from “daring greatly” by brené brown
“I remind myself, “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good”… A twenty-minutes walk that I do is better than the four-mile run that I don’t do. The imperfect book that gets published is better than the perfect book that never leaves my computer. The dinner party of take-out Chinese food is better than the elegant dinner that I never host.”
“Numbing vulnerability is especially debilitating because it doesn’t just deaden the pain of our difficult experiences; numbing vulnerability also dulls our experiences of love, joy, belonging, creativity, and empathy. We can’t selectively numb emotion. Numb the dark and you numb the light.”
“It’s not what you do; it’s why you do it that makes the difference… Are my choices comforting and nourishing my spirit, or are they temporary reprieves from vulnerability and difficult emotions diminishing my spirit? Are my choices leading to my Wholeheartedness, or do they leave me feeling empty and searching?”
“Sharing yourself to teach or to move a process forward can be healthy and effective, but disclosing information as a way to work through your personal stuff is inappropriate and unethical. Last, I only share when I have no unmet needs that I’m trying to fill. I firmly believe that being vulnerable with a larger audience is only a good idea if the healing is tied to the sharing, not to the expectations I might have for the response I get.”
“Culture, or the way we do things around here”
“Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead. This scarcity makes leadership valuable… It’s uncomfortable to propose an idea that might fail. It’s uncomfortable to challenge the status quo. It’s uncomfortable to resist the urge to settle. When you identify the discomfort, you’ve found the place where a leader is needed. If you’re not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it’s almost certain you’re not reaching your potential as a leader.”
“Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting.”
“Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar. Traveler, there is no path, the path must be forged as you walk.”
