Life From The Top Of The Mind

"Regardless of the situation, as long as our solution requires someone else to change, we will never know the power and promise of self-determination." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Until we learn to create the sort of interactions that trigger psychological safety in others, we will forever be fighting the neurobiology of suspicion and resistance.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"You will never resolve a conflict by fighting another’s existing reality." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"The only time a mistake becomes a failure is when we look for someone to blame." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Be the kind of person you wished for, when no one was there for you.” ~ Nikita Gil (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“One question that can stop almost any argument is…are you wanting to understand my position, or do you just want to convince me that I’m wrong?” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"If we consume simply what we are fed with respect to 'the news,' we run the risk of being inflamed versus informed." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"In order to trust our own judgement, we must first determine if we are accessing the trustworthy part of who we are." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Anger can be a signal that something needs to change… however, it is often not the most effective energy to trust in making the change.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"A Life lived by choice is a life of conscious action. A life lived by chance is a life of unconscious reaction." ~ Neale Walsch (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“To create solution-focused conversations, we must be truly focused on the solution and the future, not the problem and the past.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“In order to deal with difficult people effectively, we must be coming from the ‘effective’ (versus the reactive) brain.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Dealing successfully with difficult people initially requires us being aware of two things… what we want to bring to the conversation… and what we want to bring out in others.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Until we understand the 'why' behind another's resistance, we will be forever stuck in a brainstem debate about who's right.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Compassion doesn’t make us more vulnerable to manipulation any more than understanding makes more vulnerable making bad decisions.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“When an argument is generating more heat than light, it’s time to stop fanning the flame.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"In order to break the cycle of stress, anxiety, and resentment, we must shift from trying to stop the problem, to starting the solution by accessing the clear, confident, creative part of the brain." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Any powerful idea is absolutely fascinating and absolutely useless until we choose to use it.” ~ Richard Bach (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

“Outrage is a natural, normal, heathy response to an outrageous event (especially when compared to apathy or indifference), and can be effective in initiating change. Rage, on the other hand, is an out of control, lower-brain reaction that can have us making decisions that we would not recommend to someone we love.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)

"Anger and Outrage are valuable signals that something needs to change. However, they become less effective when used as the drivers of that change." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)