Family is the place where acceptance and validation are most needed, but often the hardest to find.
BILL CRAWFORDThe most successful form of correction is when the “other” feels informed versus chastised.
More Bill Crawford Quotes
-
-
Change isn’t always easy, but with purposeful practice, any old habit can be replaced with a way of being we would recommend to those we love.
BILL CRAWFORD -
How do you keep people from jerking your chain? Don’t give your chain to jerks!
BILL CRAWFORD -
Living 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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
To understand ourself, we must understand our “selves,” or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.
BILL CRAWFORD -
The problem with lethargy is that doing nothing validates the fear that nothing can be done.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
The key to being with family is to engage with those we love in a way we would teach to those we love.
BILL CRAWFORD -
One barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
Nothing is meaningless it’s how we assign meaning to the past that determines how we experience the present, and future.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
The most successful form of correction is when the “other” feels informed versus chastised.
BILL CRAWFORD