Brené Brown

Researcher, Daring Greatly

“Vulnerability is not winning or losing. It's having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome.”

The one idea

Vulnerability is courage.

Ideas in the Tracker

Showing up without control of the outcome is the birthplace of courage, connection, and creativity.

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Founder, Bridgewater

“Pain plus reflection equals progress.”

Psychologist, Stanford

“Ability is built, not fixed.”

Poet and memoirist

“People remember how you made them feel.”

Psychiatrist, Man's Search for Meaning

“Meaning is a responsibility you answer.”

Palliative care physician

“Mortality is what gives life its urgency.”

Author, Antifragile

“Some things gain from disorder.”