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Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart - Part 1

Oprah's Super Soul

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The Comparison of Sham and Perfectionism

Shame is the birthplace of perfectionism. Striving is internally driven. Perfectionism is externally driven by a simple but potentially all consuming question, what will people think? So i'm thinking, who i never ever would have been able to compare or even, you know, analyze in the same space, shame and perfectionism. It's so interesting as i do all this leadership work in organizations where people don't understand that relationship. They actually build a perfectionistic culture intentionally,. then they get to this place where there's no innovation or creativity.

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