It takes about 4:00 minutes before she gets into it, but here is once again a great TED talk by Brené Brown (@brenebrown)
Some highlights:
- I engineered myself to staying small, staying under the radar screen
- vulnerability is NOT weakness, it our most accurate measurement of courage
- vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change are buzzwords
- it’s about creating something that did not exist before, that takes courage
- shame is the swamp lane of the soul
- the myth that powerful folks don’t need checklists
- TED is the failure conference
- the credit goes to the man in the arena
- shame is the gremlin that says “you’re not good enough”
- shame is a focus on self, guilt is a focus on behavior
- shame is “i AM bad”, guilt is “i DID something bad”
- shame is “i AM a mistake”, guilt is “i DID a mistake”
- people who don’t experience shame are people who have no capacity for connection or empathy
- shame is different for men and women
- empathy is the antidode to shame > the two most powerful words when we are in struggle are “me too”
- secrecy, silence, and judgement make shame grow exponentially
- don’t wait to stand in the arena, in the middle of the fire, until you are perfect
- we want you to go in and to dare greatly
In the beginning it’s a bit irritating that she does so much chit-chatting, but after a while i am aware it is a presentation technique to balance more relaxed moments with very introspective moments. A little bit less strong than her first appearance at TED a year ago, bit hey, what do you want: that was a milestone, a top that is very difficult to reach over and over again.
Enjoy
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