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Don't do anything that you're already not great at doing.

Brené Brown

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Brené Brown
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: November 18
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When we numb [hard feelings], we numb joy, we numb gratitude, we numb happiness.
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Hope is not an emotion it's a way of thinking or a cognitive process.
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There is no creativity without vulnerability.
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The credit belongs to those of us who are actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood. We strive valiantly and sometimes there's the triumph of achievement but at the worst, we fail, but at least we fail while daring greatly. That has really changed my life. Profoundly changed my life.
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If we want to make meaning, we need to make art. Cook, write, draw, doodle, paint, scrapbook, take pictures, collage, knit, rebuild an engine, sculpt, dance, decorate, act, sing - it doesn't matter. As long as we're creating, we're cultivating meaning.
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It’s no longer a question of can I do it. It’s a question of: Do I want to do it?
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Vulnerability is the absolute heartbeat of innovation and creativity. There can be zero innovation without vulnerability.
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I'm an academic. I'm hardwired for a good debate.
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Courage is telling our story, not being immune to criticism.
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Talk about your failures without apologizing.
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Effort + the courage to show up = enough.
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The universe is not short on wake-up calls. We’re just quick to hit the snooze button.
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