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Daring Greatly

Brené Brown

4.24 AVERAGE


Very impactful, however very repetitive.

I'd like to give it a 3.5 at least. For me, this book is better than a 3, but I don't quite feel like it's a 4.

To jest tak:

Trochę milusich zdań podnoszących na duchu, przypominających żeby być dla siebie wyrozumiałym, trochę mantr wspierających. Takie dwie kartki do wydruku, pocięcia, porozkładania po domu żeby sobie pozytywne myśli praktykować.

Wiele „zrobiłam badania…” i potem „… no generalnie cośtam „ - zero konkretu.

Pierdylion przytoczonych wyrywkowych odpowiedzi ludzi na pytania typu „kiedy czułeś się zawstydzony?”. Z tego to chyba 10% książki jest zrobione.

Plus spora mieszanka anegdot i przypominania że autorka broń Boże nie jest ideałem, ale TED talka 10 lat temu machnęła takiego, że hej.

Generalnie taki mega rozciągnięty TED talk, zalecam zrobić tak:
puścić video a książkę odpuścić.

alisyy's review

3.25
hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Love ya Brené but your TED talk was better. Also all of a sudden this book started to be about parenting and never stopped????

I've read Brené Brown's previous two books and loved the message behind them both, but this was my favorite. I kept nodding to myself as I read certain passages, particularly the ones about perfectionism and numbing. She gets it. There is a great chapter about leadership and feedback near the end of the book, which all teachers, administrators, and supervisors need to read.

It's also a must-read for parents. The chapter on parenting resonated strongly with me.
hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced


Reread March 27, 2018
I listened to the audio tape while driving back from Kelowna. Often when I read, I like to make connections to my studies of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I kept thinking, as I was listening, that this all relates to many lessons I have heard and studied about hope. Then, at the end, she talked about the connections to hope.

This is a great book: well worth re-reading again.

Originally read June 29, 2016
My sister-in-law has talked a lot about this author and then I started noticing her name pop up in all sorts of different places. The admiration is well deserved. She definitely has some good stuff in this book. It is the kind of book I should read and re-read. I bought this one because I found a book study group that was discussing it over three months. We went to the discussions. It really held me to think a little deeper about the concepts.
informative lighthearted slow-paced

  • vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage 
  • vulnerability is about sharing our feelings and our experiences with people who have earned the right to hear them. It is a mutual process.
  • disengaging is a type of betrayal 
  • trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work attention and full engagement
  • 12 shame categories: body image, money/work, parenting, family, mental and physical health, addiction, sex, religion, surviving trauma, being labeled 
  • in our brains physical pain and social rejection hurt the same amount 
  • shame = i am a bad person 
  • guilt = i did something bad 
  • shame, blame, disrespect betrayal and withholding of affection damage the roots from which love grows 
  • real belonging in a group doesn't necessitate disdain 
  • "my mothering is way bigger than _______ today."


Listened as an audiobook and it felt like a great podcast episode.