Rising Strong

Name: Rising Strong
Author: Brené Brown
ISBN: 9780812995824

Written byBrené Brown

If we're brave enough often enough, Brown says, we will fall. This book is about what it takes to get back up. She describes a three-step process for working through disappointment, failure and heartbreak.

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Published2015
GenreSelf-improvement
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are going through something hard
find it hard to let people see the real you

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01The reckoning
Notice that you're hurting and get curious about what you're feeling instead of shutting it down.
02The rumble
Question the story you're telling yourself about what happened. Our first drafts are often unfair to ourselves and others.
03The revolution
Write a braver new ending to your story and let it change how you live.
04Assume good intentions
Ask yourself whether people are doing the best they can. It changes how you respond.
05Owning your story
When we deny our hard stories, they own us. When we own them, we can choose what happens next.
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