The Game Changer Life

Red-Zone Rant: It's how you do what you do.

Four truths about haters.

There are four different levels of accountability that are present in any organization, or on any team, the best and ultimate being self-accountability. At this level people hold themselves to a higher standard than anyone else can - or ever could for that matter - and deliver the 8 unstoppable traits day in and day out. Self-accountability is a key component in the lives of game changers, and in...

The three times people change.

Consistency is a key separator between the playmaker and the game changer. When it comes to consistency there are some common temptations that playmakers are prone to fall for, which leave them falling short of becoming unstoppable - and this episode describes 6 that you'll want to be aware of as you work towards the game changer life.

Happiness is a choice.

We all appreciate physical comfort - freedom from physical pain - however, we sometimes seek out a different type of mental comfort to avoid any pain that comes with taking a risk, making a change, starting something new, etc. This form of comfort is a silent seducer, and has the ability to hold you back from becoming unstoppable. In this episode Dave shares a few simple areas where you may have l...

Run up the score.

It's not crowded at the top; it's crowded at the bottom, where there's intense competition amongst the mediocre - those who do just enough to get by, get paid, or not get fired. The road less traveled is the path for getting to the top, and in this episode Dave shares five ways that you can take that journey towards the game changer life.

Being a game changing spouse.

In this episode Dave defines mental softness, and shares six warning signs you may currently be - or are becoming - too soft. Use this episode to help yourself wise up, toughen up, suck it up, and grow up, so you can go up to that game changer level of performance and stay there more often!

Red-Zone Rant: Sidestep the sideshow.

JFK once said, "The best time to fix the roof is when the sun is shining," meaning don't wait for something bad to happen before making a change. The natural tendency in life is to wait for the bottom to fall out before making a change to improve our life - we wait for the heart attack, for the spouse to walk out, to be passed over or fired, and more. This episode shares areas of your life where y...

Don't get through it; get from it.

You can't progress towards the game changer life when you live in denial and fail to face reality about what's really holding you back. Self-deception, or failing to look at yourself for what you really are, leads to eventual self-destruction because you're on the wrong path but don't even recognize it. This episode shares four signs and fixes for self-deception to help you stay on track to the ga...

Redeem your time.

Sometimes you find yourself in a situation with others where there's an evident lack of positive energy, and no sense of hope or excitement. Whether it's during a meeting, at a gathering with friends, or even at the dinner table, you have the choice to be a passive participant in the misery or to take the lead and shift the energy in the room. Game changers take the latter option, and this episode...

Red-Zone Rant: The good news is it's YOUR fault! 

In this special coaching episode of The Game Changer Life, Dave addresses four key questions shared by listeners concerning improving results at work and home. These questions have wide applicability, and Dave's answers may be just what you need to move forward on your own game changing journey. Share your own game changer life-related questions with us on Twitter, on Facebook, or at ryanthekiller...

Growth isn't automatic.

At different points in our life, we can be inspired by others' stories of overcoming setbacks, traversing through adversity, and getting over hard times - using them to help strengthen ourself or to help others in their time of need. In this episode, Dave shares a true and personal story to help you in that regard, and prepare you and those you care about to be better able to live the game changer...

Don't ask for permission.

Beat the prosperity trap.

In today's society there is too much of a prevailing mindset that we have "throw away days" - that it is excusable to perform less than your best today, because there is always tomorrow. We each only have so many days, and the danger of this mindset is that it will leave you falling short of reaching the game changer life. In this episode Dave shares ways that you can make not only today, but ever...

Red-Zone Rant: Reverse the decline of civility.