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How Being Vulnerable Can Expand Your World

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How Being Vulnerable Can Expand Your World

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"What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful." ~Brene Brown Vulnerability has never been my strong suit. It's no wonder. In order to be vulnerable, you have to be okay with all of you. That's the thing about vulnerability that no one tells you about.

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Being vulnerable expands your world

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Vulnerability is so much easier when you love yourself. You'll be less afraid of rejection, you step right into that place of openness.
Vulnerability takes practice. Life continues to give opportunities to consciously choose openness.
The rewards of vulnerability are immeasurable. With vulnerability, you experience true connection and you begin to attract people to you who are inspired by your openness.

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How To Embrace Vulnerability As Your Greatest Strength

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"Vulnerability is about showing up and being seen. It's tough to do that when we're terrified about what people might see or think." - Brené Brown What do you associate with the term vulnerability? Perhaps it's weakness, fear, hurt or betrayal. These are the deep-seated emotions people experience when they reveal aspects of themselves to others.

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“Vulnerability is about showing up and being seen. It’s tough to do that when we’re terrified about what people mi..."

Brené Brown

Being vulnerable

Vulnerability is a double-edged sword. Those who protect themselves to avoid getting hurt, fail to appreciate intimacy and close relationships.

Everyone is vulnerable, no matter how much they try to avoid it. We are born vulnerable and stay that way for our entire childhood. Our relationship with vulnerability is something we are acquainted with, yet abandon as we merge into adulthood.

Vulnerability = courage

Vulnerability is an act of courage because you merge with your authentic self, instead of hiding behind a facade to appease others.

To embrace vulnerability as your greatest strength, you will need to become aware of your pain points. The paintings of Rembrandt are no less beautiful because of its flaws. It is upon examining it up close that you recognise the defects, while ignoring the complete picture.

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Brene Brown: How Vulnerability Can Make Our Lives Better

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Brene Brown, Credit: Danny Clark Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, as well as the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.

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Vulnerability

It is basically uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure.

You cannot outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite. The inability to lean into the discomfort of vuln...

Daring greatly

... is about showing up and being seen, about owning our vulnerability and understanding it as the birthplace of courage.

Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both.

What’s keeping you out of the arena? Can you name the fear? Where do you want to be braver?
Figure out how you’re currently protecting yourself from vulnerability: Perfectionism, Cynicism, Control etc.

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Why Vulnerability Is So Important

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You know how important it is to break out of your comfort zone, say yes more often, and allow yourself to be vulnerable. But what if that vulnerability makes you so anxious you find it hard to function? The key is learning to embrace vulnerability without allowing it to take over.

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Vulnerability and confirmation bias

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Vulnerability challenges your confirmation bias.

It is uncomfortable to ask questions, express your opinion, or open up about your emotions with people. You expose yourself to their cr...

Breaking out of your comfort zone

Breaking out of your comfort zone makes you feel vulnerable, but that feeling works in your favor because it improves your performance and boosts your growth. A constant state of comfort equals steady performance.

Too much anxiety, however, will make you too stressed to be productive.

Set realistic goals to hedge your anxiety

In most cases, once you do something scary, you realize it’s not as bad as you thought—it was just the anticipation that frightened you more than anything.

Setting a goal can help you get past that anticipation and feel in control of your vulnerability.

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