Brené Brown

Brené Brown

American research professor at the University of Houston who has spent over two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. Her TED Talk "The Power of Vulnerability" is one of the most-watched talks of all time. Author of Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and Atlas of the Heart.

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Quotes by Brené Brown

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To rise is to choose courage in the face of failure.
resilienceRising Strong
Your imperfections are what make you whole.
wholenessThe Gifts of Imperfection
The most courageous thing we can do is be ourselves.
courageThe Gifts of Imperfection
Healing requires the willingness to feel what we feel.
healingRising Strong
To be wholehearted is to engage life with vulnerability and worthiness.
wholeheartednessThe Gifts of Imperfection
You can't shame people into change.
shameDaring Greatly
To dare is to risk being known.
courageDaring Greatly
Authenticity is the ground of belonging.
belongingBraving the Wilderness
Brene Brown's law: stay curious about your own pain.
curiosityAtlas of the Heart
The best experiences are built on permission—the permission to be yourself, to feel something real, to belong.
gatheringDare to Lead, TED talks on vulnerability and belonging
The opposite of scarcity is not abundance. It's enough. And enough is a festival mindset.
people-firstBraving the Wilderness
The real magic happens when you create a space where people feel safe enough to be themselves.
people-firstDaring Greatly and speaking engagements
The power of gathering is that it transforms individual dreams into collective reality.
cultural-impactDare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts, 2018
An event is successful when people leave changed—not just entertained, but actually transformed by what they experienced.
cultural-impactRising Strong TED Talk
The best events are built on permission—permission to be yourself, permission to feel, permission to belong.
gatheringDare to Lead, 2018
The reason people gather is fundamentally unchanged since the beginning of civilization—they want to feel less alone.
gatheringDare to Lead, 2018
You cannot orchestrate a great gathering without understanding the deep human need to belong.
people-firstDaring Greatly, 2012
The future of events is about creating spaces where people feel safe enough to be themselves. Everything else flows from that.
people-firstDare to Lead, 2018
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