Sinopsis
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 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.
Episodios
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The Neuroscience of Knowing What to Trust
24/10/2025“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 this decision be made by the knowledgeable versus the anxious part of the brain.” ~ Bill Crawford, PhD https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/
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Procrastination & Avoidance
30/09/2025“Procrastination or avoidance is just prolonged suffering disguised as safety.” ~ Whitney Goodman (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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The Solution for the Speed of Life!
07/09/2025"We suffer from the illusion that the faster we run, the more likely we are to grasp happiness. The truth is that the velocity necessary for success rarely exceeds the rate of reflection." Sam Keen
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Why People Resist Accountability
26/08/2025"The way to encourage people to be accountable is to change the meaning to "the ability to be counted upon." ~ Bill Crawford, PhD (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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The Neuroscience of Living Without Regret
12/08/2025"The #1 regret of those on their death bed: I wish I had the courage to live a life that was true to myself, versus the life that was expected of me." ~ Browny Ware (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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The Power of the Sponsoring Thought
27/07/2025“It is often the thought behind the thought, or the sponsoring thought, that truly causes how we think feel and act.” Bill Crawford, PhD
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How to Avoid Being Affected by Difficult People
15/07/2025"Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another's state of mind." ~ Bill Crawford, Ph.D. Bill Crawford, PhD (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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The Neuroscience of Feelings That Don't Make Sense!
30/06/2025"When our worries and fears just don’t make sense, it’s possible we are trusting the part of the brain that doesn’t make sense… it just reacts." ~ Bill Crawford, PhD (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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Don't blame the clown for acting like a clown... Ask why we keep going back to the circus?
21/06/2025"Don't blame the clown for acting like a clown... Ask why we keep going back to the circus?" ~ Unknown (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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The Neuroscience of Control!
03/06/2025"Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control." Bill Crawford, PhD (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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The Real Problem With Change
27/05/2025"Change isn't the problem. People can deal with change, they just can't deal with being changed." ~ Adapted from Peter Senge (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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The Key to Great Solutions - That Most Never Understand
21/05/2025"Great solutions include serenity and acceptance as the precursors to courage and change." ~ Bill Crawford, PhD (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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Facing Our Fears
14/05/2025"Each day befriend a single fear, and the miscellaneous terrors of being human will never join together to form such a morass of vague anxiety that it rules your life from the shadows of the unconscious. We learn to fly not by being fearless, but by the daily practice of courage." ~ Sam Keen (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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Words to Avoid!
29/04/2025"Avoid the words "have to" it says we have no choice. There are only three things we 'have to' do in this world... we have to be born, we have to die, and we have to live until we die. Everything else is a choice!" ~ Bill Crawford, PhD (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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What It Means to "Age"
22/04/2025"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?" ~ Satchel Paige (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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Perspective... Will Created by Choice or by Chance
15/04/2025“Our perspective, or the meaning that we attach to our stories we tell ourselves makes us either bitter or better. I suggest we do this by choice, and not by chance.” ~ Bill Crawford, PhD (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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The Neuroscience of Responding Vs. Reacting
25/03/2025"We don't have to learn to react…it happens automatically. We do, however, want to learn to respond in a way that we would recommend to someone we love." ~ Bill Crawford, PhD (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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How to Use the Past to Change the Present & the Future!
18/03/2025"The past doesn't exist as a factual recounting of what happened, but as an experience that we are constantly recreating in our mind… which means we can use the past to change the present and the future." ~ Bill Crawford, PhD (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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The Neuroscience of Denial
10/03/2025"A life of denial can often be a form of self-delusion. . .What are we pretending not to know?" ~ Ken Frogley (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)
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Training the Unconscious Brain
04/03/2025"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will control your life!" ~ Carl Jung (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)