Welcome to the game to your life. I'm Dave Anderson, and it's time for our Friday.

Two-minute warning edition posted on Fridays to give you something, maybe several things.

To think about watch for or do to finish your week strong and maximize your weekend.

Don't just get through it, get from it, baby.

I will also include an occasional red zone rant, but not today.

I've been ranting a lot lately, so let's just talk about this topic, which could have been a rant. I chose not to make it as such. Maybe next time. Don't be a people pleaser. Oh, what a trap that is. Listen, I'm not saying you should go out of your way to displease, annoy, frustrate people, but you've got to be more committed to doing what's right than doing what's popular. I mean, compromise is a landmine, and people pleasers are just compromising far too often,

and they're very unhealthy compromises.

What's a landmine? What is it? It's something that's hidden by an enemy to blow you up and eliminate your progress.

That's how landmines work, and being a people pleaser is one of the

biggest ones. I gave up trying to be a people pleaser and make everybody happy years ago.

One of the most liberating days of my life, I realize, number one, you're never going to do it.

It's impossible. Number two, it's not important that you do it. What's important is to do what's right.

Now to do it in love, do it with respect, but do it without regard to whether people will like it. Instead, do it in regard to is this the right thing? Does it align with our values personally and corporately? Is it best for the team and not just for one person's selfish agenda or pride or comfort zone? Don't be a people pleaser. Do what's right. Do it the right way, but do what's right. Let me close with this. You may not be able to add years to your life. You can't add life to your years. And you can start now by not being a people pleaser and instead doing what's right and doing it the right way. Stop being lived. Start living

the game, change your life, and we'll talk again real soon. You know,