I am having a bit of a love affair with Brene Brown, who is a researcher into vulnerability & shame. More fun than it sounds, believe it or not! I first came across her work when I saw a talk she gave at TEDx Houston (here ) which resonated incredibly strongly with me.
Her basic thesis is:
- We all feel shame
- No-one talks about it
- Fear of feeling shame leads us to avoid living whole-hearted lives.
- Developing courage to step out, despite that fear, is the key to a whole-hearted life.
I raced out and bought her book, "The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be, and Embrace Who You Are" which has led me in all sorts of amazing directions, including putting me onto the research into play.
Brene Brown expected that her TEDx talk might garner a few hundred views. There were many, many millions. She has just delivered a follow-up talk at the main TED event, here. I highly recommend that you take the 20 minutes to watch this talk. It is amazingly powerful and moving. Also funny.
Enjoy.
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