My favorite line from the poem by @amandascgorman today: “We lift our gazes not to what stands between us but what stands before us.” She is amazing. #inauguration2021
Grateful for our awkward, brave and kind community.
Happy holidays, friends. Be tender with yourselves and each other during this difficult season.
xo,
BB
Truth. @berniceaking
This will go down as a favorite for life! We see thousands of tattoos based on the work – but this is next level awesome.
And her caption is pure genius.
Raise your hand if you’ve ever gone in for Daring Greatly and come out with The Gifts of Imperfection! 🙋🏼♀️
#DaringGreatlty
A #DaretoLead Podcast conversation with President @barackobama on vulnerability, the rare skill of holding the tension of opposites, and what it really means when our partners have “veto power.” And, of course we talk about the President’s fantastic taste in music! Link in profile to listen.
Unlocking Us is back today with a solo “On My Mind” episode about what’s weighing on my heart and spirit: the carefully laid path of dehumanization that led to the insurrection at the Capitol last week.
I can’t count the number of emails, tweets, and social media comments I’m receiving about shame, specifically the lack of it and the need for more of it. I get it. Shaming the shit out of people for the trauma and hate-fueled violence we witnessed last week is SO seductive. And, if it worked, I’d do it. Even fully knowing the pain it causes. I wouldn’t care — I’m that scared and anxious and worn down.
But shame is not the answer — it changes nothing. It’s easy and self-righteous and it gives us the counterfeit feeling of having discharged our rage, but it changes nothing. It is just more self-indulgent behavior that adds to the shit that’s covering ALL of our shoes.
Shame is a function of dehumanization, and we need to have a SERIOUS conversation about how dehumanization and shame undermine accountability and corrode empathy.
And, as Nelba Márquez-Greene, “White supremacy is not the elephant in the room. It is the room.”
We need accountability. We need love. We need to own our history so our history doesn’t own us.
You can listen to the new episode of Unlocking Us now.
A note to self about how I need to treat myself and others in the midst of weariness.
With a little tenderness. ❤️
Favorite cover: Otis Redding
Lyrics: Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, and Harry M. Woods
So honored to work with @taranajaneen on this anthology on vulnerability and shame resilience and the Black experience. SWIPE to see the amazing contributors. Every one of these essays took my breath away. The stories changed me. Our introduction to the book is a very personal and honest conversation between the two of us about the power of lived experience and co-creation. We thought we would share it with you now. Link in profile.
You Are Your Best Thing features essays from (left to right) — Row 1: Jason Reynolds, Austin Channing Brown, Tanya Fields, Kiese Makeba Laymon, Prentis Hemphill; Row 2: Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts, Marc Lamont Hill, Keah Brown, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, Shawn A. Ginwright; Row 3: Kaia Naadira, Deran Young, Sonya Renee Taylor, Irene Antonia Diane Reece, Yolo Akili Robinson; Row 4: Laverne Cox, Jessica J. Williams, Aiko D. Bethea, Imani Perry, Tarana Burke.
Cover art by @toyinojihodutola ❤️
So honored to work with @taranajaneen on this anthology on vulnerability and shame resilience and the Black experience. SWIPE to see the amazing contributors. Every one of these essays took my breath away. The stories changed me. Our introduction to the book is a very personal and honest conversation between the two of us about the power of lived experience and co-creation. We thought we would share it with you now. Link in profile.
You Are Your Best Thing features essays from (left to right) — Row 1: Jason Reynolds, Austin Channing Brown, Tanya Fields, Kiese Makeba Laymon, Prentis Hemphill; Row 2: Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts, Marc Lamont Hill, Keah Brown, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, Shawn A. Ginwright; Row 3: Kaia Naadira, Deran Young, Sonya Renee Taylor, Irene Antonia Diane Reece, Yolo Akili Robinson; Row 4: Laverne Cox, Jessica J. Williams, Aiko D. Bethea, Imani Perry, Tarana Burke.
Cover art by @toyinojihodutola ❤️
A great conversation about gender equity and the power of story with @melindafrenchgates on #UnlockingUs this week. Link in profile.
Loved talking with my friend @simonsinek in this week’s episode of the Dare to Lead podcast about infinite vs. finite mindsets and the five practices we all need to adopt to lead in this increasingly uncertain and unpredictable world:
1. Just Cause
2. Trusting Teams
3. Worthy Rivals
4. Existential Flexibility
5. The Courage to Lead
If you like vulnerable, honest, and messy, this might be the episode for you.
Thank you @timferriss and @daxshepard for keeping it real and choosing courage over comfort.
Dear @berniceaking – deeply grateful for you, your father and your mother.
Thank you for continuing the work of justice and the #BelovedCommunity.
#RevDrMartinLutherKingJr #CorettaScottKing #TheKingCenter
We start every meeting with a two-word check-in. We take turns sharing two words that describe how we’re feeling that day. We all have the human need to see others and to be seen. The realness connects us.
Today I’m feeling overwhelmed and focused. You?
Learned so much talking with @emmanuelacho about his book Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man.
Understand history.
Talk until it gets uncomfortable.
Walk the talk.
“Ending racism is not a finish line that we will cross. It’s a road we’ll travel.” E. Acho
Today on the podcast I’m talking about connections between my Netflix binge of “The Queen’s Gambit” and neuroscience and a conversation with Jim Collins for the Dare to Lead podcast and a teaching from Sonya Renee Taylor.
My brain is tired. But now I know why.
PS Did you know that grandmaster chess players can burn up to 6,000 calories a day during tournaments?
A two-hour-nerd-out-deep-dive with Jim Collins on the Dare to Lead podcast today. Jim’s work has shaped the way I think, lead, and work in deep and meaningful ways — from hedgehogs to flywheels!
Thank you so much for being a part of the Dare to Lead podcast community. Cool things coming your way in 2021. Brave work. Tough conversations. Whole hearts. xo, BB
This conversation with Kevin Oakes is a love letter to my brave and compassionate friends who work in the Human Resources space. His book, “Culture Renovation” is one of the most comprehensive playbooks for culture change in companies I have ever seen. Kevin has extensive research, examples, case studies, and 18 specific strategies for how to negotiate successful renovation within companies.
Georgia, in this runoff election, you will decide the future of America.
Here is how to make your voice heard:
Check your voter registration status. The deadline to register to vote is December 7. If you turn 18 before January 5, please register to vote!
Early voting begins December 14. If you want to vote by mail, request your absentee ballot ASAP.
Go to vote.org for info on registration, voting early, and voting by mail! Your vote is your power! Thank you for showing up for our democracy!
#ThankYouGA #WinWithBlackWomen
Georgia, in this runoff election, you will decide the future of America.
Here is how to make your voice heard:
Check your voter registration status. The deadline to register to vote is December 7. If you turn 18 before January 5, please register to vote!
Early voting begins December 14. If you want to vote by mail, request your absentee ballot ASAP.
Go to vote.org for info on registration, voting early, and voting by mail! Your vote is your power! Thank you for showing up for our democracy!
#ThankYouGA #WinWithBlackWomen
Georgia, in this runoff election, you will decide the future of America.
Here is how to make your voice heard:
Check your voter registration status. The deadline to register to vote is December 7. If you turn 18 before January 5, please register to vote!
Early voting begins December 14. If you want to vote by mail, request your absentee ballot ASAP.
Go to vote.org for info on registration, voting early, and voting by mail! Your vote is your power! Thank you for showing up for our democracy!
#ThankYouGA #WinWithBlackWomen
Georgia, in this runoff election, you will decide the future of America.
Here is how to make your voice heard:
Check your voter registration status. The deadline to register to vote is December 7. If you turn 18 before January 5, please register to vote!
Early voting begins December 14. If you want to vote by mail, request your absentee ballot ASAP.
Go to vote.org for info on registration, voting early, and voting by mail! Your vote is your power! Thank you for showing up for our democracy!
#ThankYouGA #WinWithBlackWomen
Georgia, in this runoff election, you will decide the future of America.
Here is how to make your voice heard:
Check your voter registration status. The deadline to register to vote is December 7. If you turn 18 before January 5, please register to vote!
Early voting begins December 14. If you want to vote by mail, request your absentee ballot ASAP.
Go to vote.org for info on registration, voting early, and voting by mail! Your vote is your power! Thank you for showing up for our democracy!
#ThankYouGA #WinWithBlackWomen
