one little word for 2012

January 08, 2012/ Brené Brown

My good friend Ali Edwards has me hooked on the power of One Little Word. I started thinking about my word a couple of weeks ago and I had a great word in mind but it just wasn't sticking.

I didn't want light to be my word, but it turns out that I didn't really have a choice. Light has been finding its way into my life everyday since the new year. Last week I looked up at the inspiration board above my desk and light was in every quote pinned to my board.

"There's a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." -- Leonard Cohen

This year my word picked me. I'm not messing with that! Let it shine!

What's your word this year?

Brené Brown

Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW is a research professor at the University of HoustonGraduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past decade studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame.

Brené is a nationally renowned speaker and has won numerous teaching awards, including the College’s Outstanding Faculty Award. Her groundbreaking work has been featured on PBS, NPR, CNN, and has appeared in The Washington Post,Psychology Today, and many other national media outlets.

Her 2010 TEDx Houston talk on the power of vulnerability is one of the most watched talks on TED.com, with over 6 million views. She gave the closing talk, Listening to Shame, at the 2012 TED Conference in Long Beach.

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