Sarah

“Perfectionism is not self-improvement. Perfectionism is, at its core, about trying to earn approval and acceptance. Most perfectionists were raised being praised for achievement and performance (good grades, good manners, nice appearance, sports prowess, rule following, people pleasing). Somewhere along the way, we adopt this dangerous and debilitating belief system: I am what I accomplish and how well I accomplish it. Please. Perform. Perfect. Healthy striving is self-focused—How can I improve? Perfectionism is other-focused—What will they think?”
― Brené Brown, Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience

“Very few people can handle being held accountable without rationalizing, blaming, or shutting down;”
― Brené Brown, Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience

“But two centuries of anger had not served him nearly as well as one day of honesty.”
― Olivie Blake, Masters of Death

“Empathy is not relating to an experience, it’s connecting to what someone is feeling about an experience.”
― Brené Brown, Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience