Dealing with Change
“Change isn’t the problem. People can deal with change, they just can’t deal with being changed.”
~ Adapted from Peter Senge
Dealing with Conflict
“While understanding is necessary, it doesn’t necessarily mean agreement.”
~ Bill Crawford
Dealing with Insults!
“In order to feel insulted by others, we must first value their opinion over our own… why would we do that?”
~ Bill Crawford
Dealing with The Unknown
“As Robert Burns said, ‘The best laid plans of mice and men oft go astray.’ So, let’s make our plans, for sure, but always remember that our happiness and success is not about what happens in the future, but who we are now, and the qualities and characteristics we bring to dealing with the unknown.”
~ Bill Crawford
4 NEW Questions to Deal with Negative Emotions
“Until we can ask the right questions, we will rarely, if ever, find the right answers.”
~ Bill Crawford
Why We Are So Exhausted!
“Until we shift our focus from trying to change the world around us so that it no longer “exhausts us,” to triggering the chemicals in our brain and body that support our energy and effectiveness, we will forever be at the mercy of people and things that are out of our control.”
~ Bill Crawford
How To Use Our Emotions (vs. Them Using US)
“Stress, anxiety, anger, and frustration are signals that something needs to change… Suffering is when we don’t make the change.”
~ Bill Crawford
What Makes Us Worthy?
“Until we make ‘who we are’ more important than just what we do, we will always be at risk for being never enough.”
~ Bill Crawford
Defending vs. Being Defensive
“In order to be effective with others, we must know the difference between defending one’s self and being defensive, and when (if ever) to use each.”
~ Bill Crawford