Brown talks about her own vulnerability and how hard it is for her to be vulnerable. I’ve heard so many great things about her and this book lived up to my expectations. This was my first book by Brene Brown and I can’t wait to read her other books. The main focus of the book is vulnerability and not letting vulnerability stop you from achieving your goals. This book is very empowering and relatable. Book Reviewĭaring Greatly by Brene Brown is a must read self-help book about vulnerability. Daring Greatly is a practice and a powerful new vision for letting ourselves be seen. But when we step back and examine our lives, we will find that nothing is as uncomfortable, dangerous, and hurtful as standing on the outside of our lives looking in and wondering what it would be like if we had the courage to step into the arena-whether it’s a new relationship, an important meeting, the creative process, or a difficult family conversation. And, without question, putting ourselves out there means there’s a far greater risk of getting criticized or feeling hurt.

In a world where “never enough” dominates and feeling afraid has become second nature, vulnerability is subversive. She writes: “When we shut ourselves off from vulnerability, we distance ourselves from the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives.”ĭaring Greatly is not about winning or losing. Brené Brown dispels the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness and argues that it is, in truth, our most accurate measure of courage.īrown explains how vulnerability is both the core of difficult emotions like fear, grief, and disappointment, and the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, empathy, innovation, and creativity. Based on twelve years of pioneering research, Dr. 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 the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.”-Theodore RooseveltĮvery day we experience the uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable or to dare greatly. “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.

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