You Are So Annoying!
“When we define difficult people and situations in terms of their effect on us (annoying, frustrating, irritating, and depressing) we give them the power to define us.”
~ Bill Crawford
Perfectionism Vs. Healthy Striving
“The difference between perfectionism and healthy striving is the difference between improvement and approval. Healthy striving is an internal process designed to promote growth, while perfectionism is an external focus designed to obtain approval from others and is primarily fueled by the fear of not being enough.”
~ Adapted from Brené Brown
When Honesty Is NOT The Best Policy
“Honesty isn’t the best policy when it is driven by frustration, resentment, hurt, or anger because it is likely to trigger frustration, resentment, hurt, or anger in others.”
~ Adapted from Brené Brown
Are We Willing to be Wrong (So That We Can Trust Being Right)?
“We must be willing to be wrong in order to trust what we believe to be right.”
~ Bill Crawford
Constructive Criticism – An Oxymoron?
“Criticism can be effective when there is something that must be destroyed or dissolved, but it is capable only of harm when there is something to be built.”
~ Carl Jung
The 4 P’s of Anxiety & Depression
“Just as we are to avoid the four horsemen of the apocalypse, we should also avoid the four “P’s” of anxiety and depression… the need to please, perform, prove, and perfect.”
~ Bill Crawford
What Are We Pretending Not to Know?
“Honesty isn’t always just saying the truth, sometimes it’s about facing the truth. A life of confusion can often be a form of self-delusion. . .What are we pretending not to know?”
~ Ken Frogley
Good Bad Person
“You can’t make a good deal with a bad person.”
~ Warren Buffett
Don’t Let Them Live Rent Free Inside Your Head
“In order to become more influential in our experience of life, we must become more selective to whom we allow inside our heads.”
~ Bill Crawford