hat whole phrase, "daring greatly," is from the Theodore Roosevelt quote that goes back to your original question of, what about the critics? And when I read his quote it was life-changing. "It's not the critic who counts; it's not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done the better.

Share with people who have earned the right to hear your story.

If you can't say it to me in front of my kids, don't say it.

Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot survive empathy.

Lean into the discomfort of the work.

Courage is a value. My faith is the organizing principle in my life and what underpins my faith is courage and love, and so I have to be in the arena if I'm going to live in alignment with my values.

Knowledge is important, but only if we're being kind and gentle with ourselves as we work to discover who we are.