The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

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THE GIFTS OF Imperfection ...

THE GIFTS OF Imperfection Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown, Ph ...

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To Steve, Ellen, and Charlie. I love you with my whole heart. ...

contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Wholehearted Living Courage, Compassion, and Connection: The Gifts of ...

Guidepost # Cultivating Meaningful Work: Letting Go of Self-Doubt and “Supposed To” Guidepost # Cultivating Laughter, ...

preface Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever ...

generally fell into one of two columns; for simplicity sake, I first labeled these Do and Don’t. The Do c ...

It was a long year. I lovingly refer to it on my blog as the 2007 Breakdown Spiritual Awakening. ...

possible. I’ll call it Wholehearted. I also remember thinking, Before I write the memoir, I n ...

acknowledgments Deepest gratitude to: Patricia Broat, Karen Casey, Karen Chernyaev, Kate Croteau, April Dahl ...

Wholehearted living is about engaging in our lives from a place of worthiness. It means cultivating the ...

We encounter obstacles on every journey we make; the Wholehearted journey is no exception. In the next chapt ...

it in a different way. When they’re exhausted and overwhelmed, they get DInspired to make new and diff ...

afraid and small allows me to do more than present great ideas; this perspective helps me share real str ...

Practicing courage, compassion, and connection in our daily lives is how we cultivate worthiness. The key word ...

In hindsight, I should have walked up to the podium and said, “I’m feeling very uncomfortable. I’m excited ...

simple. I have a lot of good friends, but there are only a handful of people whom I can count on ...

tools we need for the Wholehearted journey. To top it off, my willingness to let someone I care about se ...