1-Minute Wednesday No. 182: The Art of Vulnerability
Design A Life That Really Matters
Connection.?
Above all else, that is the word that I want to focus on in 2024.?
I’m not talking about more networking opportunities or surface-level relationships that encumber our online lives.?
No.?
What I want is deeper connections with the people that really matter to me.
My mantra going into 2024 is “Fewer but deeper”.??
This desire for better, more authentic relationships has had a magnetic pull on me. Perhaps you’ve felt that yearning, too. It seems to be missing in so much of our lives.
In her TED Talk, The Power of Vulnerability , author and researcher Brené Brown shares insights on connection.?“In order for connection to happen,” Brown says, “we have to allow ourselves to be seen, really seen.”
During her research, Brown found that people with the strongest sense of connection and belonging shared one trait: They believed they were worthy of love and belonging. They had the courage to live authentically.?
Courage, Brown explains, is different from being brave. “Courage comes from the Latin word “cor,” meaning “heart” -- and the original definition was to tell the story of who you are with your whole heart.”
I love this phrase - to tell the story of who you are with your whole heart.? What if we all did this with just one trusted person this year? Just one person who really mattered to us. How would that relationship change? How would our satisfaction and fulfillment be different?
This is my mission for 2024 - live authentically, be vulnerable, and tell the story of who I am with my whole heart.?
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Listen
If you want to get a jumpstart on building more meaningful relationships, make sure to listen to the Fewer But Deeper series. Each episode explores the contrasts between an essentialist approach focusing on fewer but richer relationships and the pitfalls of an increasingly nonessentialist lifestyle, where the quantity of relationships often overshadows quality.
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The Power of Vulnerability
In her TED Talk, which has been viewed over 63 million times, researcher-storyteller?Brené Brown delivers incredible insight into finding connection and why being vulnerable rests at the center of our meaningful relationships.?
Weekly Wisdom
“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.”? – Madeleine L'Engle
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10 个月To be vulnerable is to be available in the moment and willing to experience what is happening. Alas, I am able to respond in a meaningful way that will deepen connection. Both feel seen. Both feel heard. The bond is deepened and mutual capability grows, seeding the ground for co-creation.
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10 个月I love this brief. It rings true from my experience. Thanks Greg McKeown . I would suggest anyone attempting this to find the calm and courage in themselves ... as suggested in Terry LePage book "Eye of the Storm" and probably, a call to clarity in Meg Wheatley's book "who do you choose to be?" Without calm, courage and clarity ... the call for deeper, authentic connection could be short changed ... I must say I don't see collective grieving on the agenda for this practice of vulnerability. Here's wishing all your readers, a joyous 2024.