Jessica

“If you have more than three priorities, you have no priorities”
― Brené Brown, Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

“Only when diverse perspectives are included, respected, and valued can we start to get a full picture of the world:”
― Brené Brown, Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

“Don't grab hurtful comments and pull them close to you by rereading them and ruminating on them. Don't play with them by rehearsing your badass comeback. And whatever you do, don't pull hatefulness close to your heart.

Let what's unproductive and hurtful drop at the feet of your unarmored self. And no matter how much your self-doubt wants to scoop up the criticism and snuggle with the negativity so it can confirm its worst fears, or how eager the shame gremlins are to use the hurt to fortify your armor, take a deep breath and find the strength to leave what's mean-spirited on the ground. You don't even need to stomp it or kick it away.

Cruelty is cheap, easy, and chickenshit. It doesn't deserve your energy or engagement. Just step over the comments and keep daring, always remembering that armor is too heavy a price to pay to engage with cheap-seat feedback.”
― Brené Brown, Dare to Lead

“The Ham-Foldover Debacle:.....you make yourself the center of something that has nothing to do with you, out of your own fear or scarcity, only to be reminded that you're not the axis over which the world turns”
― Brené Brown, Dare to Lead