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Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment.

William Glasser

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William Glasser
Age: 88 †
Born: 1925
Born: May 11
Died: 2013
Died: August 23
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Cleveland
Ohio
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Moments
Best
Everything
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Using no control and using humor will build a relationship and make a dent to where the client puts the counselor in their quality world and then begins to relate and seek out the counselor. Effective therapy begins with the acceptance of the therapist into the client's quality world.
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Education is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives. Learning must be experienced.
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We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.
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