Includes bibliographic references and index.

What it means to dare greatly -- Introduction: my adventures in the arena -- Chater 1 Scarcity: looking inside our culture of "never enough" -- Chapter 2 Debunking the vulnerability myths -- Chapter 3 Understanding and combating shame -- Chapter 4 The vulnerability armory -- Chater 5 Mind the gap: cultivating change and closing the disengagement divide -- Chapter 6 Disruptive engagement: daring to rehumanize education and work -- Chapter 7 Wholehearted parenting: daring to be the adults we want our children to be -- Final thoughts -- Appendix - Trust in emergence: grounded theory and my research process -- Practicing gratitude -- Notes and references -- Index.

Every time we are introduced to someone new, try to be creative, or start a difficult conversation, we take a risk. We feel uncertain and exposed. We feel vulnerable. Most of us try to fight those feelings - we strive to appear perfect. In a powerful new vision Dr. Brene Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability, and dispels the widely accepted myth that it's a weakness. She argues that, in truth, vulnerability is strength and when we shut ourselves off from vulnerability - from revealing our true selves - we distance ourselves from the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives. Daring Greatly is the culmination of 12 years of groundbreaking social research, across every area of our lives including home, relationships, work, and parenting. It is an invitation to be courageous; to show up and let ourselves be seen, even when there are no guarantees. This is vulnerability. This is daring greatly.