Life from the Top of the Mind
This series of 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 than effective is that the problems in our life trigger the release of certain stress-related chemicals that engage the lower 20% of our brain which is incapable of creative thinking. This results in feelings of stress, frustration, and the desire to either lash out or escape. What makes Dr. Crawford's "Top of the Mind" system unique and powerful is that it shows us how to change the chemical make-up of our body and shift to the upper 80% of our brain where we can access the clarity, confidence, and creativity necessary to bring our best to all aspects of life.
Leadership
Business
Success
Self-Help
Creativity
Kids & Family
Business News
Management
Purpose
Health & Fitness
Careers
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 340
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2025
Getting Others to Change!
“You can’t make people better by making them feel worse.” ~ Adapted from Pam Leo (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com)
Tue 26 Jul 2022
Insults!
"In order to feel insulted by others, we must first value their opinion over our own… why would we do that?" ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com)
Tue 19 Jul 2022
Panic Attacks!
"Until we recognize that panic attacks are the result of a chemical change in our body triggered by a misinterpretation of the middle brain, we will forever be at the mercy of these frightening exper…
Tue 12 Jul 2022
Out of Control!
"Trying to control everything and everyone will almost always result in our feeling ‘out of control.’” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com)
Tue 05 Jul 2022
Uncertainty!
“If there is one thing that is certain, it’s that we will always be dealing with uncertainty. The challenge, therefore, is to become certain about what we can know and control, which are the qualitie…
Fri 24 Jun 2022
Questions are the Search Engine for the Brain!
"Questions are the search engine for the brain. Make sure you are searching the right data base.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com)
Sun 19 Jun 2022
Resilience
“When the storms of life hit, the resilient adjust their sails.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com)
Sun 12 Jun 2022
Our Frame of Mind = Our Frame of Reference
“Our frame of mind is determined by our frame of reference… best to create both of these by choice versus by chance.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com)
Sun 05 Jun 2022
The Neuroscience of Defensiveness & Conflict Resolution
"When people are being defensive, they aren’t just defending their position, they are defending their judgement… they are defending themselves!” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com)
Sun 29 May 2022
The Most Powerful Part of the Brain is Unconscious!
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will control your life!” ~ Carl Jung (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com)
Sat 14 May 2022
The Neuroscience of Influence
"While we are not responsible for other people's reactions, we do play a role in how their brain interprets what we do and say, and this will determine our influence." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.…
Fri 06 May 2022
The Neuroscience of Self-Righteousness
"Self-righteousness isn't about confidence. It's a reaction designed to protect someone from the fear of what it would mean to be wrong." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com)
Sat 23 Apr 2022
Why We Let Little Things Bug Us - & What To Do About It!
"Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least." ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com)
Sun 10 Apr 2022
One More Way to Affect Others
"Our 'emotional wake' is how we affect others after we have left the room. Let's make sure we are creating this effect on purpose." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com)
Sat 02 Apr 2022
Dealing with Disappointment
“There are too many people in the world today who decide to live disappointed rather than risk feeling disappointment.” ~ Brené Brown (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com)
Fri 25 Mar 2022
Justifiable Anger!
“Physiologically, it simply doesn’t matter whether our anger or resentment is justified. The body doesn’t make moral judgments about feelings… it just reacts.” ~ Adapted from Doc Lew Childre, Jr. (h…
Fri 18 Mar 2022
Dealing with Past Mistakes "Golden Repair"
“Nothing is meaningless… it’s how we assign meaning to the past that determines how we experience the present, and future.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com)
Sat 05 Mar 2022
What to Do When You Feel Stressed or Anxious
“All of life is a cycle of cause and effect. In order to break the cycle of stress and frustration we must do more than just change the cause or change the effect… we must become the cause.” ~ Bill C…
Sat 19 Feb 2022
Avoid This At All Costs!
"If our goal is to be influential, we must first ensure that those we wish to influence can't put 'You Stupid Idiot' on the end of anything we say." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com…
Sat 12 Feb 2022
Using the Brain to Strengthen Our Immune System and Get to Sleep!
“Neuroscience tells us that our state of mind affects our body’s ability to fight off illness and get the sleep we need. Therefore, we must be purposeful about the former to be effective in the latte…
Sat 05 Feb 2022
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