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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.

Bill Crawford

People have the absolute right to be just as unhappy and miserable as they want to be.
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Miserable People Unhappy Want
Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another’s state of mind.
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Mind Problem Ties
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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Leader Organization Training
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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Care Giving Quality
You never want to tie your responsibility to another’s irresponsibility.
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Responsibility Ties Want
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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Energy Giving Impact
Fear of feeling bad rarely makes one feel good.
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Bad Fear Feel Feelings Good
A process for discernment: God is my ultimate source of truth and wisdom, and dwells forever at the center of my being. Therefore, any thought, emotion, or action that takes me further from my center can be neither truthful, nor wise.
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Action Forever Wise
You can’t use anxiety to deal with your anxiety it only makes you more anxious.
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Anxiety Anxious Use
When 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.
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Healing Path Want
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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Burning Light Needs
The problem with lethargy is that doing nothing validates the fear that nothing can be done.
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Doing Done Nothing Problem
One barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids.
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Belief Kids Parents
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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Creating Missing Want
When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.
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Lives Our Purpose Void
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
Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.
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Acceptance Precursor Serenity
Stress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.
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Belief Stress Worry
Sometimes knowing what to do is knowing when to stop.
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Issue Knowing Matters Sometimes
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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Art Better Future Persons Reflection
When a loving, meaningful experience is our goal, we must trust an energy that is congruent with that goal as our guide along the way. Bottom line, trust love over fear if love is what you’re after.
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Goal Love Meaningful
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
There are two ways to make someone important in our lives … we can either love them or hate them.
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Hate Important Two
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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Our Lives Permission Want
Many people would rather be certain of their worries and fears, than risk the uncertainty of hope and optimism.
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Optimism People Uncertainty Worry
How do you keep people from jerking your chain? Don’t give your chain to jerks!
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Giving Jerk People
Nothing destroys a relationship quicker than our fears of inadequacy and loss.
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Inadequacy Loss Nothing Relationship

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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