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Daring greatly : how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead / Bren?e Brown.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : Gotham Books, ?2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 303 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781592407330
  • 1592407331
  • 9781592408412
  • 1592408419
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF575.A85 B76 2012
Contents:
What it means to dare greatly -- Introduction: My adventures in the arena -- Scarcity : looking inside our culture of "never enough" -- Debunking the vulnerability myths -- Understanding and combating shame -- The vulnerability armory -- Mind the gap : cultivating change and closing the disengagement divide -- Disruptive engagement : daring to rehumanize education and work -- Wholehearted parenting : daring to be the adults we want our children to be -- Final thoughts -- Appendix-trust in emergence : grounded theory and my research process.
Summary: Based on twelve years of research, thought leader Dr. Bren?e Brown argues that vulnerability is not weakness, but rather our clearest path to courage, engagement, and meaningful connection.Summary: "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 Greatly will spark a new spirit of truth--and trust--in our organizations, families, schools, and communities."--Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-276) and index.

What it means to dare greatly -- Introduction: My adventures in the arena -- Scarcity : looking inside our culture of "never enough" -- Debunking the vulnerability myths -- Understanding and combating shame -- The vulnerability armory -- Mind the gap : cultivating change and closing the disengagement divide -- Disruptive engagement : daring to rehumanize education and work -- Wholehearted parenting : daring to be the adults we want our children to be -- Final thoughts -- Appendix-trust in emergence : grounded theory and my research process.

Based on twelve years of research, thought leader Dr. Bren?e Brown argues that vulnerability is not weakness, but rather our clearest path to courage, engagement, and meaningful connection.

"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 Greatly will spark a new spirit of truth--and trust--in our organizations, families, schools, and communities."--Publisher's description.

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