8 Behaviors That Instantly Lower Your Status || BRENE BROWN MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH

Discover a powerful, emotionally grounded speech on “8 Behaviors That Instantly Lower Your Status” that explores how people-pleasing, defensiveness, over-explaining, lack of boundaries, perfectionism, and quiet self-disrespect undermine confidence and credibility. This reflective, story-driven talk reveals how self-respect, authenticity, curiosity, and emotional courage elevate presence, deepen trust, and build lasting respect—without dominance or performance.

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Opening: Framing status as self-respect, not dominance; setting the emotional tone

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Keypoint 1 – People-pleasing at the cost of self-respect

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Keypoint 2 – Defensiveness instead of curiosity

04:30 – 06:15
Keypoint 3 – Over-explaining and justifying yourself

06:15 – 08:00
Keypoint 4 – Avoiding boundaries to keep the peace

08:00 – 09:45
Keypoint 5 – Performing perfection rather than owning humanity

09:45 – 11:30
Keypoint 6 – Disrespecting yourself in small, quiet ways

11:30 – 12:45
Conclusion: Reclaiming status through alignment, authenticity, and self-trust


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