Researcher and thought leader Dr. Brené
Brown offers a powerful new vision in Daring
Greatly that encourages us to embrace vulnerability
and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly and
courageously. 'It is not the critic who
counts; not the man who points out how the strong man
stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done
them better. The credit belongs to the man who is
actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and
sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; . . . who at
best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement,
and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly' -Theodore Roosevelt Every time we
are introduced to someone new, try to be creative, or
start a difficult conversation, we take a risk. We feel
uncertain and exposed. We feel vulnerable. Most of us
try to fight those feelings - we strive to appear
perfect. Challenging everything we think we know
about vulnerability, Dr. Brené Brown dispels the widely
accepted myth that it's a weakness. She argues that
vulnerability is in fact a strength, and when we shut
ourselves off from revealing our true selves we grow
distanced from the things that bring purpose and meaning
to our lives. Daring Greatly
is the culmination of 12 years of groundbreaking social
research, across the home, relationships, work, and
parenting. It is an invitation to be courageous; to show
up and let ourselves be seen, even when there are no
guarantees. This is vulnerability. This is daring
greatly. 'Brilliantly insightful. I can't stop
thinking about this book' -Gretchen Rubin Brené Brown,
Ph.D., LMSW is a #1 New York Times
bestselling author and a research professor at the
University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.
Her groundbreaking work was featured on Oprah Winfrey's
Super Soul Sunday, NPR, and CNN. Her TED talk is one of
the most watched TED talks of all time. Brené is also
the author of The Gifts of
Imperfection and I Thought It Was
Just Me (but it isn't).
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