I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be…

Brené Brown
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I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults. ✨ Brené Brown (2012). Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, p.22, Penguin
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I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults. ✨ Brené Brown (2012). Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, p.22, Penguin

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