To find the true cause of how you think and feel, find the ‘sponsoring thought’ that created the interpretation that created your experience of life.
BILL CRAWFORDThe past exists not as a factual recounting of what happened, but as an experience that we are constantly recreating in our mind which means we CAN change the past!
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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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Just because we have a thought, doesn’t mean it is a thought worth having.
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Regardless of what is being discussed . . . the issue is never more important than the quality of the interaction.
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What we feed our mind becomes the material with which we build our life.
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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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To change any aspect of our life we must be willing to change our mind… Unfortunately, that is the one thing most people are the least willing to do.
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There are two ways to look at most problems… ‘Oh Crap!’ or, ‘Good Information!,’ and our choice will give us good information on how to deal with problems in the future.
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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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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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Never define people or situations in terms of their effect on you, unless you want to give them the power to make you feel that way.
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To spank or not to spank isn’t the question the question is whether whether we are teaching a quality we want our kids to have as adults?
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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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The act of giving is simply a behavior, and the gift merely a symbol. It is the energy behind both that will determine their impact on our lives.
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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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True ‘magic’ is simply the ability to transcend what seems to be and, thus, transform one’s experience. Maybe we could all use a little ‘Harry Potter’ in our lives.
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The past exists not as a factual recounting of what happened, but as an experience that we are constantly recreating in our mind which means we CAN change the past!
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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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Sometimes our ability to accept what we can’t change is tied to our willingness to change what we can.
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Meaning isn’t something we discover, it is what we bring to life, either by choice or by chance.
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A meaningful life is composed of a series of meaningful moments. If this is what we want, then the ability to infuse each moment with meaning would seem to be a skill worth practicing.
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The key to being with family is to engage with those we love in a way we would teach to those we love.
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Many of us go from being taken care of as children to taking care of others as adults. Shouldn’t there be a time when we learn to take care of ourselves?
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Sleep is simply a chemical change in our brain and body (melatonin) – It?s not a place we go, it is a state of being that we fall into.
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The true measure of our belief in the validity of our values is our willingness to act upon them.
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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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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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