The key to being with family is to engage with those we love in a way we would teach to those we love.
BILL CRAWFORDLiving exclusively in the land of the head or the heart will always be a limiting, limited experience. The most successful among us have dual citizenship.
More Bill Crawford Quotes
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You can’t ‘cope with’ change anymore than you can ‘manage’ stress.
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To understand ourself, we must understand our “selves,” or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.
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Change isn’t about what you are stopping… it’s about what you are starting.
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Many people would rather be certain of their worries and fears, than risk the uncertainty of hope and optimism.
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Children don’t know that they are lovable until they are loved. They need to see it in our eyes before they can accept it in their hearts.
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When dealing with problems, seek not to “change” some aspect of your life but instead, choose who you want to become as a path to what you want. Transformation and healing then take place as a process of becoming versus avoiding.
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Selfish is caring for ourselves at others’ expense … Self-care is taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for others.
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Realistic optimism allows us to experience the best until we have to deal with the worst … which often, never comes.
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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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In order to become more influential with those who are resistant to our point of view, we must be willing to start with what is influencing them.
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A process for discernment: God is my ultimate source of truth and wisdom, and dwells forever at the center of my being. Therefore, any thought, emotion, or action that takes me further from my center can be neither truthful, nor wise.
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You never want to tie your responsibility to another’s irresponsibility.
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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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Mistakes are just ‘mis-takes,’ or an action that we took that missed.
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The only time a mistake becomes a failure is when we look for someone to blame.
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