When we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future.
BILL CRAWFORDDiversity, 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.
More Bill Crawford Quotes
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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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The problem with lethargy is that doing nothing validates the fear that nothing can be done.
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Freedom isn’t about having permission to do whatever we want… it’s about having the courage to do whatever fills our life with meaning.
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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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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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Nothing destroys a relationship quicker than our fears of inadequacy and loss.
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Fear of feeling bad rarely makes one feel good.
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But if your work is your art, a personal reflection of who you are, the only person who can do that better than you, is a future you.
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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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Many people would rather be certain of their worries and fears, than risk the uncertainty of hope and optimism.
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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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We limit our success when we mistake the limits of our perception for reality.
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If you want to change your life, you must change your mind and change your brain? on purpose.
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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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To truly be of service to others, we must first serve the server. The ability to bring an enlightened presence to those in need is the ability to light a candle without burning ourselves out.
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There’s no such thing as a ‘stressful’ situation.
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When we engage people positively, we create a receptive platform for the ideas and information we wish to communicate.
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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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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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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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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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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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To understand ourself, we must understand our “selves,” or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.
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When we take care of ourselves like we would take care of someone we love, the quality of our living and our giving goes up.
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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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People have the absolute right to be just as unhappy and miserable as they want to be.
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