Brene Brown on Growth Quotes

"Armored leadership is about self-protection and being right. Daring leadership is about self-awareness and getting it right."

"Feeding people half-truths or BS to make them feel better (which is almost always about making ourselves feel more comfortable) is unkind."

"To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly."

"We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions."

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

"You can choose courage or you can choose comfort. You cannot have both."

"The middle is messy, but it is also where the magic happens."

"Empathy is not about fixing, it's about the brave choice to be with someone in their darkness."

"Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day."

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

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

"We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can't use shame to change ourselves or others."

"Choosing to be curious is choosing to be vulnerable because it requires us to surrender to uncertainty."

"Numbing the dark also numbs the light."

"Failure can become our most powerful path to learning if we’re willing to get curious."

"If we want people to fully show up, to bring their whole selves including their unarmored, wholehearted selves to work, we have to create a culture in which people feel safe."

"Grace means that all of your mistakes now serve a purpose instead of serving shame."

"I define a leader as anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes, and who has the courage to develop that potential."

"Curiosity is a shit-starter. But we need it for growth."

"Vulnerability is the only bridge to build meaningful connection."

"What we know matters but who we are matters more."

"Don't grab at the easy story. The easy story is usually the one that protects our ego and keeps us from growing."

"Daring leadership is ultimately about a set of four skill sets that are 100 percent teachable, observable, and measurable."

"Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection."

"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."

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

"We don’t have to do it all alone. We were never meant to."

"Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change."

"Failure is a data point. It's not a person."

"Resilience is more a process than a fixed trait."

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

"I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued."

"Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot survive empathy."