Life from the Top of the Mind

"Until we are able to understand the neuroscience behind our communications with others, and frame our suggestions in a way that they hear as valuable, our advice will tend to go unheeded and unheard." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"Surviving a breakup is hard - Especially if you are the one being 'broken up with'." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"Criticism can be effective when there is something that must be destroyed or dissolved, but it is capable only of harm when there is something to be built." ~ Adapted from Carl Jung (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"Until we recognize that panic attacks are the result of a chemical change in our body triggered by a specific part of the brain, we will forever be at the mercy of these frightening experiences.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Fear of public speaking is like any fear… it is a learned perspective designed to keep us safe from failure and embarrassment by making us so anxious that we choose avoidance over engagement… Not something we would recommend to someone we love.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Fear of failure is not something we are born with, but a fear that is learned and must be unlearned if we want to become more influential in our lives, and the lives of others.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"Core Values are only truly valuable when taken off of the wall and turned into behaviors that are embraced by all." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"In order to become effective leaders, or become more influential in our lives and the lives of others, we must first master the concept of ‘internal leadership." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“In dealing with difficult situations, knowing what to say and how to say it can be the difference between creating meaningful solutions versus simply continuing to argue about the problem.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"Are we worth taking care of? Until we are able to answer this question in the affirmative and take care of ourselves as we would take care of those we love, then the quality of our living and giving will be diminished." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Ask yourself every moment, 'Is this how I want to be thinking, feeling and acting?'…and only continue when the answer is yes.” ~ Adapted from Richard Bach (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“When our need to be seen as knowledgeable gets in the way of our ability to be seen as caring, our connections suffer.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Until we know the true cause of our stress, frustration, and anxiety… we won’t be able to do anything about it.” - Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"To be heard and understood by anyone we need to first speak their language." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"We will only change when what we want becomes more important than what we are afraid of." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"The only thing complaining does is convince other people that you are not in control." ~Unknown (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"I will not 'should on' myself today." ~ Unknown (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"Let's not miss out on our life just because we are too busy scrolling through someone else's." ~ Adapted from Mel Robbins (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"Until we minimize the impact of difficult people who aren't important, we will never be able deal effectively with those who are." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"We don't have to be selfless to avoid being selfish." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Have you ever wondered why we have toenails? I mean, don't they seem rather useless?” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

Until we are trusted, our ability to influence others will be limited or nonexistent. ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"Negative habits are like chains that, at first, are often too light to be felt…until they feel too heavy to be broken." ~ Adapted from Warren Buffet (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Our reactions to life aren't the problem… it's our reactions to our reactions that get in the way of our clarity, confidence, and creativity.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"Physiologically, it simply doesn’t matter whether our anger or resentment is justified. The body doesn’t make moral judgments about feelings…it just responds.” ~ Adapted from Doc Childre (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)