Brene Brown on Confidence Quotes

"A brave leader is someone who says I see you. I hear you. I don’t have all the answers, but I’m going to keep listening."

"Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light."

"Confidence is not 'I will be liked.' Confidence is 'I will be okay if they don't.'"

"True belonging and self-worth are not goods; we don't negotiate their value with the world."

"Don’t puff up, don’t shrink down, just stand your sacred ground."

"The willingness to show up changes us, It makes us a little braver each time."

"Numbing the dark also numbs the light."

"The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it."

"Talk about your failures without apologizing."

"Vulnerability is the core, the heart, the center, of meaningful human experiences."

"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen."

"Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it's having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome."

"Self-kindness is the foundation of grounded confidence."

"We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we cannot have both."

"Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others."

"You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging."

"Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites."

"Daring greatly means the courage to be vulnerable. It means to show up and be seen."

"If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive."

"Stay in your lane. Comparison kills creativity and joy."

"Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind."

"The opposite of belonging is fitting in."

"If you want to be significant and make a difference, you have to be willing to be misunderstood."

"Shame is the most powerful emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough."

"Strong back, soft heart, wild soul."

"Perfectionism is a defensive move. It’s the belief that if we do things perfectly, we can avoid the pain of judgment."

"You either step into your story and own it, or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness."

"Integrity is choosing courage over comfort."

"The heart of confidence is the belief that we are enough."

"True belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world."

"Hope is not an emotion; it's a way of thinking or a cognitive process."

"Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it."

"Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see."