Courage Means Being Vulnerable
Last month, I had a chance to join a webinar featuring Brené Brown speaking about her research on vulnerability which was followed by my participation in a Courageous Conversation at work about mental health. The fact these events fell back to back on my calendar was fortuitous as lessons learned in one were applied in the other. I am thankful for a friend who extended an invite to attend the session with Brené as it provided the opportunity to listen to her for an hour, covering topics that touched upon so many truths. One of the key takeaways for me was that "vulnerability is the courage to show up when you can't control the outcome." How often do we hold ourselves back from taking a chance because we are uncertain about, or afraid of, the possible outcome? Note the emphasis on possible, which often manifests in our self-talk as a series of negative scenarios we manufacture that lead us to conclude it's not worth it, or not this time, or I need to be more comfort