If you're also in the arena and you're putting your ideas out and you're owning them and you're saying "I disagree with you about this and that, I think you've got this wrong" - then not only do I invite that, I freaking love that. I love that. I'm an academic. I'm hardwired for a good debate.

Vulnerability is not about winning, and it's not about losing. It's about having the courage to show up and be seen.

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.

Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and acceptance.

Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting.

Courage is telling our story, not being immune to criticism.

We're a nation hungry for more joy: Because we're starving from a lack of gratitude.