5 Quotes by Brené Brown That Will Change the Way You See Yourself
“Perfectionism is a 20-ton shield.”
Brené Brown is an American professor, author, and renowned speaker.
She spent more than two decades studying topics such as vulnerability, courage, authenticity, and shame and is widely known for her TEDx talk The Power of Vulnerability.
The core intention of her books and speeches is to help people to be their true selves, live authentic lives, and have the courage to be vulnerable. And even though she’s a researcher, her teachings are as simple as they are profound.
On Being Enough
One of Brené Brown’s core lessons is accepting yourself just the way you are and embracing all your strengths as well as flaws:
“We live in a culture of never enough: Never good enough, skinny enough, popular enough, never enough Twitter followers,…
And there’s only one way out of scarcity and that is enoughness. At some point, we just need to say “enough”: I am enough. What I‘m doing is enough.
It’s about waking up in the morning and saying: No matter what gets done and how much is done and how it’s done, I’m enough and I’m worthy of belonging and love and joy.”
