The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett Brené Brown: We're In A Spiritual Crisis! The Hidden Epidemic No One Wants To Admit!
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Nov 3, 2025 
World-renowned research professor Brené Brown dives into the essence of vulnerability, sharing insights from her studies on courage, shame, and empathy. She reveals how fear and perfectionism shape our lives and distinguishes between true belonging and mere fitting in. Brené introduces the marble jar theory to build trust in relationships and leaders, along with four measurable skills of courage. Additionally, she addresses the impact of AI and social media on our connection and presents a compelling argument for emotional and communal sovereignty.
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Vulnerability Enables Courage
- Vulnerability is the emotion we feel facing uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure.
- Brené Brown: there is no courage without vulnerability because bravery needs unpredictable outcomes.
Use Collaborative Power
- Favor power with, power to, and power within instead of power over when leading.
- Build collaborative, co-creative leadership to avoid fear-based control that requires periodic cruelty.
Permeable Boundaries Keep Systems Alive
- Healthy systems keep permeable boundaries to accept external feedback.
- When systems close their boundaries they atrophy, become self-referencing, and lose adaptability.
