On the flip side, I've also had to struggle with saying "yes." Before I did this research and before I had my own breakdown and spiritual awakening around this work, my motto was, "Don't do anything that you're already not great at doing." Which I think is the way the majority of adults in our culture live. Authenticity is also about the courage and the vulnerability to say, "Yeah, I'll try it. I feel pretty uncomfortable and I feel a little vulnerable, but I'll try it!"
![On the flip side, I've also had to struggle with saying yes. Before I did this research and before I had my own breakdown and spiritual awakening around this work, my motto was, Don't do anything that you're already not](http://cdn.myquotes.org/images/brene-brown/on-the-flip-side-ive-also-had-to-struggle-with-saying-yes-before-i-did-this-research-and-before-i.jpg)