Brené Brown: On Gratitude, Vulnerability and Courage
Good Life Project
Jonathan Fields / Acast
4.5 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 26 November 2014
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
This week’s episode is a replay of a powerful conversation I had with famed author and grounded theory researcher Brene Brown.
Brene and I met a few years back while speaking at a conference together. We clicked immediately, grabbed lunch and laughed a lot. I asked her to come share a bit of her journey with our community. The conversation that unfolded left me changed.
Brene’s fascination with what she calls wholehearted living eventually led her to explore how we dance with shame and vulnerability. She wrote about this in her blockbuster book, Daring Greatly. I asked her to join me on Good Life Project in October 2012 and the conversation that unfolded moved us both to tears as various points. Brene was so beautifully real, raw, candid and wise.
A few gems -
"Being courageous is more important to me, as a value, than succeeding."
"I have no intake at all of any feedback or criticism from anyone who's not in the arena."
We also talked about gratitude and the power of honoring the smallest moments, that’s when things got emotional. And that’s led me to decide to re-share her gorgeous spirit and words with you during this week of thanks and gratitude. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | The greatest pain I've ever seen in my work has is from people who have spent their |
| 0:16.8 | lives on the outside of the arena wondering what would have happened had I shown up. |
| 0:27.8 | This week's episode is a replay of a powerful conversation that I had with famed author and |
| 0:32.6 | grounded theory researcher, Brane Brown. |
| 0:35.7 | So Brane and I met a few years back while we were both speaking at a conference together |
| 0:39.5 | and we pretty much clicked immediately and I asked her to come share a bit of her journey |
| 0:43.7 | with our community. |
| 0:44.7 | The conversation unfolded really just blew my mind. |
| 0:49.4 | I'm Jonathan Fields. |
| 0:51.0 | This is Good Life Project. |
| 0:54.9 | Brane Brown's fascination with what she calls wholehearted living, eventually led her |
| 0:59.2 | to explore how he danced with shame and vulnerability. |
| 1:04.2 | She wrote about it in her blockbuster book Daring Greatly and I asked her to join me on Good |
| 1:09.3 | Life Project in October 2012. |
| 1:12.0 | The conversation that unfolded moved us both to tears at various points. |
| 1:17.0 | Brane was just so beautifully real and raw and candid and wise. |
| 1:23.8 | We also talked about gratitude and the power of honoring the smallest moments and that's |
| 1:28.9 | one thing got emotional. |
| 1:32.1 | That's also what led me to decide to reshare her gorgeous spirit and word with you during |
| 1:37.5 | this week of thanks and gratitude. |
| 1:40.5 | Enjoy the conversation. |
| 1:45.2 | Freedom is a spontaneous day at the beach. |
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