Brene Brown on Stoicism Quotes

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

"Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy."

"If you are not in the arena getting your ass kicked, I'm not interested in your feedback."

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

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

"Perfectionism is a defensive move. It’s the belief that if we do things perfectly and look perfect, we can minimize or avoid the pain of blame, judgment, and shame."

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

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

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

"You are only as free as you are willing to be vulnerable."

"To feel is to be vulnerable."

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

"Numbing the dark and the difficult is what we do when we don't have the tools to handle the pain."

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

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

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

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

"Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind."

"When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending."

"There is no effort without error and shortcoming."

"Healthy striving is self-focused: How can I improve? Perfectionism is other-focused: What will they think?"

"To love is to be vulnerable."

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

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

"Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage."

"The brave and brokenhearted are the most powerful among us."

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

"Vulnerability is the last thing I want you to see in me, but the first thing I look for in you."

"You can't have courage without walking through vulnerability."

"Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love."

"Joy is the most vulnerable emotion we experience."

"We need to be the person we want to be, even when no one is looking."

"Hope is a function of struggle."