Why "Just Breathe" Just Isn't Enough
"Deep breathing can create enough space to experience an emotion without losing control, but it only minimizes the problem, it doesn't creat...
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Life from the Top of the Mind
This series of video podcasts is based upon a system for success developed by psychologist, Dr. Bill Crawford, (Ph.D.). The basic premise of this philosophy is that the reason we are less th...
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20 of 626 episodesThe Gap That Kills Change!
"Every worthwhile change effort creates a gap between effort and evidence. That gap is where most people give up." ~ Shawn Thomas (https://w...
A Question That Can Change Your Life!
"The question to ask each night before you go to bed: If I live every day the same way I did today, what kind of future would that create?”...
The Paradox of Forgiveness
“I will no longer hold on to images of being hurt in the past as a way of staying safe in the future.” ~ Bill Crawford, PhD (https://www.bil...
How To know Whether To Trust What We Fear, or What We Know
"When faced with conflicting thoughts and emotions, we must decide what to trust, what we fear, or what we know. What’s important is that th...
The Neuroscience of Excitement Versus Anxiety
“Adrenaline paired with joy is excitement… adrenaline paired with worry or fear is anxiety.” ~ Bill Crawford, PhD (https://www.billcrawfordp...
What to Change and Why
"What we aren't changing, we are choosing." ~ Laurie Buchanan and, “What we condone we codify.” ~ Bill Crawford, PhD( https://www.billcrawfo...
The Problem with "Constructive Criticism"
“Criticism can be effective when there is something that must be destroyed or dissolved, but it is capable only of harm when there is someth...
The Power of Purposeful Attribution & Meaning
“Meaning isn’t something we discover, it is what we bring to life, either by choice or by chance.” ~ Bill Crawford, PhD (https://www.billcra...
The Power of Beliefs
“Until we consciously choose the beliefs that affect our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, we will be driven by the unconscious, fear-based...
Change your Mind, Brain, & Your Life!
“If you want to change your life, you must first change your mind and then change your brain… on purpose.” ~ Bill Crawford, PhD (https://www...
Feeling Out of Control?
"Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control." Bill Crawford, PhD (h...
The Key to Self-Worth
“Until we make 'who we are' more important than just what we do, we will always be at risk for feeling like we are never enough.” ~ Bill Cra...
Trusting Your Strengths
“If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing that it is stupid.” ~ Albert Einstein (https://www.bill...
The Neuroscience of Our Advantages Over AI
"Artificial Intelligence may shape more of what we do, but only our human integrity, wisdom, and character will shape who we are." ~ Daniel...
The Neuroscience of Creating New Habits
"We are what we repeatedly do. Success, therefore, is not an act but a series of habits that define who we are and determine the course of o...
Are Students Today More Anxious?
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." ~ a Chinese Proverb - Our kids need us to act. Teach Mental H...
The Fear of Trusting Our Own Judgement
“Action without knowledge can be destructive, but knowledge without action can be demoralizing.” ~ Bill Crawford, PhD (https://www.billcrawf...
The Psychology of Selves: Managing the Inner Critic, Pleaser, & Rebel
”To understand ourself, we must understand our “selves,” or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.” ~ Bill Cr...
The Neuroscience of Anticipatory Anxiety
“Anticipatory Anxiety is worrying about some future event that we can’t affect in the present. The Anxiety and Depression Association of Ame...