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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Kindle Edition

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The #1 New York Times bestseller. More than 2 million copies sold!

Look for Brené Brown’s new podcast, Dare to Lead, as well as her ongoing podcast Unlocking Us!

From thought leader Brené Brown, a transformative new vision for the way we lead, love, work, parent, and educate that teaches us the power of vulnerability.

 
“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 the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.”—Theodore Roosevelt

Every day we experience the uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable or to dare greatly. Based on twelve years of pioneering research, Brené Brown PhD, MSW, dispels the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness and argues that it is, in truth, our most accurate measure of courage.

Brown explains how vulnerability is both the core of difficult emotions like fear, grief, and disappointment,
and the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, empathy, innovation, and creativity. She writes: “When we shut ourselves off from vulnerability, we distance ourselves from the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives.”

Daring Greatly is not about winning or losing. It’s about courage. In a world where “never enough” dominates and feeling afraid has become second nature, vulnerability is subversive. Uncomfortable. It’s even a little dangerous at times. And, without question, putting ourselves out there means there’s a far greater risk of getting criticized or feeling hurt. But when we step back and examine our lives, we will find that nothing is as uncomfortable, dangerous, and hurtful as standing on the outside of our lives looking in and wondering what it would be like if we had the courage to step into the arena—whether it’s a new relationship, an important meeting, the creative process, or a difficult family conversation. Daring Greatly is a practice and a powerful new vision for letting ourselves be seen.
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“The brilliantly insightful Brené Brown draws upon extensive research and personal experience to explore the paradoxes of courage: we become strong by embracing vulnerability, we dare more greatly when we acknowledge our fear. I can’t stop thinking about this book.” —Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project

"A wonderful book: urgent, essential and fun to read. I couldn't put it down, and it continues to resonate with me." —Seth Godin, author of Linchpin
"In an age of constant pressure to conform and pretend, Daring Greatly offers a compelling alternative: transform your life by being who you really are. Embrace the courage to be vulnerable. Dare to read this book!" —Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup

"Here's the essence of this book: Vulnerability is courage in you but inadequacy in me. Brené's book, weaving together research and Texan anecdote, shows you some paths forward. And don't for a moment think this is just for women. Men carry the burden of Being Strong And Never Weak, and we pay a heavy price for it. Daring Greatly can help us all." —Michael Bungay Stanier, author of Do More Great Work

"I deeply trust Brené Brown--her research, her intelligence, her integrity, and her personhood. So when she definitively lands on the one most important value we can cultivate for professional success, relationship health, parental joy, and courageous, passionate living...well, I sit up and take notice . . . even when that one most critical value turns out to be the risky act of being vulnerable. She dared greatly to write this book, and you will benefit greatly to read it and to put its razor-sharp wisdom into action in your own life and work." —Elizabeth Lesser, Cofounder, Omega Institute, author of Broken Open

"In Daring Greatly, Brené Brown refers to herself as both a mapmaker and a traveler. In my book, that makes her a guide. And I believe the world needs more guides like her who are showing us a wiser way to our inner world. If you'd like to set your course on being more courageous and connected, engaged and resilient, leave the GPS at home. Daring Greatly is all the navigation you'll need." —Maria Shriver

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Daring Greatly is an important book -- a timely warning about the danger of pursuing certainty and control above all. Brené Brown offers all of us a valuable guide to the real reward of vulnerability: Greater courage." —Daniel Pink

"What I find remarkable about this book is the unique combination of solid research and kitchen table story-telling. Brené becomes such a real person in the book that you can actually hear her voice asking, 
"Have you dared greatly today?" The invitation in this book is clear: We must be larger than anxiety, fear, and shame if we want to speak, act, and show up. The world needs this book and Brené’s unique blend of warmth, humor and ass-kicking makes her the perfect person to inspire us to dare greatly." —Harriet Lerner, Ph.D.

"One of the tragic ironies of modern life is that so many people feel isolated from each other by the very feelings they have in common: including a fear of failure and a sense of not being enough. Brené Brown shines a bright light into these dark recesses of human emotion and reveals how these feelings can gnaw at fulfillment in education, at work and in the home. She shows too how they can be transformed to help us live more wholehearted lives of courage, engagement and purpose. Brené Brown writes as she speaks, with wisdom, wit, candor and a deep sense of humanity. If you're a student, teacher, parent, employer, employee or just alive and wanting to live more fully, you should read this book. I double dare you." —
Sir Ken Robinson

"A straightforward approach to revamping one's life from an expert on vulnerability." —
Kirkus

"Will draw readers in and have them considering what steps they would dare to take if shame and fear were not present." —Publishers Weekly

"Offers good insights into how people don personal armor to shield themselves from vulnerability." —The Wall Street Journal

About the Author

Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston, where she holds the Huffington Foundation–Brené Brown Endowed Chair at the Graduate College of Social Work. She is also a visiting professor in management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. Brown has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and her latest book, Dare to Lead, which is the culmination of a seven-year study on courage and leadership. She hosts the Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead podcasts, and her TEDx talk, “The Power of Vulnerability,” is one of the top five most-viewed TED talks in the world with more than 50 million views. She is also the first researcher to have a filmed lecture on Netflix. The Call to Courage special debuted on the streaming service on April 19, 2019. Brené Brown lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007P7HRS4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avery; 1st edition (September 11, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 11, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3248 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0241257409
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Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston, where she holds the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair at the Graduate College of Social Work. She also holds the position of visiting professor in management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business.

Brené has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. She is the author of six #1 New York Times best sellers and is the host of two award-winning Spotify podcasts, Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead.

Brené’s books have been translated into more than 30 languages, and her titles include Atlas of the Heart, Dare to Lead, Braving the Wilderness, Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection. With Tarana Burke, she co-edited the best-selling anthology You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience.

Brené’s TED talk on the Power of Vulnerability is one of the top five most-viewed TED talks in the world, with over 50 million views. Brené is the first researcher to have a filmed lecture on Netflix, and in March 2022, she launched a new show on HBO Max that focuses on her latest book, Atlas of the Heart.

Brené spends most of her time working in organizations around the world, helping develop braver leaders and more-courageous cultures. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie, and a weird Bichon named Lucy.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2024
    This is not the first book of Berne Brown that I have read- and like the others she does not disappoint. I bought this book during the pandemic but didn't get around to reading it until recently. I realize the book was written in 2015- but still believe it is an excellent read and worth the time. Brown has an easy way of writing that you can really relate to. I actually had one of her other books as an audio book that she herself narrated- and could hear her voice as I read this book. The book is well written and an easy read- but full of good information to get you thinking about your own relationship with vulnerability. For anyone that wants to grow as a person in moving past the shame and emotional pain that can be life binding- this book is honestly a must read. I love her ideas on how to become shame resilient and make peace with vulnerability (still a work in progress here.). My only wish was that she went into more detail of ways to practice vulnerability for people who are not married or in a family situation. Difficulty with shame and vulnerability can keep some from ever finding a partner or starting a family- and no matter the age- when someone is trying to learn to embrace vulnerability and grow shame resilience without the support of a husband or parent- it is a different journey. Her ideas can most surely be extrapolated to all situations- but I admire her work and wish she was more complete in this area. Overall a great read. Happy to recommend.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2016
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    “The phrase Daring Greatly is from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “Citizenship in a Republic.” The speech, sometimes referred to as “The Man in the Arena,” was delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910. This is the passage that made the speech famous:

    “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 errs, who comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly...”

    The first time I read this quote, I thought, This is vulnerability. Everything I’ve learned from over a decade of research on vulnerability has taught me this exact lesson. Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both; it’s engaging. It’s being all in.”

    ~ Brené Brown from Daring Greatly

    Brené Brown is phenomenal.

    Have you watched her TED talks yet? If not, get on that.

    Here’s her first one: Listening to shame. And the second: The Power of Vulnerability.

    Brené is one of the world’s leading researchers on shame and vulnerability and this book is a powerful manifesto on the importance of being willing to embrace our vulnerability and, as the title suggests, dare greatly.

    She’s a funny, down-to-earth and brilliant writer. It’s the kinda book that deliberately makes you feel (more than) a little uncomfortable (especially if you’re a recovering perfectionist like me! :0) as we don’t tend to shine a lot of light on the less than pleasant stuff in our lives and psyche. But that discomfort is worth it as we, to use her words, take off our masks, drop our armor and learn to be vulnerable while daring greatly more consistently.

    Let’s jump in with a quick look at a handful of my favorite Big Ideas:

    1. Daring Greatly - What is it?
    2. Wholehearted Living - Is where it’s at.
    3. Vulnerability Hangovers - Have any lately?
    4. Vulnerability Myths - Time for some debunking.
    5. #1 Myth - Vulnerability = weakness. (Not true!)

    ... Well, that’s a *super* quick look at an amazing book. I hope you dug it and I hope you love the full thing and all of Brené’s work. May we each cultivate our hope, wholeheartedness, courage, compassion and connection as we step into the arena of our lives and dare greatly!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2013
    I love twitter, but I hate the abundance of tweets at times. This tweet I love: from @CoachKWisdom: All the advice in the world will never help you until you help yourself. Applying the advice in this book has transformed my way of thinking.

    In an era when the number of self help books can be daunting in itself and learning how to apply each piece of advice to your life can be overwhelming, Daring Greatly stands apart. It challenges the reader to be vulnerable, and in turn not conform to society, but to live a worth living by daring you to be truly who you are at your very core, which maybe the most difficult challenge in life. The messages in Daring Greatly might be the easy to understand, but difficult to apply.

    The book opens by using a segment of Theodore's Roosevelt's Speech, "Citizenship in a Republic" which at one point reads, "who at worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly...". Essentially, it is easy to criticize, make fun of, laugh at others and not risk because doing so is easy. Daring Greatly, inversely promotes vulnerability and taking emotional risks and exposure every day. It explores how shame creates a life that nourishes ordinary living and when exposed with resilience, living a great and fulfilled life can be achieved.

    Daring Greatly will show readers how to be better leaders, parents, workers, thinkers, entrepreneurs, teachers, and people. It will change your daily mentality and make you think twice about your behaviors and decisions. It will have you asking yourself, "It's easy NOT to say anything right now, but is that really what I want to happen," because in the moment the easiest thing to do will be to be quiet and the courageous action will be to ask the embarrassing question or offer an idea that might be construed as stupid. It will give you the bravery to engage in your relationships/friendships by talking openly about the difficult topics that used to be almost taboo. And it will certainly make you look at the way we use shame in our lives to feel better about ourselves by ridiculing others, gossiping, blaming and never accepting responsibility.

    It has made an immediate impact on how I interact with others, how I think about myself, how I parent, how I react, and much more and because of that I have felt and experienced life in a deeper sense. It is worth every minute of your time because it will allow to bring shame out of the shadows and into the light by truly living a life of daring greatly.
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    Reviewed in Canada on December 10, 2024
    What a book. Very nice and enjoyed the authors research
  • Fernando Abreu
    5.0 out of 5 stars Eu recomendo.
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    Reviewed in Germany on December 19, 2024
    On time and perfect conditions.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it
    Reviewed in France on November 27, 2024
    An inspiring read, greatly recommended if you're starting your journey toward a more wholesome life
  • Vishaal Bhatnagar
    5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book on what it means to be human
    Reviewed in India on November 24, 2024
    Eye opening research. Great book that shines a light on what it means to be truly human - to be vulnerable, compassionate and kind, to be our authentic selves, to be wholehearted, to live wholesome lives through the trials and challenges that life throws at us.

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