To understand ourself, we must understand our “selves,” or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.
BILL CRAWFORDTo understand ourself, we must understand our “selves,” or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.
BILL CRAWFORDWe limit our success when we mistake the limits of our perception for reality.
BILL CRAWFORDTrue ‘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 CRAWFORDRegardless 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 CRAWFORDWhen 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.
BILL CRAWFORDA 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.
BILL CRAWFORDNever make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control.
BILL CRAWFORDThe most powerful times in our lives can be the time between times, or life’s transitions that give us the opportunity to choose.
BILL CRAWFORDSelfish is caring for ourselves at others’ expense … Self-care is taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for others.
BILL CRAWFORDIt’s not simply what we feel, but what we feed, that determines what we do and how we live.
BILL CRAWFORDWhen our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.
BILL CRAWFORDTo 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 CRAWFORDImages of resentment and revenge only have us spending the precious moments of our lives imagining the ‘other’ as both dangerous and important!
BILL CRAWFORDTo 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.
BILL CRAWFORDWhen we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future.
BILL CRAWFORDTo influence others, we must know what is influencing them… and they must know that we get it.
BILL CRAWFORD