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Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending. Social scientist Brené Brown has ignited a global conversation on courage, vulnerability, shame, an

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“The most transformative and resilient leaders that I’ve worked with over the course of my career have three things in common: First, they recognize the central role that relationships and story play in culture and strategy, and they stay curious about their own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Sec…”

— Brené Brown, amazon.com

Tagged: Discomfort, Leadership, strength, vulnerability, Courage

“Heartbreak knocks the wind out of you, and the feelings of loss and longing can make getting out of bed a monumental task. Learning to trust and lean in to love again can feel impossible.”

— Brené Brown, amazon.com

Tagged: Heartbreak, Love, Relationships, Getting Back Up, Trust

“A lot of cheap seats in the arena are filled with people who never venture onto the floor. They just hurl mean-spirited criticisms and put-downs from a safe distance. The problem is, when we stop caring what people think and stop feeling hurt by cruelty, we lose our ability to connect. But when we’r…”

— Brené Brown, amazon.com

Tagged: Bravery, Trying, Critics, vulnerability

“It’s always helpful to remember that when perfectionism is driving, shame is riding shotgun.”

— Brené Brown, amazon.com

Tagged: Shame, Perfectionism

“When I see people stand fully in their truth, or when I see someone fall down, get back up, and say, ‘Damn. That really hurt, but this is important to me and I’m going in again’—my gut reaction is, ‘What a badass.”

— Brené Brown, amazon.com

Tagged: Truth, Authenticity, strength, Badasses, Courage

“We don't have to do all of it alone. We were never meant to.”

— Brené Brown, amazon.com

Tagged: Connection, Asking For Help, Shame, Courage, Bravery

“I want to be in the arena. I want to be brave with my life. And when we make the choice to dare greatly, we sign up to get our asses kicked. We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we can’t have both. Not at the same time. Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage t…”

— Brené Brown, amazon.com

Tagged: strength, Bravery, vulnerability, Courage

“Just because someone isn’t willing or able to love us, it doesn’t mean that we are unlovable.”

— Brené Brown, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, strength, Self-Love, Shame

“People who wade into discomfort and vulnerability and tell the truth about their stories are the real badasses.”

— Brené Brown, amazon.com

Tagged: Baddasses, Pain, vulnerability, strength

“There are too many people today who instead of feeling hurt are acting out their hurt; instead of acknowledging pain, they’re inflicting pain on others. Rather than risking feeling disappointed, they’re choosing to live disappointed. Emotional stoicism is not badassery. Blustery posturing is not bad…”

— Brené Brown, amazon.com

Tagged: Pain, hurt, Emotional Distance, Stoicism, Disappointment