Bill Crawford Quotes
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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.
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Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another's state of mind.
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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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The cooperative, creative, and flexible parts of your children reside in the joyful part of their brain.
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Nothing destroys a relationship quicker than our fears of inadequacy and loss.
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When we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future.
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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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Family is the place where acceptance and validation are most needed, but often the hardest to find.
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People have the absolute right to be just as unhappy and miserable as they want to be.
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Nothing will sabotage our happiness and success more thoroughly than the fear that we are not enough.
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When stress and anxiety have your system stuck in a brainstem loop? Reboot. It's I.T. for life!
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A relationship is like life. It isn't a process of preservation, but of change and growth. Unless you grow and change together, you will change ... and grow apart.
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Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.
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There are two ways to respond to the trials and tribulations of our present and past . . . 'Ain't it awful?' . . . or . . . 'Good information!' Our choice of responses will determine our experience of life.
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Images of resentment and revenge only have us spending the precious moments of our lives imagining the 'other' as both dangerous and important!
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The journey of life is both too short and too precious to be sidetracked by guilt trips.
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Nothing is meaningless it's how we assign meaning to the past that determines how we experience the present, and future.
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Life is not a means to an end but a series of experiences. Are you creating your series 'on purpose' ?
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Peace of Mind? Don't leave home or go home without it.
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In our lives, we can either be a reflection of the world around us . . . or a beam that enlightens the lives of others.
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When faced with conflicting thoughts and emotions, we must decide what to trust, what we fear, or what we know. What's important is that this decision be made by the knowledgeable versus the anxious part of who we are.
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There are two ways to make someone important in our lives ... we can either love them or hate them.
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Becoming critical in the face of criticism, only inspires more criticism.
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When 'Being Rushed' is the problem . . . Rushing is never the solution.