Complainers
“The only thing complaining does is convince other people that you are not in control”
~ Unknown
Fear of Failure
“Fear of failure is not something we are born with, but a fear that is learned and must be unlearned if we want to become more influential in our lives, and the lives of others.”
~ Bill Crawford
Being Heard & Understood!
“Not being understood is a signal that there is much more to understand.”
~ Bill Crawford
What is True Confidence?
“True confidence is the ability to listen to anyone or anything without losing your temper or your perspective.”
~ Bill Crawford
Controlling What We Can
“The Brain doesn’t know the difference between a real and imagined event. Therefore, if it is out of your hands, put it our of your mind.”
~ Bill Crawford
The Neuroscience of Trauma
“When something reminds us of a traumatic incident in the past, the brain reacts as if the traumatic event is happening in the present.”
~ Adapted from Bessel van der Kolk
The Neuroscience of Gratitude and Optimism
“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because, unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.”
~ Noam Chomsky
Getting Others to Change!
“You can’t make people better by making them feel worse.”
~ Adapted from Pam Leo
Insults!
“In order to feel insulted by others, we must first value their opinion over our own… why would we do that?”
~ Bill Crawford, PhD