Life from the Top of the Mind

“Your reputation doesn’t follow you everywhere. It gets there before you do.” ~ Aliza Licht (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"The meaning that we attach to our stories makes us either bitter or better. I suggest we do this by choice, and not by chance." ~ Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"Our kids won't always do what we say… but they will do what we do!" ~ Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"There is no such thing as a selfless act… nor should there be. We don't have to be selfless to avoid being selfish." ~ Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"Setting healthy boundaries may require that we reclaim personal properties that we may have unwittingly deeded to others in the past." ~ Steve Butler (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"Just because people are fueled by drama, doesn't mean we have to attend every performance." ~ Cheryl Richardson (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"Problems Occur When We Tie our Peace of Mind to Another's State of Mind." ~ Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"While understanding is necessary, it doesn’t necessarily mean agreement." ~ Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn't know before you learned it." ~ Maya Angelou (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"Significance isn't about the number of friends we have on Facebook, but about how much we would be missed if we were gone." ~ Adapted from Seth Godin (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"Resistance almost always triggers resentment, and is rooted in the powerless of childhood." - Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void." ~ Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

“If you want to change your life, you must change your mind and change your brain… on purpose.” ~ Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"Stress is a chemical reaction in our brain and body designed to prepare us for fight or flight. These chemicals do not exist in the situation but in us. No situation is "full of stress," and therefore, there's no such thing as a stressful situation." ~ Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” ~ Martin Luther King (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"The problem with anxiety is that its main byproduct is more anxiety." ~ Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"You never want to tie your peace of mind to another person's state of mind." ~ Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"There's a thread you follow. It goes among things that change, but it doesn't change. While you hold it, you can't get lost. Good things happen, bad things happen, and it is harder for others to see. Regardless, you never let go of the thread!" ~ Adapted from William Stafford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"Stress is actually good information… a valuable signal that the middle brain (our limbic system) is interpreting, or misinterpreting, some situation as threatening." ~ Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"Change isn't the problem. People can deal with change, they just can't deal with being changed." ~ Adapted from Peter Senge (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"Saying 'Thanks' not only acknowledges appreciation for some act in the past and/or what we have now, it is also a powerful force for shaping the future." ~ Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"If buttons are to be pushed, let's ensure we are doing the pushing, and the buttons represent what we want in ourselves and others." ~ Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"You can't get people to 'Yes' by telling them 'No'" ~ Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way." ~ Wayne Dyer (www.billcrawfordphd.com)

"What we feed our mind becomes the material with which we build our life." ~ Bill Crawford (www.billcrawfordphd.com)