The Game Changer Life

Are the things that you're continually thinking about - the things that regularly preoccupy or intrude on your mind (your obsessions) - taking you to where you want to go in business and in life? Or are they making it harder for you to get there? Not all obsessions are healthy, but this episode shares a handful of beneficial ones that you can rely on to help you become a game changer in all you do...

YOU need to change.

We can all get dealt a poor hand from time to time, but how you respond and choose to play it will either elevate you or devastate you. In this episode, Dave is joined by NBA center Thomas Bryant of the Washington Wizards, who describes his journey from being selected and released by the Los Angeles Lakers within a year, to moving on and setting records with the Washington Wizards! Applicable less...

Red-Zone Rant: The truth about motivation.

Game changers know that unconditional performance is essential for becoming unstoppable. They don't just give it their all and bring the 8 key traits only when all is fine at home, or when they feel 100%, or when they've had a good night's sleep. They tough it out, and bring it all, whether they feel like it or not. In this episode Dave shares some thoughts and benefits to toughing it out and bein...

Pick your battles.

So many people spend so much of their lives pursuing mental comfort - doing what they've always done or doing what's safe and predictable rather than changing, risking, and growing. Discomfort is a part of the growth process, and if you want to grow and become unstoppable, you need to seek it out. In this episode Dave shares the power of discomfort and how to use, embrace, and leverage it to becom...

Red-Zone Rant: How'd we get so soft?

There's a lot of information available today on goal setting, but an important and often overlooked component is alignment. There are certain things in your life that have to align with your goals, and if they don't you'll fall short of reaching them. Here Dave shares 5 critical success factors of your life that need to be aligned with your personal goals, so you can set yourself up for success wh...

Do you need a change of scene, or a change of self?

In this episode of The Game Changer Life, Dave welcomes Ethan Happ - Wisconsin Men's Basketball star, 2-time All American, and winner of the 2019 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. With impressive achievements both on and off the court, Ethan and Dave discuss insights on consistency, overcoming heartbreak, the power of giving back to those less fortunate, and more.

Act your way into feeling.

We each have the potential for greatness; but, ultimately achieving greatness is a matter of our choices. In this episode Dave talks about making better choices so that no matter what you do, or whatever you aspire to do, you can become great at it.

Red-Zone Rant: Life rewards action.

When it comes to your thinking, you either have a fixed mindset or a growth mindset. Because your thinking determines your behaviors and your behaviors determine your results, if you want to live the game changer life that yields high-performance results, you need a mindset that is growing. This episode gives you the rundown on traits of a fixed mindset, and traits of a growth mindset, so you can...

Don't just fight - finish!

No matter what team you're on, whether it's in the workplace, in athletics, or even just within your family, you're either adding or subtracting value to that team. Nobody has a neutral impact, and one of the key factors that determines whether you're a team elevator (one who adds value) or a devastator (one who diminishes value), is whether or not you're selfless or selfish. In this episode Dave...

Patterns over apologies.

Toughness itself is not a talent you're born with. It is a state that can be developed, allowing you to leverage your talent and skills, and maximize your knowledge. In this episode Dave explores toughness: where it comes from, how it shows up, and most importantly, how your toughness - specifically mental toughness - impacts team members and those around you positively or negatively.

Red-Zone Rant: There are no throw-away days!

What do you say when you talk to yourself? Whether you say it out loud or silently in your head, how you talk to yourself has a tremendous impact on your living life as a game changer. For starters, it affects your attitude, body language, energy, and more! In this episode Dave aims to bring awareness to the power of what you say to yourself, and the impact it has - or could have - on you if you d...

Leverage the power of ABLE

We all need feedback in order to grow, and whether you're being held accountable, or holding others accountable, it's important to realize that criticizing isn't an effective way to improve performance. Accountability is, and in this episode Dave sheds light on the difference between the two so that when you're receiving feedback you view it in the right manner and grow because of it, and when you...

Defeating distractions.

Chaos comes and goes from all our lives, sometimes having a full blitz on us, while other times having just a minimal presence here or there. Regardless of how much chaos surrounds us at any given time, its effect is still the same - distracting us and hijacking our focus from what matters most. In this episode, Dave shares vital principles to help you thrive amidst the chaos that can easily distr...