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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.

Bill Crawford

Never define yourself in terms of how you are negatively affected by others.
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Affected Define Term
Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another’s state of mind.
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Mind Problem Ties
Realistic optimism allows us to experience the best until we have to deal with the worst … which often, never comes.
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Optimism Realistic Worst
Fear of feeling bad rarely makes one feel good.
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Bad Fear Feel Feelings Good
The journey of life is both too short and too precious to be sidetracked by guilt trips.
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Guilt Journey Life
One barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids.
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Belief Kids Parents
Change isn’t about what you are stopping… it’s about what you are starting.
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Change Starting Stopping
It’s not simply what we feel, but what we feed, that determines what we do and how we live.
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Determined Feels Simply
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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Magic Potters Use
The only time a mistake becomes a failure is when we look for someone to blame.
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Blame Looks Mistakes
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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Color Events Past
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.
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Heart Land Successful
The problem with righteous indignation is that even when you’re right, you’re still left feeling indignant.
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Feelings Problems Righteous
When we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future.
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Aspects Future Limits Past Responsibility
One key to successful relationships is learning to say “no” without guilt, so that you can say “yes” without resentment.
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Guilt Keys Successful
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.
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Old Habits Practice Way

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