From Brené | Wrestling with questions, football two-a-days, and the Modern People Leaders

Meet Clint Smith + the Huerta Bros, and Happy Birthday, "Bad Feminist" - Clint Smith is a writer, a teacher, and a scholar as well as an artist... [A pair of weathered wooden doors, painted in a faded teal, with a mail slot showing letters partially sticking out.] From Brené AUGUST 15, 2024 newsletter ABK EDIT Clint Smith on practices, poetry, and trying to be present. [Clint Smith at his home in Maryland sitting on a black couch while flipping through a book.]( Writer Clint Smith at home in Maryland; photography by Savannah Lauren. Clint Smith is a writer, a teacher, and a scholar as well as an artist, an activist, and an avid Arsenal fan. He shared his thoughts on vulnerability with us in this Daring Interview on the ABK Edit: What role does vulnerability play in your work? As a writer, my preoccupation lies in wrestling with questions more than trying to find a specific answer to those questions. I’m interested in complexity, in nuance, in holding multiple truths alongside one another. In my work, part of what vulnerability looks like is presenting myself not as an expert on a given issue but as someone who is curious and trying to fill in the gaps of my own understanding. That way, I think, the reader feels as if they are on a journey alongside you, rather than being preached at. [Read the Full Interview]( A Week in My Life [Reading: Re-reading Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay (Happy 10th Birthday!); Listening to: Chappel Roan and, for some weird reason, I have Brandy by Looking Glass on repeat; Grateful for: It's starting to smell like football season (albeit sweat two-a-days). Pumpkin is next but I refuse to go early] [Quote by Dr. Pippa Grange, sports psychologist and author of “Fear Less: How to Win at Life Without Losing Yourself”: You don't have to choose between being wholehearted, loving, kind, and soulful or winning. You can do both, but the bridge you must cross is vulnerability.] [Screenshot of Brené, Daniel Huerta, and Stephen Huerta on a video call making the Hook 'Em Horns symbol.]( IN THE NEWS The Modern People Leader Podcast Last week, I joined Daniel and Stephen Huerta, two UT alums, on the Modern People Leader podcast. We discussed the concept of metacognition and the leadership skill of creating space between stimulus and response. [Listen to the Episode]( Popular on the Website [Headshot of Dr. Amishi Jha.]( DARE TO LEAD Dr. Amishi Jha on Finding Focus and Owning Your Attention with Brené Brown [Black and white portrait of Jason Reynolds with a background of colorful rays. ]( UNLOCKING US Jason Reynolds on Masterpieces and Messes with Brené Brown [Headshot of Jon Staff with the High Five hands background.]( HIGH FIVE Jon Staff on Creativity, Connection, and the Power of Nature by Karen Walrond 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](