You're listening to The Game Changer Life with Dave Anderson, the show about how to thrive, take charge of your mindset, and be unstoppable in business and all

aspects of your life. This is the Game Change Your Life podcast with Dave Anderson.

Welcome to the Game Change Your Life. I'm Dave Anderson. It's time for our Friday,

two minute warning edition, posted on Fridays, designed to give you something to think about.

You got to think about the right things. Think about what you're thinking about. Watch for or do

to finish your week strong and maximize your weekend. I will also include an occasional

Red Zone rant, but not today. I did that last time. The topic, pick your battles. Here's what I mean. Think about this. Don't fight battles with small-minded

people, whether it's on social media or just in your day-to-day life. They don't stand between

you and your destiny. What stands between you and your destiny is the lack of self-discipline

within yourself that makes you want to engage in such nonsense rather than

non-focusing on what matters most. I mean, game changers get this. They focus on what matters

most day in, day out. Every day means every day so they can more consistently bring those eight key

traits we talk about. Effort, energy, enthusiasm, excellence, passion, attitude, focus, and integrity.

Now, I'm not suggesting

that you become a doormat, but I am suggesting that you be wise and discerning. Discern means to

recognize. So recognize a losing battle before you enter it. Ask yourself often, will engaging

in this make it more or less likely that I reach my goals? That should help you decide. Well, engaging in this argument, this provocation, this conversation, make it more or less likely that I reach my goals. That should help you decide.

Well, engaging in this argument, this provocation, this conversation, make it more or less likely that I reach my goals.

Remember, discerting the things and the people that don't matter a lot in your future matters a lot in the present.

And remember this, while you can't add years to your life, you can add life to your years,

and you can start now by picking your battles more wisely.

Stop being lived, start living the game, change your life, and we'll talk again real soon.

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