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

by Brown, Brene

• ISBN13: 9781592407330
• ISBN10: 1592407331
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-09-11
• Publisher: PENGUIN

Summary

Researcher and thought leader Dr. Brené Brown offers a powerful new vision that encourages us to dare greatly: to embrace vulnerability and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly, and to courageously engage in our lives. "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 Roosevelt Every day we experience the uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable, or to dare greatly. Whether the arena is a new relationship, an important meeting, our creative process, or a difficult family conversation, we must find the courage to walk into vulnerability and engage with our whole hearts. In Daring Greatly, Dr. Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability. Based on twelve years of research, she argues that vulnerability is not weakness, but rather our clearest path to courage, engagement, and meaningful connection. The book that Dr. Brown's many fans have been waiting for, Daring Greatlywill spark a new spirit of truth-and trust-in our organizations, families, schools, and communities.

Author Biography

Brené Brown, Ph.D., L.M.S.W., is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. An award-winning teacher and speaker, she is also the author of The Gifts of Imperfection and I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn’t). Her groundbreaking work has been featured widely in the media, including a PBS special.

Table of Contents

What it Means to Dare Greatly	p. xii
Introduction: My Adventures in the Arena	p. 4
Scarcity: Looking Inside our Culture of "Never Enough"	p. 18
Debunking the Vulnerability Myths	p. 32
Understanding and Combating Shame	p. 58
The Vulnerability Armory	p. 112
Mind the Gap: Cultivating Change and Closing the Disengagement Divide	p. 172
Disruptive Engagement: Daring to Rehumanize Education and Work	p. 184
Wholehearted Parenting: Daring to be the Adults we Want Our Children to Be	p. 214
Final Thoughts	p. 247
Appendix-Trust in Emergence: Grounded Theory and My Research Process	p. 251
Practicing Gratitude	p. 261
Notes And References	p. 265
Index	p. 277
About the Author	p. 289
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