Are you brave?
I had to share this with you. Marie Forleo interviewed the Brené Brown on trust and bravery. If you haven’t heard of Brené, I strongly recommend watching or reading some of her stuff. She is the queen of vulnerability and her info is based on sheer research data.
She uses the BRAVING acronym to explain how to stay connected to yourself and others. There are 7 elements to trust - they are observable and measurable.
B - Boundaries: be clear about what’s ok and not ok
R - Reliability: you do what you say and say what you do
A - Accountability: don’t blame. Hold people accountable
V - Vault: keep your promises and don’t tell other people's stories
I - Integrity: Choose courage over comfort. Practise your values. Choose what’s right over fun, fast and easy.
N - Non-Judgement: ask for help without feeling judged and ask for help without judging yourself.
G - Generosity: When something happens, assume positive intent. (Give someone the benefit of the doubt). In the absence of data, we will always make up stories.
She goes on to say: Don’t walk through the world looking for evidence that you don’t belong, because you’ll always find it. Don’t look for evidence that you're not enough because you’ll always find it. Your worth and your belonging are not negotiated with other people. We carry those inside of our hearts. Know who you are and don’t negotiate that.
If you fit in for another, you no longer belong to yourself. And that’s a betrayal.
In the close of her book, “Braving the Wilderness” she says:
“There will be times when standing alone feels too hard, too scary and we’ll doubt our ability to make our way through the uncertainty. Someone, somewhere, will say don’t do it. You don’t have what it takes to survive the wilderness. This is when you reach deep into your wild heart and remind yourself - I am the wilderness.
Gotta love this girl Brené.
Now get out and be BRAVE! 💪
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BTDPFDY7V3jrtT6JzQ0fX
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Love ya,
Kristi 💖
Life Coach & Mentor
