Change The Game

I am not a quitter, I am extremely competitive and have never looked at quitting anything as an option. One day I had my mind blown when a good friend told me there is a difference between quitting and stopping. If something is not of any benefit and can even be a detriment then maybe you just need to stop doing it. Where in your life have you quit where you shouldn’t have, and where do you need to stop where you haven’t yet?   Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Fear is false evidence appearing real and it is widespread and very dangerous to all of us. Fact checking yourself frequently and keeping yourself rational and not emotional can have a huge impact. You can not answer an emotional question, logically, or vice versa. Are you being careful with what you are putting in your mind, just like you are with what you eat?       Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Just like a picture frame has 4 sides, if you were to remove any 1 of them, it would fall apart, the structure of your life can be seen the same way. Body, being, balance and business are the 4 sides of that frame. The beauty of the system is that if you have one of your sides that is by far stronger than all the others, you can appropriate how you built up that strong side and apply it to a weak side and make the entire system stronger.  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Remembering who you are is something that is applicable in any aspect of your life. That one simple statement, when said to someone, is just a simple check on their self awareness, self esteem, and self worth. It is vital to remember who you are in your business, if you don’t then no one you serve, take care of, supply, or interact with will either, and you’ll be operating at a subpar version of yourself.      Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Having a game plan, revving the engine to the redline, and spinning the tires to warm them up is all great, as long as you don’t lose control halfway down the strip and end up in a ball of fire. We all need to know when to drag the breaks and regain control of our lives. By dragging the break you keep all the momentum without sacrificing the control.  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Being efficient and having some forethought when planning things out can pay huge dividends in time saved and hassle avoided over the years in your business and even home life. Without efficiency thinking it is extremely difficult to maximize the profit and purpose of your business. Efficiency has to be the first thought, not an afterthought.  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

If you believe that the team is more important than the individuals that make it up then it is hard to focus on yourself, which can lead to feeling a lack of purpose, which in turn, damages the team as a whole. If you aren’t taking care of yourself and pushing yourself forward, the team will suffer. You have specific talents and gifts that only you bring to the team. Where in your team are you putting yourself last? Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Freedom looks different to everyone that looks at it. To some, freedom is money, to others it’s time and space to do what they want. Where freedom goes wrong is when you strive for someone else's version of freedom, or even worse, someone tries to push on you what your freedom should be. Is what you are doing in your life and business moving you towards or away from your freedom? Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

You do not have to have the magical “it” factor to be successful in your personal life or business, or to be fit and healthy. Plenty of people have the factor and have no results to show for it. If you don’t have the “it” factor, you can overcome that with daily disciplines, just be careful not to do too much and overdo it. Where in your life is there something you’d like to level up, and what is a daily action you can take to get there. Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Almost all of the most successful people have a system they follow to run their businesses efficiently. Systems and processes are what keep the gears turning and everything running on all cylinders. But when the system becomes an identity and you have forced yourself into a box and can no longer be yourself, the system becomes a hindrance. Have you ever felt trapped inside one of the systems you use on a regular basis?  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Your number one assets are you and your family. Be sure that your actions match up with that. Are you treating the people around you like they are assets or expenses? Do you see value in people or do you only see them as what they cost you? Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

When was the first time you remember money being an issue? Are you letting your past issues with money impact how you see and use money today? As long as you live in the scarcity mindset you’ll never have or make enough. Don’t let your old money stories run your life. Use them as the experiences they were and build on them. Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Before anything else, you must have a real desire to move to the next level. To go from good to great you can’t play things safe all the time, you have to be willing to risk it, and put yourself out there far enough to win at a different level and make a bigger impact. You have to take time to celebrate yourself at each level. The shift in what needs to be done to go from great to elite isn’t massive, but the results are. Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Being stuck becomes a significant problem when you or your team become bored. If you or your people get stuck, the business is stuck too. What parts of your life haven’t moved in the last 5 years? Same salary, same old services, same level of body health?  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

You are your strongest competition. Once you recognize that and focus your drive to win directly back at yourself, it will cause a level of growth and leveling up that you have not seen before. If you are constantly competing with others, you’ll rob yourself of a lot of joy and satisfaction in becoming the best version of yourself. Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

So often in life, we sit back and wait for the conditions to be right, for everything to line up perfectly. We do this in many aspects of our lives, from starting a new diet and working out to when we are going to retire. If you are waiting for the right conditions, are they ever going to really show up? Where in your life are you just sitting and waiting for the right conditions? Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Our thoughts can come from 3 places. God or a higher power, however you see that. Our own internal voice. Or, lastly, the devil or darkness, however you view it. Where in your life do you need to ask yourself that? We rarely put thought into where our thoughts are stemming from. If you recognize where the thought came from, right from the start, you can set yourself on a different path or avoid a path you don’t want.  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

How we think can make or break us on any given day. Are you thinking through challenges that present themselves or are you just reacting with emotion? In some cases it’s helpful to ask yourself if the problem is even real or if you’ve inflated it to thinking it’s a problem because of your own fear and emotion. Changing how you think can impact every aspect of your life, not just your business.  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

You have to pay to play. If you aren’t paying people, then money will not come back around to you. If you are constantly looking for a freebie and unwilling to pay people for services, their advice, coaching, or a product, why should you expect anything different in return? Once you decide to pay, your results change. Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Having problems isn’t necessarily a bad thing. If you have grown your business to a point where you are taking in huge amounts of money, you’ll have problems with taxes, that’s a good problem to have. This is a problem brought on by action. However, if you continue to do the same things you have always done, that is a problem of inaction. Are your biggest problems based in action or inaction?   Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com