Why your critics aren’t the ones who count

There is nothing more frightening than the moment we expose our ideas to the world. Author and vulnerability researcher Brené Brown shows us how to deal with the critics and our own self-doubt by refusing to “armor up” and shut ourselves off. “Not caring what people think,” she says, “is its own kind of hustle.”

Instead we must “reserve a seat” for the critics and our own self-doubt. “Tell them, I see you, I hear you, but I’m going to do this anyway.”

h/t 99U

More Brené Brown on Beyond Meds:

• We numb vulnerability
• What do we have to be afraid of and who is to blame?
• The Power of Vulnerability
• Shame and empathy
• Shame: a painful emotion caused by a strong sense of guilt, embarrassment, unworthiness, or disgrace
• Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior