The Power of Vulnerability

Rahul Bhayana
4 min readMay 5, 2021

I’ve had a break to reflect and feel constrained to share some thoughts on vulnerability and how accepting it has improved my life personally and professionally.

I listened to Brene Brown’s The Power of Vulnerability TED Talk.

It was one of the very first TED Talks I had at any point tuned in to and recollect being immediately obsessed and wanting more.

Since, then Brown has become a national bestseller and the author of several incredible books including Daring Greatly. Notwithstanding, it was that underlying speech about the power of permitting ourselves to be defenseless and how that plays into our feelings of unworthiness that started it all.

Now, Brown has published an audiobook titled after first TED Talk which draws from all three of my books its the culmination of everything that I’ve learned in the course of recent years.

“ Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection and the path to the feeling of worthiness. If it doesn’t feel vulnerable, the sharing is probably not constructive. — Brene Brown. “

The Power of Vulnerability — Brene Brown

Regardless of whether you’re new to Brene Brown’s work and extraordinary exploration or you’re searching for a speedy, absorbable synopsis of the most important lessons, look no further.

Here are 5 life changing lessons from Brene Brown’s TED talk The Power of Vulnerability:

1. Try not to restrain your feelings, become self-aware

The vast majority of us were instructed to conceal our feelings or flee from them. Be that as it may, this causes only nonstop agony and stress. The outcomes are extensive and the more we keep those emotions bottled up, the worse the situation gets.

Instead, Brene Brown says we need to turn out to be more self-aware and explore our emotions, posing inquiries to connect with how we’re feeling and thinking in a given second.

Discover a strategy for coxing these sentiments out which turns out best for you like composition, reflection, or conversing with a companion.

2. Vulnerability takes mental fortitude

Most current societies decide in favor suppressed sentiments with an end goal to show strength. Nonetheless, as Brene Brown exhibits in her significant research, vulnerability is anything but weakness. Truth be told, it takes genuine strength and boldness to permit yourself to be vulnerable.

The cool part about it, however, is the endowments we open by being willing to be vulnerable far outweigh the trouble in doing as such. By daring to be defenseless and open dependent upon ourselves and our general surroundings we come straightforwardly in contact with our most true self. Furthermore, in doing as such, can live a substantially more satisfying and more joyful life.

3. Show up, face fear, and move forward

In all that we do, dread(fear) and analysis(criticism) will consistently be there to welcome us. Dread(fear) is the extraordinary prohibitive power, as it prevents the vast majority from ever stepping more than one foot outside their usual range of familiarity towards understanding their true desires.

Since dread(fear) and analysis(criticism) will consistently be there in some structure, the best game-plan is consistently to show up in any case and push ahead. Regardless of what you’re doing, appear each day to do what you were intended to do and don’t allow these deterrents to stop you.

The more you confront these negative powers, the more you’ll flex your mental fortitude and strength and come out stronger for it.

4. Look for greatness, not flawlessness

Brene Brown says compulsiveness is, “the belief that if we live perfectly, look perfectly and act perfectly, we can avoid the pain of blame, judgment and shame.”

Perfectionism isn’t about development, improvement, or individual accomplishment, it’s about dread(fear) and evasion. Thusly, what you should be centered around is on realizing excellence, the best form of yourself despite your flaws. This perspective is sound and comprehensive and prompts genuine self-awareness rather than a flawed perfectionism.

5. Set out to act naturally

The last and maybe most significant lesson of everything is that you should try to act naturally at whatever the expense.

The powers of dread(fear), weakness(insecurity), and uncertainty won’t ever disappear regardless of how diligently you attempt to stay away from, stow away from, or endeavor to cover them. All things being equal, face them with courage and confidence in your valid self and realize that you’ve been given the blessings important to defeat whatever is before you.

Set out to act naturally in all your glory, your qualities, abilities, and magnificence just as your imperfections and weaknesses. In doing as such, you can understand genuine strength of soul.

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