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Daring Greatly
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead | Brené Brown
Researcher and thought leader Dr. Brené Brown offers a powerful new vision in Daring Greatly that encourages us to embrace vulnerability and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly and courageously.'It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; . . . who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly' -Theodore RooseveltEvery time we are introduced to someone new, try to be creative, or start a difficult conversation, we take a risk. We feel uncertain and exposed. We feel vulnerable. Most of us try to fight those feelings - we strive to appear perfect. Challenging everything we think we know about vulnerability, Dr. Brené Brown dispels the widely accepted myth that it's a weakness. She argues that vulnerability is in fact a strength, and when we shut ourselves off from revealing our true selves we grow distanced from the things that bring purpose and meaning to our lives.Daring Greatly is the culmination of 12 years of groundbreaking social research, across the home, relationships, work, and parenting. It is an invitation to be courageous; to show up and let ourselves be seen, even when there are no guarantees.This is vulnerability. This is daring greatly.'Brilliantly insightful. I can't stop thinking about this book' -Gretchen RubinBrené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Her groundbreaking work was featured on Oprah Winfrey's Super Soul Sunday, NPR, and CNN. Her TED talk is one of the most watched TED talks of all time. Brené is also the author of The Gifts of Imperfection and I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't).
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CaliforniaCay
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Hey Littens! I haven't been very active on here lately because I've been busy going out/exploring/socializing/ getting out of my bubble. Happy to say I've also been busy reading! Lots of posts to catch up on, starting with the tagged book. Picture of me from my most recent trip to Lake Tahoe.
"To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly." - Brené Brown

catiewithac 🌞⛰ï¸ðŸ“š 11mo
marleed Brene is a great teacher. She‘s m a better person for having read her. 11mo
ju.ca.no 🩷🩷🩷 11mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great pic and happy to see you on Litsy â¤ï¸â¤ï¸â¤ï¸ 11mo
CaliforniaCay @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I never stay away for too long 😉💜💜💜 11mo
Reggie Great pic! Keep bursting that bubble! 11mo
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Sarahreadstoomuch
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I‘m always up for a Brene Brown audio! This one is from a few years ago, but nonetheless filled with great lessons born from her research on shame and vulnerability. She just makes so much sense. But I also feel like I‘ll need to revisit this and her other books to help them really sink in. #scarathlon #spookyghostclub #hardlyanywordsearchpoints

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DieAReader
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TheSpineView Great job! 13mo
DieAReader @TheSpineView ☺ï¸â˜ºï¸â˜ºï¸ 13mo
Andrew65 Excellent ðŸ‘ðŸ‘👠Sounds a good book 🥰 13mo
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DieAReader @Andrew65 It was a great book tbhâ¤ï¸â€ðŸ”¥â¤ï¸â€ðŸ”¥â¤ï¸â€ðŸ”¥ 13mo
CoverToCoverGirl Fantastic progress! ðŸ‘👠13mo
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DieAReader
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#SummerEndReadathon #Wardens2023 #RushAThon

This morning‘s early wake-up 🎧📖audiobook choice. I‘ve come to really enjoy the quiet mornings with an audiobook.

TheSpineView Love the quiet mornings! Enjoy! 13mo
Andrew65 A good way to start the day. 13mo
DieAReader @TheSpineView @Andrew65 I‘ve never been a morning person but, I‘m slowly starting to see the appeal of itâ¤ï¸â€ðŸ”¥â¤ï¸â€ðŸ”¥â¤ï¸â€ðŸ”¥ (edited) 13mo
GHABI4ROSES Welcoming @ValBWriting to our Litten family! Val is a charter member of an early writing group on the NaNoWriMo website. October is a big reading month, and November is a BIG WRITING MONTH! 13mo
DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES Wecome @ValBWriting 🥳â¤ï¸â€ðŸ”¥ðŸŽ‰ 13mo
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DebinHawaii
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A reread/relisten of this one & I finished it last night for my Leadership Foundation 101 cohort discussion at work tomorrow. I love Brene‘ Brown—she makes me think & laugh even when she is making me uncomfortable when the truth hits a little too close to home. Not everyone in my class likes this one, but we are all at various stages in our journey & sometimes it‘s not the right book at the right time for us & that‘s okay.👌ðŸ¼

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ncsufoxes
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Another audio & #bookspin book (June). I‘m late to the Brene Brown craze. I‘ve never listened to her TED talk. I enjoyed this one & I enjoyed listening to her discuss her work & research. Shame & resiliency, like most social science research topics, are hard to quantify but so important to understand. It definitely gave me some things to think about & some different perspectives to view/understand others.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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DebinHawaii
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Thank you for the #WondrousWednesday tag @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 🤗

1ï¸âƒ£ The tagged book or really anything from Brene Brown
2ï¸âƒ£ Depends on the friend but The Graveyard Book by Neil Gamin is a favorite or anything by Ruth Reichl for foodies
3ï¸âƒ£ I would love to meet Neil Gaiman, Brene Brown and/or Ruth Reichl 💙

Anyone else want to join in? Consider yourself tagged.

RamsFan1963 I almost picked The Atlas of the Heart by Brown as my answer for #1, but I'm not sure it would have had the same impact on 13 year old me as it did on 59 year old me. 1y
DebinHawaii @RamsFan1963 I just started the audiobook of The Atlas of the Heart. I just love her books. 1y
Eggs 🩷🌸🩷 1y
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rabbitprincess
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Great ideas in this book, and I liked that Brown showcased where she herself finds it difficult to practise the ideas. The appendix on the grounded theory that supported her research was interesting as well. It‘s the sort of book that would do well to have on hand and flip through when you need a boost.

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Lisebo
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Best book to start the year. Brené has a lot of wisdom and I will definitely revisit â¤ï¸

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Cosmos_Moon_River
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This is 1 of those books I want to get a copy for everyone I know. Just finished the audio this morning & now want a hard copy for myself, my sister, mom, aunts, friends & coworkers. This book impacted me-crying on my audiodrive home from work. Now to check out her website for the downloads & maybe ordering 10 copies for Xmas gifts. Working on my courage, vulnerability & overcoming anxiety. It‘s been a hard year for me & this was a necessary read.

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LatrelWhite
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🔆Enjoying the truths this one holds. #FreedYourMind Bookclub #instagram

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RegineReads
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I love the term "vulnerability hangover"! I never had a word for that experience, but now I realize that's the perfect description. I'm barely into this book but I feel like I'm learning so much...

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RegineReads
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Been meaning to read this for a long while. Will be slow going as I'm currently reading bits and pieces of a lot of other things for novel research (finally working on a novel of my own! Woah!) but I'm excited to delve into this!

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DebinHawaii
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For a little #selfcareSunday I took a neighborhood walk this morning before it gets too humid & listened to a few chapters of the tagged book.

A few pics of the “sightsâ€â€”flowers in yards, a cattle egret strutting on the grass (I love to watch them) & the view into the neighborhood from the bridge overpass on the highway.

Happy Sunday! 🌺

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Messiejessie
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There‘s lots of interesting stuff inside this book.
It makes me want to try to be brave.

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fredthemoose
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I think my impression of this suffered from reading it right after The Gifts of Imperfection. There‘s a fair amount of overlap. I‘m on board with premise about the value of vulnerability, but GoI just resonated with me more.

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limada
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I often forget how poignant and applicable Brene Brown's books are until I actually sit down and finish one. I love her work and how she makes it relatable but I definitely need a reminder to read her on a regular basis. #45-2022

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marleed
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Well, it could be the tagged had an unfair advantage toward a 5* rating since it‘s a reread. On the hand, it was fascinating to read while at a completely different stage in my life - her lessons have a new application for me!

5* = Loved It, want to shout out loud about this book! I do/will own/keep a physical copy. A+
4*= I liked it, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Average C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F

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marleed
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The Last time I read this I was a brand new empty nester and giving my all to the workforce. I was inspired by Brene‘s lessons on shame, guilt, and vulnerability. Now that I‘m retired and a grandmother, I wanted to revisit this so that I can best apply those great lessons in my current world. I‘m so glad I returned to this book!

Cosmos_Moon_River Ooo, I think I read another book by this author. Thanks for the review and recommendation. 3y
marleed @Cosmos_Moon I love her message. It really was interesting to reread this book at a different time in my life when the message lands differently. 3y
Cosmos_Moon_River I had to look it up, but it was Dare to Lead that I read as part of an industry women‘s book club. Good, too, from what I remember. (edited) 3y
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Iveren35
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I'm so in love with this book......
# The critic doesn't count in your story
#I see the shame-based fear of being ordinary when I look at the narcissist through the vulnerability lens.
#Perfection doesn't exist
#We get scarcity because we live and breath scarcity
#The opposite of scarcity is feeling you are enough. And our willingness to engage with the world from a place of worthiness is the greatest WEAPON against SCARCITY.

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Smartypants
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I‘ve been waiting for the right moment to read this. What a gem! Not only does it give me courage to be vulnerable but also how I can take back my life from the feelings of shame. I highly recommend for anyone that needs a reset, do-over, or those just needing encouragement.

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Kappadeemom
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Reading this but it seems a woo-woo to me. I‘ll keep going and see if it gets better.

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wanderinglynn
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After ch 2, I skimmed the rest. It felt like a TedTalk expanded into a book but without enough. Too many anecdotes & personal stories, too many generalities, too little science or actual tools. I‘m not even clear on her definition of shame as she seems to lump a lot of things into shame. And I will honestly forget most of what I did read. Sadly, this is a pan & an #unpopularopinion

#doublespin for Jan
#pantone2022
#roaringwolf “cough, wheezeâ€

Clwojick Ooo great match! 3y
Roary47 I‘m sorry you didn‘t care for it, but glad you were able to get it off your list. 3y
JuniperWilde I wasn‘t a fan either. I appreciate BB‘s contribution but don‘t get the hype. 3y
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wanderinglynn @JuniperWilde I‘m glad I‘m not the only one. It has a ridiculously high rating on Goodreads and I just didn‘t get the hype. 3y
Chrissyreadit I haven‘t read this- and I think BB is ok but I also have not understood the hype (based on a different book I read) 3y
wanderinglynn @Chrissyreadit I can send this to you if you want to check it out. Honestly, I think The Artist Way, which I just started, is much more helpful & provides actual tools to “dare greatlyâ€, be vulnerable, & combat shame—Julia Cameron just doesn‘t use those terms. 3y
Chrissyreadit @wanderinglynn I have it on kindle- for years- I also have The Artists Way- I thought I‘d read it with my teens in their High School years, but we never got to it. I‘m much more likely to pick The Artists Way up. But thanks for offering 😘 3y
TheAromaofBooks At least it is off the shelf!!! 3y
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ElizaMarie
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#September2021

#MyFavoriteMurder has talked about this book for years! I had always “meant“ to read it but never got to it. I am so glad I did. I feel like its one that I should/would revisit to remind myself of some of these principles

#12BooksOf2021

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ElizaMarie
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OMG --- I don't know why I waited so much on this one. It was on my TBR forever! Also its a big “must read“ in the #murderino groups! I can definitely see why.

I think I need to purchase a hard copy of this one so I can continue to enjoy it by going back and referencing it!

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ElizaMarie
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I have heard great things about this one. The crisis clinician at work also told me this was a great read! I found it on Litsy so it's my new #CommuteRead

:)

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pagesthatpurr
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What a heart warming read. â™¥ï¸ I am still not an expert in distinguishing shame from guilt but reading this book makes me think it's possible to be a better human and that the best life is an authentic life.

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ONH
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Many interesting and helpful nuggets to take away from this book— it‘s not the cure-all, I don‘t think, but definitely a useful tool. I particularly liked the section about combating perfectionism as a defense mechanism through 1. self kindness 2. common humanity and 3. mindfulness.

The parts on parenting didn‘t apply so much to my life, but were still kind of fun to read about. Probably a good read for many parents out there!!

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Emma_PK
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I'm a big fan of Brené Brown and have enjoyed her Ted Talk and various lectures. This book on shame and vulnerability just spoke to me with her voice, which is so passionate and entrataining. As a daughter, friend, parent and educator I just lapped up all her research and ideas and I cant wait to read the rest of her writings.

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Shemac77
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Genius

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Emma_PK
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Mother's Day gifts this year are beyond perfect for me! #brenebrown #prideandprejudice #janeausten

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bourne.shell
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We are inclined to feel that we need to keep everyone at a safe distance and always have an exit strategy, but vulnerability is not weakness. This book made me ask myself, how is my fear of vulnerability holding me back? The answers are not easy.

I'm not a huge fan of self-help type books, they often feel preachy, but this was a really good break from reading fiction. It just felt authentic.

Emma_PK I've just finished this, I wouldn't even call it a self help book, to me its more like research outcomes and commentary on society and relationships. Its fab, isnt it? Have you seen her Ted Talks? 4y
bourne.shell @Emma_PK I totally agree with you. I haven't seen the Ted Talk, I know she referenced it several times in the book. What am I waiting for?

Have you read anything else by her. Curious if her new stuff is just as good or just didn't packaging on the same message.
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Emma_PK I am due to read a few more of hers, I think she circles around similar concepts that understandably overlap due to the focus of her work, but I just love her whole approach and communication style and have been listening to her podcast too. Definitely take a look at her Ted Talk, there is another one of hers on Netflix also. When I read the next book I will let you know what I think. 🙂 4y
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Daniella.Richardson
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Read this for a book club. I found some relevant points throughout but overall found it to be very repetitive. Book #10 of 2021

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Christy2318
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My goal is just to read when I can and post about it here. The last year has been crazy work wise and I‘m having surgery later this week. I‘ve still been reading a good bit but I want to get back to talking about my reading and also not only reading fluff. I forgot the tags. #JoyousJanuary @Andrew65

Andrew65 Good luck 😊👠Hope the surgery goes well. 4y
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1. Tagged
2. The Eight by Catherine Neville
3. Song of Wraith & Ruin by Roseanne Brown
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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paisleyjess
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Anyone else super scared to read this? Afraid of vulnerability to the point of fearing a book about it, wonder if there's a chapter for that. I've only made it to the introduction.

Sparklemn It‘s scary but worth it. 💙 4y
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All of these to choose from, all ready to go on my library apps and bedside table but I'm spoilt for choice, I can't decide!
Top 4 are physical books, middle row are ebooks (including tagged book) and bottom row are audio.
One of each would be ideal.
Such a delicious buffet, where do I begin???
Any suggestions?

Butterfinger â¤ï¸ Gentleman in Moscow 4y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @Butterfinger oh cool, yes, it sounds intriguing. I have borrowed and reborrowed this ebook over and over again for the past few months. It's probably about time 😉 4y
xicanti CATCHING TELLER CROW is fabulous. 4y
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Thousand-Lives A Gentleman in Moscow and Educated were 5 star reads for me. 😠4y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @xicanti yes, I thought as much 😊. Looking forward to it! Must finish my other ebook first, not the most fun reading on my phone but it's all I have when I can't find the audio of a book I like. It caught my attention when I was snooping around at @Gillyreads profile before sending her secret (not so secret now) santa gift 😉 4y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @Thousand-Lives Yes! So excited for both of these. Looks like 2 votes for Gentleman in Moscow! 4y
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Shemac77
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Continuing the Brene Brown train.

Copwithabook That‘s a good train to jump on 4y
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DHill
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My latest work assigned reading. Given the popularity of this book I thought I would enjoy it more but I‘m just not feeling it.

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LisaLovesToRead
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I wasn‘t familiar with Brown previously. This book was chosen on an online bookclub & it sucked me in. I‘m planning to gift it to several others. It is great!

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Chars
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Brown teaches us how to step into Roosevelt‘s arena:

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood...who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.…â€

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Sheridanb

“What‘s worth doing even if I fail?â€

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BayouGirl85
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This book was an eye-opener for me. WOW! There were so many nuggets and different perspectives. Being vulnerable is required to dare greatly.

July Book 5/20 #litsylove

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sarahlandis
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This book! Was so great! From everything from education, marriage, family, work, and our personal relationships with ourselves, this book teaches about blame, shame, vulnerability, wholeheartedness, and what exactly it means to dare greatly.
Not a self help book and not a how-to guide , Brown writes so honestly about her life and emotions and experiences that are so relateable it made me cry multiple times.

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UnRuLee
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This is one of those books where I ended up highlighting roughly half of the book. I think I need a physical copy of this one to put on my shelf of spiritual/philosophical reads. So, so good and important.

BayouGirl85 I have that one. Brown is amazing. 4y
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KayleighCreativeWorld
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Loved this! I found it fascinating and empowering, highly recommend! (Also watch her Netflix special! It's really good!)

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rjsthumbelina
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#7books7days day 7

I didn't read anything categorized as "self help" before Brene! I have read all of her books except 2, and she has changed me. Brene writes about her research on shame and vulnerability. Sounds depressing, but it is incredibly inspiring and uplifting! I re-listen to this one on audio whenever I am feeling really down on myself. A great, well-researched exploration of our view of self, and how it can make or break you

CRR I love Brene and all of her books. This one was one of my favorites. She has changed me too. 4y
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