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 books, intentional mindset, and elevate

your excellence.

We post them on Fridays to help you think right, do right, get better, and become more.

Here's the topic.

Make this one of your affirmations.

I guard my associations.

Here's what some of the supporting context might sound like. I choose my associations

carefully. I hang out with those who bring out the best in me, not the stress in me. No one I spend

time with has a neutral impact on my life. In some way, either small or large, they either

elevate me or devastate me.

Moving me closer to my goals or making it more difficult to get there.

While iron sharpens iron, acid corrods it.

I seek iron because I am iron.

Some people I give up so I can go up.

It doesn't mean that they're bad people or even wrong.

It means they're a bad fit in my life. You know,