Welcome to the Game Change Your Life podcast with Dave Anderson.

Now, here's Dave with an intentional mindset minute.

Welcome to the Game Change Your Life. I'm Dave Anderson with another intentional mindset

minute where I share quick hits from my latest book's intentional mindset and

elevate your excellence. We post it on Fridays to help you think right, do right, get better,

and become more. Here is my topic. When it's needed most. Whether you're leading a family or a team,

the people in that unit need positive reinforcement the most at the precise time, you're

least likely to give it. When things hit a wall, when you're in a rut, when everything seems to be

going wrong, and maybe everything they do is wrong, at that point, it's easy to join the

pile on and inventory just how bad it is or bad they're doing.

And that is the time when leaders show up and say, you know what, X, Y, and Z are not great right now.

But we do have this in our favor.

You are growing in that particular area.

You may not be where you want to be yet, but you're not where you used to be either. So keep moving in our favor. You are growing in that particular area. You may not be where you want to be

yet, but you're not where you used to be either. So keep moving in this direction. Those conversations

that can point out the one bright spot to rally around in the midst of the onslaught of misery

can shift morale, momentum, focus, and energy. Be aware of this dynamic, this need, and be intentional in your

approach to helping turn the tide with positivity and affirmation. You know,