July 30 2021

Daring Greatly and Kindly

Hello summer, why ya’ movin’ so fast?

I just finished Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly book (a little late to the party) and had to share the gems starting with arguably the most noteworthy quote of the bunch:

“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 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 the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly…”
– Theodore Roosevelt excerpt specifically from Brené Brown’s book, Daring Greatly

The way Brené depicts her message void of ego is something special:

“Hope is a function of struggle.”
-Brené Brown

“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”

“The willingness to show up changes us, It makes us a little braver each time.”

“Connection is why we’re here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. The power that connection holds in our lives was confirmed when the main concern about connection emerged as the fear of disconnection; the fear that something we have done or failed to do, something about who we are or where we come from, has made us unlovable and unworthy of connection.”