Marble Jar Moments

She tells a great story of her daughter s teacher who kept a jar in the classroom and each time the class did something positive a marble went in the jar.

Marble jar moments.

The teacher kept a jar in the classroom and each time the class did something positive a marble went in the jar. And the marble jar in the classroom is a jar where if the kids are making great choices together the teacher adds marbles. If they re making not great choices the teacher takes out marbles. Trust is built in small moments.

In her book daring greatly brené talks about marble jar friends. We use the marble jar as a metaphor for teaching that trust is built slowly over time and in small moments. What do your friends do to earn marbles in your marble jar. Not the big moments the small moments.

Some examples of small acts moments that build trust include showing up at a loved one s funeral and asking for help from friends. Speaking at a ucla based oprah winfrey super soul session brown used a marble jar positive behavior tool as a measure of how much we trust the people in our lives. For every marble that is in a jar people have earned your trust for that marble. Conversely when the class veered into the land of negatives marbles were removed.

Research changed brené s ongoing assumption that trust cannot be built around small moments in our lives. Marbles are earned through small acts moments not grand gestures. Your boss asks you how your mom s chemotherapy is. In the following clip brené brown describes the concept of trust and the marble jar.

Ellen describes it as one of the worst moments of her life and said to her mother i will never trust anyone again. Her daughter s classroom had a marble jar that was used for positive and negative reinforcement. When the class cooperated accomplished great things or just had an all around good day the teacher added marbles to the jar. Have a printout of a marble jar and ask students to write notes giving examples of the marbles that fill the jar and the ones that break it.

Marble jar friends sliding door moments. Trust is like a marble jar. Conversely when the class veered into the land of negatives marbles were removed. And if the jar gets filled up there s a celebration for the class.

Studies show it is the very small moments where trust is built. See more ideas about words inspirational quotes words of wisdom.