Daring Greatly How the Courage to Be Vulnerable

The#1NewYorkTimesbestseller，nowinpaperback.FromthoughtleaderDr.BrenéBrown，atransformativenewvisionforthewaywelead，love，work，parent，andeducatethatteachesusthepowerofvulnerability.“Itisnotthecriticwhocounts;notthemanwhopointsouthowthestrongmanstumbles，orwherethedoerofdeedscouldhavedonethembetter.Thecreditbelongstothemanwhoisactuallyinthearena，whosefaceismarredbydustandsweatandblood;whostrivesvaliantly;...whoatthebestknowsintheendthetriumphofhighachievement，andwhoatworst，ifhefails，atleastfailswhiledaringgreatly.”—TheodoreRooseveltEverydayweexperiencetheuncertainty，risks，andemotionalexposurethatdefinewhatitmeanstobevulnerableortodaregreatly.Basedontwelveyearsofpioneeringresearch，Dr.BrenéBrowndispelstheculturalmyththatvulnerabilityisweaknessandarguesthatitis，intruth，ourmostaccuratemeasureofcourage.Brownexplainshowvulnerabilityisboththecoreofdifficultemotionslikefear，grief，anddisappointment，andthebirthplaceoflove，belonging，joy，empathy，innovation，andcreativity.Shewrites：“Whenweshutourselvesofffromvulnerability，wedistanceourselvesfromtheexperiencesthatbringpurposeandmeaningtoourlives.”DaringGreatlyisnotaboutwinningorlosing.It’saboutcourage.Inaworldwhere“neverenough”dominatesandfeelingafraidhasbecomesecondnature，vulnerabilityissubversive.Uncomfortable.It’sevenalittledangerousattimes.And，withoutquestion，puttingourselvesouttheremeansthere’safargreaterriskofgettingcriticizedorfeelinghurt.Butwhenwestepbackandexamineourlives，wewillfindthatnothingisasuncomfortable，dangerous，andhurtfulasstandingontheoutsideofourliveslookinginandwonderingwhatitwouldbelikeifwehadthecouragetostepintothearena—whetherit’sanewrelationship，animportantmeeting，thecreativeprocess，oradifficultfamilyconversation.DaringGreatlyisapracticeandapowerfulnewvisionforlettingourselvesbeseen.