hard on each other because we're using each other as a launching pad out of our own perceived deficiency.

~Brene Brown

Topics: About Appearance Around Because Body Choices Each Feel Feel Good Fun Go Good Hard Interest Judging Launching Making No Interest Other Our Out Own Pad Parenting People Perceived Using Weight I Feel

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Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame's is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement.

~Brene Brown

Topics: Courage Destructive Fuels Guilt Influence Just Our Positive Powerful Shame While

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It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance.

~Brene Brown

Topics: Authenticity Compassion Hard Our Own Practice Struggling Worthiness

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Live-tweeting your bikini wax is not vulnerability. Nor is posting a blow-by-blow of your divorce . That's an attempt to hot-wire connection. But you can't cheat real connection. It's built up slowly. It's about trust and time.

~Brene Brown

Topics: About Attempt Bikini Built Cheat Connection Divorce Nor Posting Real Slowly Time Trust Up Vulnerability Wax You Your

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Ironically, parenting is a shame and judgment minefield precisely because most of us are wading through uncertainty and self-doubt when it comes to raising our children.

~Brene Brown

Topics: Because Children Ironically Judgment Most Our Parenting Precisely Raising Self-Doubt Shame Through Uncertainty Us

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The uncertainty of parenting can bring up feelings in us that range from frustration to terror.

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Topics: Bring Feelings Frustration Parenting Range Terror Uncertainty Up Us

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I'm just going to say it: I'm pro-guilt. Guilt is good. Guilt helps us stay on track because it's about our behavior. It occurs when we compare something we've done - or failed to do - with our personal values.

~Brene Brown

Topics: About Because Behavior Compare Done Failed Going Good Guilt Helps Just Occurs Our Personal Say Something Stay Track Us Values

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Faith minus vulnerability and mystery equals extremism. If you've got all the answers, then don't call what you do 'faith.'

~Brene Brown

Topics: Answers Call Equals Extremism Faith Got Minus Mystery Then Vulnerability You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: November 18th, 1965

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