Life From The Top Of The Mind

"The reason some people get so defensive is not because they are defending their position…they are defending their judgment… they are defending themselves!” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

:Solution-focused questions about the future, that combine what is important to the other person with what is important to us, are the key to successful conflict resolution.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"The truth is that kids don’t like to feel bad. It goes against what they love which is to have fun and experience joy. Therefore, the key to helping them manage their emotions is first showing them how we manage ours and then making the process of influencing how we feel enjoyable.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"In order to become more influential in our life and the lives of others, we must not only become clear about why we think and feel a certain way, but how to change those thoughts and emotions to ones that are more congruent with the life we want to create." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"We have to believe we are enough in order to say, "Enough!" ~ Brené Brown (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"When our worry is feeding our anxiety, or our anxiety is feeding our worry, we need to stop the feeding frenzy and shift our focus from the problem to the solution, because it's not what we feel, but what we feed that will create our experience of life." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“While we are not responsible for other people’s reactions, we do play a role in how their brain interprets what we do and say, and this will determine our influence.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"Confidence is the ability to understand another's perspective without needing to accept or reject it in order to move from conflict to consensus." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"When the storms of life hit, the resilient adjust their sails." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"If we don't pay attention to our focus, or what we are paying attention to… we will never know if the payment is worth the cost." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Until we understand why we react to certain situations with stress, anger, or frustration, we will not have the clarity necessary to deal with life from a place of confidence, creativity, or compassion.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Core Values are only truly valuable when taken off of the wall and turned into behaviors that are embraced by all.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“You cannot have an argument with a fully conscious person.” ~ Eckhart Tolle (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“If buttons are to be pushed, let’s ensure we are doing the pushing, and the buttons represent what we want in ourselves and others.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"Until we switch to asking solution-focused questions, we will be stuck in the problem-focused part of the brain." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"Coping with change is much like just 'managing' stress...while better than the alternative, it will only allow you to survive versus thrive." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"To be heard and understood by anyone we need to first be perceived as someone that they trust.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Our frame of mind is determined by our frame of reference… best to create both of these by choice versus by chance.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"A life of choice is a life of conscious action, while a life of chance is a life of unconscious reaction. Unless we choose one, we will experience the other.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

”Helpful advice, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. It must be seen as healing before it can be experienced as helpful.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)