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26 Aug 2013

Notes on "The power of vulnerability" by Brene Brown

1. “When you ask people about love, they tell you about heartbreak. When you ask people about belonging, they tell you about their most excruciating experiences of being excluded. When you ask people about connection, the stories they tell you are about disconnection.”
2. Shame and fear (excruciating vulnerability).
3. "There was only one variable that separated the people who have a strong sense of love and belonging and the people who really struggled for it … and that was that people who have a strong sense of love and belonging believe they’re worthy of love and belonging.  That’s it.  They believe they’re worthy.”
4. Fear of being not worthy of connection.
5. The courage to be imperfect.
6. The compassion to be kind to yourself first and then to others.
7. To let go who you think you should be and to be who you are.
8. To fully embrace vulnerability.
9. To believe that what makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful.
10. The willingness to say "I love you" first.
11. The willingness to do something whether there's no guarantee.
12. The willingness to invest in a relationship that may or may not work out.
13. I am enough.

Materials:
1) To read: Embracing Vulnerability and Putting Yourself Out There

2) To watch: