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The gifts of imperfection : let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are, by Brené Brown

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Each day we face a barrage of images and messages from society and the media telling us who, what, and how we should be. We are led to believe that if we could only look perfect and lead perfect lives, we'd no longer feel inadequate. So most of us perform, please, and perfect, all the while thinking, What if I can't keep all of these balls in the air? Why isn't everyone else working harder and living up to my expectations? What will people think if I fail or give up? When can I stop proving myself? In The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown shares what she's learned from a decade of research on the power of Wholehearted Living -- a way of engaging with the world from a place of worthiness. In her ten guideposts, Brown engages our minds, hearts, and spirits as she explores how we can cultivate the courage, compassion, and connection to wake up in the morning and think, No matter what gets done and how much is left undone, I am enough, and to go to bed at night thinking, Yes, I am sometimes afraid, but I am also brave. And, yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable, but that doesn't change the truth that I am worthy of love and belonging
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eng
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xvii, 137 pages
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"Your guide to a wholehearted life"--Cover
Contents
  • Introduction: Wholehearted living
  • Courage, compassion, and connection: The gifts of imperfection
  • Exploring the power of love, belonging, and being enough
  • The things that get in the way
  • Cultivating authenticity: Letting go of what people think
  • Cultivating self-compassion: Letting go of perfectionism
  • Cultivating a resilient spirit: Letting go of numbing and powerlessness
  • Cultivating gratitude and joy: Letting go of scarcity and fear of the dark
  • Cultivating intuition and trusting faith: Letting go of the need for certainty
  • Cultivating creativity: Letting go of comparison
  • Cultivating play and rest: Letting go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth
  • Cultivating calm and stillness: Letting go of anxiety as a lifestyle
  • Cultivating meaningful work: Letting go of self-doubt and supposed to
  • Cultivating laughter, song, and dance: Letting go of being cool and always in control
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9781592858491
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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
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let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are
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by Brené Brown
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eng
Summary
Each day we face a barrage of images and messages from society and the media telling us who, what, and how we should be. We are led to believe that if we could only look perfect and lead perfect lives, we'd no longer feel inadequate. So most of us perform, please, and perfect, all the while thinking, What if I can't keep all of these balls in the air? Why isn't everyone else working harder and living up to my expectations? What will people think if I fail or give up? When can I stop proving myself? In The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown shares what she's learned from a decade of research on the power of Wholehearted Living -- a way of engaging with the world from a place of worthiness. In her ten guideposts, Brown engages our minds, hearts, and spirits as she explores how we can cultivate the courage, compassion, and connection to wake up in the morning and think, No matter what gets done and how much is left undone, I am enough, and to go to bed at night thinking, Yes, I am sometimes afraid, but I am also brave. And, yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable, but that doesn't change the truth that I am worthy of love and belonging
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Brown, Brené,
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non fiction
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  • Self-acceptance
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-acceptance
  • Self-esteem
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The gifts of imperfection : let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are, by Brené Brown
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"Your guide to a wholehearted life"--Cover
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-135)
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Contents
Introduction: Wholehearted living -- Courage, compassion, and connection: The gifts of imperfection -- Exploring the power of love, belonging, and being enough -- The things that get in the way -- Cultivating authenticity: Letting go of what people think -- Cultivating self-compassion: Letting go of perfectionism -- Cultivating a resilient spirit: Letting go of numbing and powerlessness -- Cultivating gratitude and joy: Letting go of scarcity and fear of the dark -- Cultivating intuition and trusting faith: Letting go of the need for certainty -- Cultivating creativity: Letting go of comparison -- Cultivating play and rest: Letting go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth -- Cultivating calm and stillness: Letting go of anxiety as a lifestyle -- Cultivating meaningful work: Letting go of self-doubt and supposed to -- Cultivating laughter, song, and dance: Letting go of being cool and always in control
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430056919
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23 cm
Extent
xvii, 137 pages
Isbn
9781592858491
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2010016989
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rdamedia
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(OCoLC)430056919
Label
The gifts of imperfection : let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are, by Brené Brown
Publication
Copyright
Note
"Your guide to a wholehearted life"--Cover
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-135)
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volume
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  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: Wholehearted living -- Courage, compassion, and connection: The gifts of imperfection -- Exploring the power of love, belonging, and being enough -- The things that get in the way -- Cultivating authenticity: Letting go of what people think -- Cultivating self-compassion: Letting go of perfectionism -- Cultivating a resilient spirit: Letting go of numbing and powerlessness -- Cultivating gratitude and joy: Letting go of scarcity and fear of the dark -- Cultivating intuition and trusting faith: Letting go of the need for certainty -- Cultivating creativity: Letting go of comparison -- Cultivating play and rest: Letting go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth -- Cultivating calm and stillness: Letting go of anxiety as a lifestyle -- Cultivating meaningful work: Letting go of self-doubt and supposed to -- Cultivating laughter, song, and dance: Letting go of being cool and always in control
Control code
430056919
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
xvii, 137 pages
Isbn
9781592858491
Lccn
2010016989
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
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(OCoLC)430056919

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