Bill Crawford Quotes
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You can't fight fire with fire, or fear with fear.
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The difference between self-confidence and conceit is as simple as love and fear. Jesus was self-confident ... Hitler was afraid.
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To truly be of service to others, we must first serve the server. The ability to bring an enlightened presence to those in need is the ability to light a candle without burning ourselves out.
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Diversity, or the state of being different, isn't the same as inclusion. One is a description of what is, while the other describes a style of interaction essential to effective teams and organizations.
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The problem with lethargy is that doing nothing validates the fear that nothing can be done.
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Perspective is what allows us to step back and see the entire forest instead of just the same old tree we keep running into again and again.
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One key to success is knowing the difference between knowledge and wisdom. One is information from the past while the other is the key to the future.
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Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal while blaming our misery on the person who started the fire.
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Autonomy, Purpose, & Mastery: If you are having difficulty creating the life you want, chances are one or more of these are missing.
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You never want to tie your responsibility to another's irresponsibility.
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When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.
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All of life presents itself as a cycle of cause and effect. When this cycle is negative, there are three ways to change. You can change the cause, change the effect, or choose the most powerful option become the cause!
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The key to changing our past, present, and future is to create our piece of the PIE our Perceptions, Interpretations, & Expectations on purpose.
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Leaders should interact with everyone in their organization as if the interaction is being recorded and will be used as a training film on how to treat colleagues, coworkers, and customers.
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Our past is not, as some fear, a series of events carved in stone that we must carry around for the rest of our lives... but a kaleidoscope of experiences that, when viewed through different lenses, can 'color' change how we see our present and future.
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Regardless of the problem, as long as our solution requires someone else to change, we will never know the power and promise of self-determination.
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The problem with righteous indignation is that even when you're right, you're still left feeling indignant.
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Creating a meaningful life has less to do with how we feel about our past than what we do about our future.
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How do you keep people from jerking your chain? Don't give your chain to jerks!
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Let's not let our fear of dementia deepen our fear of dementia.
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The way to encourage people to be accountable is to engage the responsible, accountable, trustworthy part of their brain.
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Stress is a signal that something needs to change. Suffering, is when we don't make the change!
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The cooperative, creative, and flexible parts of your children reside in the joyful part of their brain.
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To influence others to change, you must be able to frame that change in terms of the future, and in a way that has value to all concerned.