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🐝 One Idea That Shifts You
Book #03 — Vulnerability Is Strength
📘 Inspired by: Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
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🌱 Ideas from one great book in 5 minutes
🎯 The Shift
Vulnerability isn’t weakness.
It’s the courage to show up without guarantees.
We’re taught to armor up:
Hide fear.
Hide shame.
Stay in control.
But the people who really live — create, love, lead, parent — all have one thing in common:
They risk being seen.
🌀 Visual Insight: The Arena of Life
THE ARENA
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| Messy, Brave |
| Trying, Failing |
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Critics Watch
Safe on Sidelines
Being in the arena means being vulnerable.
Being on the sidelines means staying safe — and small.
⚡ The Antidote
“You can’t get to courage without walking through vulnerability.”
Want deep relationships?
Want creative freedom?
Want bold leadership?
You have to be willing to say:
“This is me. I might fail. I’m doing it anyway.”
🛠 1-Minute Practice
Today, try this:
Say something honest that makes you slightly uncomfortable.
“I don’t know.”
“I need help.”
“That hurt.”
“This matters to me.”
Watch how it deepens the connection instead of breaking it.
🧠 Quote to Keep
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.”
— Brené Brown
💡 Closing Thought
Vulnerability is not winning or losing.
It’s showing up when you can’t control the outcome.
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