Brené Brown: The Call to Courage

Having followed Brené Brown's work for many years, this Netflix special is what I keep coming back to. It is so personal and universal at the same time. In this talk, Brené uses stories from her personal life as a partner, a mother, a woman and a speaker to bring to life her crucial work on vulnerability and courage. Her stories are so relatable, and it's impossible not to be moved by the vulnerability she actually portrais on stage, as she shares her incredible knowledge about human relationships - both the ones we have with ourselves and with each other.

Brené Brown has an outstanding way of engaging with the audience - throughout the entire special I kept forgetting that this was actually a PhD Professor sharing incredibly well-researched findings from year-long academic study. She will have you laughing from the get-go, smiling, laughing again, feeling compassionate, moved, maybe shed a tear. She is completely no-drama and delivers her wisdom with such integrity.

I highly recommend you to watch this. It truly little over an hour well spent. Just from watching it, there's a good chance you'll come out a little more daring!

Is she a professor, is she a stand up comedian, is she a constant talker... Who even knows.

I felt like I was watching a comedy show because Brene talks and then waits for the audience to laugh. Just her tone and body language and the words she uses. A big part of me didn't connect with her like I did during her first Ted Talk. All she did here is talk about her life. Her husband. Her kids. It was so boring, I'm surprised people were actually sat there paying attention and LAUGHING.

I get you need a narrative to relate to your experiences but she just kept going on and on about her personal stories. Not to mention her constant reference to being a Texan. We get it.

Call to Courage just didn't hit the punchline. There was nothing to learn from this.

It's helpful if you watch Dr. Brown's life changing Ted talks on YouTube prior to diving in to her wonderful Netflix special, but not necessary.

This special seems like the natural growth progression for Dr. Brown, a self proclaimed introvert, and plays out like a much needed conversation between friends.

It varies between candid and quite funny personal stories, continued observations on courage and vulnerability, and overcoming the challenges of overnight fame as a researcher and intellectual.

Dr. Brown is a soothing voice of calm and reason in a time where people's fear of being hurt outweighs their desire to feel joy and happiness.

There is so much to be gained from the words of Brene Brown and time with a trusted friend is never time wasted.

First of all English is not my native language, however I really disliked how she delivered it The language she used is very similar to 20 years old noisy American tourists in Rome. She is using words like "dude, OMG, right?, ass etc". all the time. She is so krass. Yet she is talking on very human feelings like shame, vulnerability, courage etc. It sounds like a very uneducated, random housewife is trying to impress people. Not like a sophisticated, profound academic. She could choose a tone for the general audience that would not make her look like a cheap Hollywood movie, but still keep them engaged. She is well experienced, matured and educated to better know how to speak about serious topics with the right attitude. However, she chose to be a dying to be a comedian over Netflix academic. A little of faith in yourself Brené!

I never heard about Brene Brown. Just came across this documentary and decided to watch it. It started just like another one guru talk and I thought I'm definitely not gonna like it. But oh man it just sucks you in. Her humor is just amazing. Made me laugh and made me almost cry.

There was not to much to learn from it, but anyway it was worth watching. You can easily relate to her stories because she talks about ordinary things, about normal life in family, about things that lot of us actually do and think about.

Conclusion: fun, easy to listen, worth watching.

Take away: Vulnerability is important because it connects us with other people on deeper level. It has important role in building trust. Being vulnerable means being brave.