The gifts of imperfection
In line with the book “Trillion Dollar Coach”, it talks about how vulnerability connects us as humans. The 3 gifts of imperfection are courage, compassion, and connection, in an invitation to live more authentically: to accept ourselves with our imperfections, to embrace our tastes and eccentricities, and to stop pretending and buying into the story of maturity. Two stories stuck with me. The first: how important it is not to downplay the importance of events or things that do matter to us in order to protect our ego in case they don’t work out, because the consequence is that these same events don’t bring us as much joy or excitement when they happen. The second: being brave doesn’t have a single face. For an extroverted, bold person, being brave might mean not responding to an insult and starting a fight. For an introverted person, being brave might be exactly the opposite: responding to an insult and defending their opinion.