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Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another’s state of mind.

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

Determination Long Self
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
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 key to success is knowing the difference between knowledge and wisdom. One is information from the past while the other is the key to the future.
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Differences Key Past
How do you keep people from jerking your chain? Don’t give your chain to jerks!
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Giving Jerk People
When people feel criticized, they almost always defend the behavior you want them to change.
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Behavior People Want
The true measure of our belief in the validity of our values is our willingness to act upon them.
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Belief Validity Willingness
Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another’s state of mind.
BILL CRAWFORD

Mind Problem Ties
To understand ourself, we must understand our “selves,” or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.
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Behavior Decision Self
You can’t fight fire with fire, or fear with fear.
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Create Fighting Fire Happen
Images of resentment and revenge only have us spending the precious moments of our lives imagining the ‘other’ as both dangerous and important!
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Important Resentment Revenge
Meaning isn’t something we discover, it is what we bring to life, either by choice or by chance.
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Chance Choices Meaning
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
Becoming critical in the face of criticism, only inspires more criticism.
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Becoming Criticism Faces Inspire
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
When stress and anxiety have your system stuck in a brainstem loop? Reboot. It’s I.T. for life!
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Anxiety Stress Stuck

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