Brené Brown: We're In A Spiritual Crisis! The Hidden Epidemic No One Wants To Admit!

You are the single most requested guest. And let me tell you This has not been easy. Because we went to some hard places. But I don't think we'll ever talk about anything more important than this. Because it's not fear that gets in the way of us being brave with our lives and our work. It's the armor that we reach for to self-protect when we're afraid. And how that armor moves us away from love, connection, and our values. And the hardest work is being aware of what is my armor when I'm afraid. Is that automatic?

Oh no. It's a training. So let's start with that then. Brene Brown is an icon whose world leading research in shame, vulnerability, and connection has inspired companies like Pixar, Google, and the US Special Forces to build stronger leaders and help the everyday person unlock their full potential. Ready? Is vulnerability important? It is if we want to be brave with our lives. But we were raised to believe that vulnerability is weakness. Like in my family, we were allowed anger, but sad was not an option. You needed to be tough. So when I get scared, when I feel anxious, disappointed, I'm just angry. And so when you're raised without vulnerability. it'll put you in jeopardy. Like, you wanna know what vulnerability is? Joy. Joy is so vulnerable that people choose to live disappointed rather than to get excited about something and risk getting sucker punched by disappointment.

Like there is no courage without vulnerability. Courage is the willingness to show up and be all in when you cannot predict the outcome. Wow, I've never thought about that before. But you can develop skills. Make it these four steps. Courage. Yes. We've taken a hundred and sixty five thousand people through this work. That included how to build trust. And I've heard about your marble jar theory. Could you explain to me what your marble jar look at how excited you are. I do! So this is how we teach trust to the most senior leaders in Fortune 100 companies. It's awesome. Just give me thirty seconds of your time.

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