Bill Crawford Quotes

Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control.

To be influential in our conversations, we must first be aware of two things, (1) what do we want to bring to the conversation and (2) what do we want to bring out in others.

Fear of feeling bad rarely makes one feel good.

You can't 'cope with' change anymore than you can 'manage' stress.

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.

Everything that happens in our lives is "good information" about the degree to which our choices are working for us. We can, however, choose to believe that we are a victim of the world we see, and have no choices. And, of course, we will receive "good information" about this belief as well.

To find the true cause of how you think and feel, find the 'sponsoring thought' that created the interpretation that created your experience of life.

The key to being with family is to engage with those we love in a way we would teach to those we love.

The true measure of our belief in the validity of our values is our willingness to act upon them.

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.

Just because we have a thought, doesn't mean it is a thought worth having.

Peace of Mind? Don't leave home (or go home) without it.

We limit our success when we mistake the limits of our perception for reality.

You never want to tie your responsibility to another's irresponsibility.

A meaningful life is composed of a series of meaningful moments. If this is what we want, then the ability to infuse each moment with meaning would seem to be a skill worth practicing.

Change isn't about what you are stopping... it's about what you are starting.

You can't use anxiety to deal with your anxiety it only makes you more anxious.

Nothing is meaningless it's how we assign meaning to the past that determines how we experience the present, and future.

As we interact with others, we can either be a person who is bringing out their best or pointing out their worst. Regardless, however, our choice is always more information about us than them.

The problem with lethargy is that doing nothing validates the fear that nothing can be done.

As long as we define stress as how some person or situation is making us feel, we will have to change the world around us to find peace of mind.

You can't fight fire with fire, or fear with fear.

Our success and happiness depends not on simply knowing where we stand, but in where we are wanting to go.

When people feel criticized, they almost always defend the behavior you want them to change.

Worry, shame, and fear can't be the energy with which we deal with food and weight. It only spurs us to eat more food and produce more glucose/sugar which gets stored as fat.