Why VULNERABILITY is the Key to COURAGE: Embracing DISCOMFORT & Speaking Out | Brené Brown EP 619

The Daily Motivation

Lewis Howes

Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 893 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

In this compelling conversation, Brené Brown, the renowned researcher and author on vulnerability and courage, dismantles the notion that vulnerability is a sign of weakness. With her signature blend of wisdom and candor, Brown argues that vulnerability is an inevitable prerequisite for true courage – an idea that challenges deeply ingrained cultural narratives, especially for men. Brown's insights shed light on how our discomfort with vulnerability often stems from a profound fear of shame, urging us to confront these deep-rooted insecurities to unlock our full potential as leaders and human beings. Her words are a powerful call to embrace vulnerability as a profound strength.

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0:00.0	Hi my name is Lewis Howes and welcome to the Daily Motivation Show.
0:07.0	Most men that I know played sports with would never watch the power of vulnerability
0:16.7	TED Talk or they would never read you know books from you or Oprah that I'm aware of
0:21.5	because they would talk bad about you know female leaders trying to talk about vulnerability.
0:25.4	Yeah, you know They would say that's soft that's weak. Yeah I want to watch that stuff I don't read that stuff
0:30.2	When really that's the stuff we need the most, in my opinion.
0:33.4	And I think it's changing, I think I told you earlier that I think 50% of the readers of
0:37.4	daring greatly are men, and the vast majority of leaders who bring me into
0:41.6	organizations are men.
0:43.4	And I'll tell you why.
0:44.8	I can flip it for you on a dime.
0:46.8	So it used to take me when men would say, this is how the call would go, hey, we'd love
0:51.4	for you to come in and work with our leadership team. We saw your TED Talk,
0:55.3	we thought it was great. Are you available? And I'd say, sure, what do you want me to talk about?
1:00.0	And they'd say, anything but vulnerability and shame. And I would say, so what do you want me to talk about if I don't talk about vulnerable?
1:06.0	And they say courage.
1:07.0	And then I'd say, okay, then I would try to spend like a half an hour
1:11.0	explaining the relationship between vulnerability and courage.
1:14.2	Because all men want to be brave.
1:15.4	Isn't vulnerability courage?
1:17.5	Vulnerable is courage.
1:18.5	So only have to ask...
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