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A new book by a mentor, new podcast interviews, and more! Between stimulus and response there is space. In that space is our power to choose our... [Cropped in photo of a mailbox that reads "POST"] From Brené JuLY 12, 2024 newsletter ON MY NIGHTSTAND A New Book by a Mentor [Brené with Dr. Latting and the Conscious Change Book Cover] Brené with Dr. Jean Latting and the cover of Conscious Change "Between stimulus and response there is space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." This is one of my favorite quotes. Now, my graduate school mentor and teacher Dr. Jean Latting has a new book, [Conscious Change]( that perfectly captures this quote for me. When she asked me to write the foreword to her new book, I jumped at the chance. Here's a peek of what I shared: Dr. Latting challenged me in ways that were equal parts enlightening and infuriating. I hated how still she forced me to be, and I loved what emerged from the stillness. This has not changed. What’s funny is that I could not articulate what she taught me until I read Conscious Change. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I thought her teaching was magic, but I did think it was a weird and probably unnameable thing rather than a teachable skill. I was wrong. As I read this book, I kept thinking: This is that thing she taught me — the thing that I love and hate and need to do and don’t want to do. Conscious Change is the playbook for prying open the space between stimulus and response. What’s made so clear in the examples in the book is the skill it takes to cognitively understand the stimulus rather than emotionally react to it, the commitment required to be intentional and values aligned in our responses, and the level of discipline it takes to make this a practice. Congrats to Dr. Latting, Dr. Ramsey, and all of the brave contributors! [Get The Book]( IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The Daring Leadership Institute Last week, we shared the exciting news of our new partnership with BetterUp announcing the launch of the [Daring Leadership Institute]( a first-of-its-kind integration that brings our empirically based, courage-building curriculum together with BetterUp’s human transformation platform. I’m so proud to chair the new institute and join their science board. [Brené and Alexi Robichaux, the CEO and Co-Founder of BetterUp, at the Uplift summit.] Brené and Alexi Robichaux, the CEO and Co-Founder of BetterUp, at the Uplift summit. Photography courtesy of BetterUp. [Learn More]( PODCASTS New Podcast Interviews I stopped by two of my favorite podcasts this month. [Pivot]( with Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher, and Simon Sinek’s A Bit of Optimism, in conversation with Adam Grant. Check out [Part 1]( and [Part 2](. [Pivot Hosted by Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway Podcast cover art and A Bit of Optimism, a podcast with Simon Sinek cover art] What's New on the Website [5 Questions with Lauren Choi on being a young entrepreneur, problem-solving, and building a more sustainable future.]( HIGH FIVE Lauren Choi by Zehra Javed [Randal Ford on enthusiasm, what it’s like to photograph animals, and the messy middle of creating.]( BRENÉ AND HER CREATIVE LOVES Randal Ford by Lauren Smith Ford [The Daring Interview with Gabrielle Blair on asking questions, solving problems, and containing multitudes.]( THE DARING INTERVIEW Gabrielle Blair by Laura Mayes Stay awkward, brave, and kind, Follow Brené on social! If this was forwarded to you, [subscribe here.]( [LinkedIn]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. © 2024 BBEARG, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Responses to this email are not monitored. Our mailing address is: BBEARG P.O. Box 272124Houston, TX 77277 [Add us to your address book](