School of Life: Is Vulnerability a Virtue? with Brene Brown

The School of Life Presents…; Is Vulnerability a Virtue? with Brene Brown; World-renowned emotions expert Brené Brown busts the myth that vulnerability is a weakness.; Vulnerability is not weakness and the uncertainty risk and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is a question of engagement.’—Brené Brown; This event is the first of our new series of conversations where leading international thinkers share big ideas for changing the world.; Tonight Brené Brown the acclaimed expert in human emotions talks with empathy campaigner Roman Krznaric about the transformational ideas that stem from her new bookDaring Greatly. Brown will argue that we must liberate ourselves personally and culturally from the myth that vulnerability is a weakness. Krznaric will ask her what it would mean if we took seriously her claim that vulnerability is in truth our most accurate measure of courage.; Our fear of being vulnerable means we put off getting into a new relationship a difficult conversation a challenging work situation or even our own creative process until we’re perfect and bulletproof. But that state of invulnerability doesn’t exist argues Brown. And by waiting for it ‘we ultimately sacrifice relationships and opportunities that may not be recoverable we squander our precious time and we turn our backs on our gifts those unique contributions that only we can make.’ Having the courage to show up and take part even if you may fail she argues ‘is vulnerability. This is daring greatly.’; Join us to find out how changing the way we define vulnerability might change our individual and collective futures.; TICKETS: £20.50