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Daily Boost — Motivation and Personal Growth

The Daily Boost is a weekday personal growth podcast for adults who live in the real world and want real results.

Welcome to the School of Scott!

About 10 minutes a day. No canned content, no recycled material — host Scott Smith and his practical way of understanding how life, business, and the world actually work.

Some days he’ll pump you up. Some days he’ll make you think. Some days you’ll love him. Some days you’ll wonder why you listened. Every day, you’ll know exactly what they call him: the nicest renegade you’ll ever meet.

Smile. Nod. Change everything. That’s the code.

If you played by the rules. If you built a good life — career, business, relationships. If you decided you want more. The Daily Boost is your show.

Topics include personal growth, motivation, purpose, decisions, work, money, relationships, time, and keeping your head straight when things get complicated.

20 years. 5,000+ episodes. 130+ million downloads worldwide.

Every day, the School of Scott is in session with a new episode that stands on its own. It’s always real, and occasionally pretty funny — because if you can’t laugh, what’s the point?

Copyright: © Copyright 2024 • Motivation To Move, LLC • All Rights Reserved Worldwide.

Latest Episodes:

You Need Two Mission Statements Oct 17, 2024

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You Need Two Mission Statements

Mission Statements communicate a purpose to an organization. There is no reason why you can't use them to accomplish your dreams. But you need more than one.

I know. It's difficult enough to create a single Mission Statement for your personal life or business. Why do you need two?

Because the first is your Internal Mission Statement. It is precise, deeply rooted in your WHY, and will guide you and your closest group of friends, family, and associates to your goals.

The second is your External Mission Statement. This version is used to communicate your purpose to folks outside your core group who do not know your quest's details.

It's good to have two Mission Statements. One is private so that you understand what drives you. The other is public for others to understand WHO you are.

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The Strongest Why Wins Oct 16, 2024

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The Strongest Why Wins

You have no doubt heard that goals require you to understand WHY you're going after them.

What's your WHY?

The main reason to know WHY is that everything is always more complicated than you initially imagined it would be. Without a strong WHY, you might give up.

But, many folks forget that your real WHY may be hiding from you.

A mentor of mine asked WHY I was so passionate about building my business based on daily actions. I said, "Because actions are the key to success!"

He didn't buy my answer.

"You're not excited about daily actions. That’s just your process. You get excited about helping people turn every daily action into a transformational experience that gets them the outcome they want."

Wow! Boom! Bang! KaPOW!

Now, if I'm honest, I already knew that. It's easy to get caught up in day-to-day living and forget what's truly driving you. Is it time to remember WHY?

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Amping Up Your Productivity Oct 15, 2024

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Amping Up Your Productivity

Do you ever run out of day before you run out of To-Dos?

Getting what you want in life is often blocked by simple habits that are getting in your way. There are two that everybody tend to miss:

1) The first productivity super-charger is to understand that tomorrow begins today. Planning ahead and setting your path is vital to reach your desired outcome.

2) The second takes a few minutes in the morning before you get busy. The goal is to ground yourself, review your day's plan, and reaffirm what must be done.

There's one more that is even more important.

Every day has "Non-Optional Activities" that take more time than you think. Non-Opts are taking care of personal needs, like eating and sleeping. They are traffic delays—someone walking into your office or calling you for advice.

Non-Opts are always present and they sap your productivity by robbing you of your time and focus.

Recognizing and allowing time for non-opts is the fastest way to optimize and ramp up your productivity.

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The Strangest Secret Oct 14, 2024

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The Strangest Secret

Earl Nightingale created one of the great motivational works of history. The Strangest Secret began as a tool to motivate his insurance company sales force. It is now a motivational standard.

What is the Strangest Secret?

1) You become what you think.

2) You must pay the price.

3) We must control our thoughts.

4) Cut away all limitations of the mind.

5) Set a clearly defined goal.

6) Act promptly when your path is clear.

7) Save at least 10% of every dollar.

What do you want more than anything else? Commit today to do more than you must to get it.

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Build Your Side Hustle Oct 11, 2024

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Build Your Side Hustle

Every day, I spend time on the phone with excited folks who know they are close to getting what they want but can't figure out how to get it.

Let's start with:

1) Anything you want in this world is owned or controlled by somebody else.

2) If you want their help, you must get their attention.

It always comes down to three things. In this order:

1) What problem are they having? No, it may not relate to you. It doesn't matter. If you can help, you will get their attention.

2) What's your solution? How can you fix it? When can you fix it? You'll know when you are close when you see the excitement in their eyes.

3) What's your offer? What must they do to get you to help? What do you want?

It's simple.

Address another person's problems with a robust solution and an offer they can't refuse. That's a real win-win.

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Stop Burnout Now Oct 10, 2024

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Stop Burnout Now

Steven Covey called it sharpening the saw. If you take a break to sharpen the blade, you will always cut more wood. The same applies to life.

My formula for stopping burnout is Ritual, Rest, Rejuvenate, Reactivate, Repeat.

1) Success comes when you perform ritual actions every day. Figure out what works and do it.

2) Running full-out all the time is not sustainable. You must stop and rest.

3) Resting allows your body and mind to rejuvenate and become strong again.

4) When you are ready, it's time to reactivate into action mode.

5) Repeat until you get what you want.

It's easier to cut more wood when you take a break to sharpen your saw. A walk in the park on a busy day counts, too.

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Preparing For Your Greatness Oct 09, 2024

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Preparing For Your Greatness

With the craziness of life, are you having difficulty breaking through to the greatness that is YOU?

What does greatness take?

1) Imagination. Your ability to form images, ideas, and sensations in your mind. Without help from anything or anybody. Use yours. Trust yours.

2) Enthusiasm. Living life with the excitement of feeling is PASSION. Only involve yourself in activities that you are enthusiastic about.

3) Persistence. Life is long, and things take time. Learn to love being doggedly persistent. It will serve you well.

4) Faith. Have faith in yourself. Live your life in complete trust and confidence in someone or something.

Imagination. Enthusiasm. Persistence. Faith. That's living. Imagine how good it could be with a bit of Gratitude.

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Natural Law is Your Friend Oct 08, 2024

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Natural Law is Your Friend

Personal growth is a journey. It can be a lot of work. It’s also more fun to follow the rules of ‘Natural Law.’

1) The Law of Vibration states that thoughts are things. They are one of the most potent forms of energy. Pay attention to your thoughts. What you think about, you bring about.

2) According to the Law of Polarity, nothing exists without an opposite. Love. Hate. Hot. Cold. Yin. Yang. Opposites are different forms of the same thing. Embrace them.

3) The Law of Rhythm states life is a pendulum. What swings left must swing right.

4) Every effect must have a cause; every cause must have an effect. That’s the Law of Cause and Effect. Everything in life is perpetual and never-ending.

You can speed up your success by understanding how these always-present forces are at work in your life.

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Why You Are Holding Back Oct 07, 2024

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Why You Are Holding Back

I was sitting at the dining room table of a friend. We had been solving the problems of the world in an hours-long conversation when she asked,

"What are you talking about on tomorrow's podcast?"

When I told her that I hadn't thought about it yet, she said,

"Why don't you talk about why people don't take big chances and stay in their comfort zone for their entire life?"

My mind did an instant review of my life and all the areas I had stumbled on before getting out of my way. I also remembered conversations with clients over the years on life's leaps. Before I could say anything, she said,

"I know what it is. People get so comfortable with what they've built, and they don't want to chance losing it. Their money, their home, they wonder what their family will say?"

Is there anything else?

"Yes. Everybody gets scared and freezes. I'm like that, but I've learned to push through fear and go for it - as long as I'm mostly sure I won't lose what I've built."

We talked a bit more about what it takes to make the changes you want in life and came to three conclusions-

You can do anything when you have a growth mindset and believe that anything is possible. Holding on too tightly to what you have sends the wrong energetic message. When you are willing to expand - you will.

Next, as a human, you will never be comfortable gambling on the very thing that allows you to dream. The solid foundation that takes care of your personal needs is why you desire to self-activate. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs taught us that. Your foundation must remain while you expand.

Finally, fear will always be present when beginning a new adventure. The cure is knowledge. When you know what you have, see your path forward, and have prepared as much as possible for your journey, you will find yourself willing to go for it.

Anything is possible when you protect your foundation, respect the challenge, and honor the dreams whispering to your soul.

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Creative Destruction to Get What You Want Oct 04, 2024

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Creative Destruction to Get What You Want

Do you ever feel like everything has to line up perfectly before you can move forward?

Waiting for the stars to align might seem safe, but it can be exhausting—and often impossible—to maintain momentum toward your goals.

Instead of waiting, why not try a bit of Creative Destruction? Think of it like tearing down an outdated kitchen. Rather than spending months trying to fix what’s unfixable, demolish what’s holding you back and clear the path to your dreams.

Don’t settle for what’s stopping you. Unleash your creativity, sidestep the obstacles, and start building something new. Let go of what’s not working and make space for what will.

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