2020: Brown is the absolute BEST at taking ideas and feelings and turning them into tangible actions and processes that literally make you a better person. This is her most "self-help"y book, but it's broken down with real life examples, as well as workbook style practices, that you walk away feeling like you just had a really great therapy session and you have a new outlook on how to kickass at work. This book is Daring Greatly + Rising Strong set in the workplace with a leadership focus.

By placing courage at the center of our careers, Brown allows us to explore what it would look like to be a truly brave leader. We spend so much of our time at work (often more than a third of our lives) and it's important to get it right. Or, at least as Brown says, wouldn't the world be a better place if there were more brave leaders? Selfishly (she is the least selfish person, honestly) she wants to see it, so she's going to make it happen. We stan.

I love that she didn't edit out any "um"s in her audiobook. It's a delight to listen to, and she really hits home her message of authenticity. Brown has changed a couple of phrases and passages to more align with an auditory audience, and it often felt like I was listening to a podcast (maybe because I have been listening to a lot of "Unlocking Us" recently and I sometimes got them confused?) There's a point at which she literally does a breathing exercise with the listeners. It's amazing. I love her very much.

Read this book, it will make you a better human.