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No.1 vulnerability expert BRENÉ BROWN exposes how shame, fear, and perfectionism secretly control your life - and reveals proven ways to unlock courage, confidence, trust, connection, and joy. Brené Brown is a world-renowned research professor who has spent over two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. She is also the author of 6 #1 New York Times bestsellers, including her recently published book, ‘Strong Ground’, and hosts two award-winning podcasts on leadership and human connection. She explains: ◼️The marble jar theory that changed how Fortune 100 companies build trust ◼️The 4 skill sets of courage you can train and measure ◼️Why fitting in is the greatest threat to true belonging ◼️How to identify your “armor” when you're afraid and drop it ◼️The gratitude practice that stops catastrophising in real-time (00:00) Intro (02:21) What Made Brené Who She Is? (07:10) Parents Affecting Your View of Love (10:34) 87 Human Emotions (11:37) Why Did Brené Struggle With Self-Love and Belonging? (15:23) How Has the World Changed in the Last Two Decades? (16:09) Is Power Driven by Fear? (19:38) Four Types of Power: How to Be Successful as a Leader (22:40) Systems Theory (26:35) The Role of AI and Social Media in Shaping Society (34:26) Wisdom From Psychology and Life Experience (41:12) What Type of Connection Should People Be Looking For? (44:21) Belonging vs. Standing Alone (47:30) Making a Divisive Podcast (53:54) Pros and Cons of Curiosity (54:37) Responsibility of a Platform to Assess Guest Credibility (1:03:21) Ads (1:04:18) Importance of Vulnerability (1:09:17) Managing Fear of Vulnerability (1:18:23) Overcoming Negative Traits (1:20:53) Improving Self-Esteem (1:25:30) Four Steps to Courage (1:27:31) Building Trust With the Marble Jar Theory (1:32:34) Leaders' Misconceptions of Trust (1:34:52) Cheating (1:35:50) Ads (1:37:58) Relationship Advice (1:41:29) Losing Your Mother to Dementia (1:45:14) How Did You Deal With Grief? (1:48:27) What Are You Optimizing for Right Now? Follow Brené: Website - https://bit.ly/47rISeb LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3Jq4T5i Instagram - https://bit.ly/49rCLt0 You can purchase Brené’s book ‘Strong Ground’, here: https://amzn.to/48W2iKm You can listen to Dare to Lead podcast here: http://bit.ly/3WwlN56 Independent Research: https://stevenbartlett.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DOAC-Brene-Brown-Independent-Research-further-reading.pdf The Diary Of A CEO: ◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼️Be the first to hear about Steven's new book - https://bit.ly/jfdi-doac ◼️Shop the 1% Diary - https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Third Edition) - https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Shopify - https://shopify.com/bartlett Pipedrive - http://pipedrive.com/CEO Vanta - https://vanta.com/steven
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