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. Post it on Fridays to give you something to think about watch for or to do

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

rant, but not today. Here's my topic. It's about progress, not perfection. Coach Vince Lombardi

said it quite well. He said attaining perfection is not possible, but as we chase perfection,

we can catch excellence. We're not going to be perfect, but we can make progress. If you look up

the definition of progress, it talks about forward movement towards a destination. You're not there

yet, but you're moving towards a destination, towards your goals, towards your why. It's moving in the right direction. You've got to celebrate that, rally around that, build on that. Now, it may not be as much progress as you want or as fast as you'd like to see it, but you're moving. Keep moving. It's better than just sitting idle. Even if you're on the right track,

it's better than sitting idle. Will Rogers said, even if you're on the right track,

you'll get run over. If you just sit there, keep moving. One step at a time, one decision at a time,

one discipline at a time. So maybe you're not where you want to be, or maybe not even where

you should be, but as long as you're not where

you used to be either, you're seeing progress.

So don't lament how far you still have to go.

Celebrate and rally around how far you've come.

And remember, if you quit along the way, it normally says more about who you are than where

you are. So keep moving,

keep working. Rally around and build upon your progress. After all, you're not likely to have

your next breakthrough while sleeping in or watching reality television. The only thing that

progresses forward in those vernaculars is your waistline. Let me close with this. You may not

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