Change The Game

We can often become so focused and driven that we lose perspective on everything else. We also may not realize that everything in our lives is absorbing some amount of our focus. Our family, our business, day-to-day tasks, literally everything in our life does this, and we just need to be aware of it. Where your focus goes, your energy flows. Where, in your life, do you want more focus and what action can you take today to get that focus? Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Issues don’t have to be problems; they can also be opportunities or different perspectives. They don’t have to be negative. In almost every case an issue is an opportunity if you put in the time and effort to work at it, and solve it, it will benefit you or someone else, and all of the above will help you learn and create value.  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Much like a physical wound, some of the greatest growth in your life can stem from a conflict, confrontation, or something that felt just as painful to you. Where in your life, are you feeling something that is uncomfortable, unpleasant, or concerning, but is really just an indicator that you are growing? This could be in your personal life, religious life or even your business life. Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Your life, just like a set of scaffolding, can be built up, one tier at a time. You and all those that you care for can climb the scaffolding together and support each other as you all make your way up to where you desire to be. However, it’s important that on the journey up, in your desire for greatness that you don’t get too far ahead of everyone else. It can disconnect you and hinder your ability to help them to their next level. Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Competition is good and healthy, but be sure it doesn’t get to a point where it is hindering or interfering with your life or business. The healthiest form of competition is to be the absolute best version of you. That is when we are operating at our highest levels but without any of the unnecessary pettiness.  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Is your personal operating system genetic, how you were raised, influence from your friends and coworkers or some mix of each? Be sure that you are always updating and improving your operating system so you can run the latest and greatest apps and experience life to the fullest. Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Don’t get so held up on what could have or should have happened that you get stuck in the past. It is completely normal to look back on your cherished memories with a deep sense of fondness. Just be sure that your reminiscing doesn't reach the point of making growth more challenging. The same goes for the people you surround yourself with, are they supporting or stunting growth?  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

You can be a doormat and allow people to walk on you, use you up, and take advantage of you. Or you can see it as a doorway to business and forming relationships that matter. The majority of the situation is all in your head and how you look at it. What can you do today to convert a current doormat situation into a doorway situation? Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

It’s easy to miss things when you are in the heat of the moment and moving too fast. Sometimes you need to slow down, take account of what is going on and react accordingly rather than try to rush a response and make things worse. Where, in your life, can you slow down to speed up the results you are getting? Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

When you are prepared, you at least have a strategic plan to fall back on when everything hits the fan. Without a gameplan to fall back on; chaos, life, and business will happen with or without you. Unless your plan is written down and somewhere you can see it, it’s not good enough, because once things go sideways your plan will be the first thing to leave your mind.  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

It’s easy to walk past the full trash bag in the kitchen or the candy wrapper on the ground when no one is watching. Where, across your entire life, do you need to step up your game when no one is watching? Once you have identified the problem areas, what are you going to do today? Make a real commitment and follow through.  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

What if you didn’t always play to your strengths, but instead propped them up with other things that you are less dominant in?  When you strengthen your off-hand to a point where you can play almost as good with it as your dominant hand, you become less predictable and more dangerous. The same holds true in business.  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Where are you moving too fast in your life and generating mistakes because of it? Working hard and fast is great, right up to the point that you are making mistakes and creating more work for yourself. The same holds true in your home life, where could you slow down and be completely intentional with your time and attention?   Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Your actions and even inactions impact everyone around you, even people you don’t know. Where in your life are you creating more chaos for yourself where it doesn’t need to be? What is the collateral damage inflicted on everyone around you at home, the office, and even strangers? Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

When your kids see your posts on social media are they seeing the real you or just the person you want everyone to see? Be the most authentic version of yourself across the entirety of your life. Do your patients, coworkers, friends, spouse, and kids all know the truest form of you? In that authenticity, you’ll find freedom. Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Every difficult situation presents us with the option to complain or train. It’s never useful to simply focus on the problems and not even look for solutions. Where in your life are you complaining rather than making changes or finding solutions?  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

The minimum standard is exactly that, a minimum. It can give you a false sense of security that you are prepared when you aren’t. How are you preparing for the unexpected days that life throws at you? You can’t do the minimum amount of preparation and live the maximum version of your life. Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

What are the top 3 upgrades, anywhere in your life, that you need to make? What is the easiest thing you could upgrade, right now, that would give you the biggest benefit? That’s where you need to focus in the short term. Upgrade your thinking to match where you want to be, not where you are currently.  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

Today I’m joined by Steve Rickman, a chiropractor that has been practicing for a bit over 20 years. We discuss what Gamechanger has done for Steve, from gaining confidence and recognizing that he had the ability and skills to really push and grow the business, to implementing a daily structure that has invigorated and driven Steve’s practice.  Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com

How often do we take it for granted that people understand us when we give them the short answer? If we don’t tell people in our lives that we appreciate them, do they know it? This applies to our business, our personal life, and even ourselves. If you think they do know, will they know to the same level of detail as they would if you told them. Questions or comments? email me at michael@drmichaelbuffington.com