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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:

Stop Calling 911 on Yourself Aug 22, 2024

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Stop Calling 911 on Yourself

A few days ago, I was on with a client making significant progress toward smoothing out the rough edges of her career, relationship, and personal life.

When we began, she consistently banged her head into the wall in every area of her life.

Relationships were challenging, job performance was up and down, she had no personal life, and her vision for the future was non-existent.

She was, in my words, being an arsonist.

However, unlike most arsonists, she was also the 911 operator, drove the fire truck to the incident scene, grabbed a hose, and put out her fire.

After a few weeks of working together, I noticed the pattern and called her out. She even surprised herself when she admitted that she was the cause of most of the issues in her life, but she didn’t know how to stop all the self-inflicted pain.

I gave her a different way of thinking about it -

What if, instead of being an arsonist, you were in charge of preventing those life-getting-in-the-way moments?

What if, instead of driving the fire truck, your job was to make sure it was ready to roll, even if it is never needed?

What if, instead of calling 911 on yourself, you decided to help other people improve their lives through your interactions?

“That sounds exciting. But how do I do it?”

There are two steps: become aware that you are causing your issues and discipline yourself to stop doing what you know is not working for you.

“Oh. Discipline. It sounds like you’re saying I need to grow up and act like an adult in charge of my own life.”

Did I say that?

I didn’t hear myself say that?

Did you hear me say that?

The very next week, we spoke on the phone, and she felt in control of her life for the first time. Yes, she was still a little shaky in her approach, but her self-confidence was returning.

She was noticing, and so were others.

Frankly, it was nice to see somebody go from firing things up to being fired up herself - and winning the day.

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Escaping Your Past Aug 21, 2024

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Escaping Your Past

My mind is constantly searching for a simple process for anything that will help me get what I want, and that usually comes down to something I talk about a lot: making a decision.

I speak about decision-making much of my day because it’s the most dynamic tool in your personal growth tool kit.

It should be easy —

Almost everything you will ever want to do in life has already been done. The solution to getting what you wish to should be based on logic and proven steps. In other words, figure out what works and do it.

But, as much as we can all agree that it should be easy, using logic to get what we want doesn’t have much to do with being a human—that’s where emotions and a more psychological approach come into play.

“Come on, let’s just do what we know works?” You say.

“No. I’m not feeling it. Let’s go with the flow and figure it out?”

Logical vs emotional thinking is an epic battle that Stephen Spielberg could tell in a blockbuster movie. Oh, wait, it always is!

Let’s take a side trip to the movies and prove my point.

The Hero has a problem in a movie, and something has to change, but they don’t know what to do. Professionally speaking, they are an emotional mess, no matter how real it may be.

Then, in a movie, their situation suddenly thrust them into taking action to solve their problem.

Logic kicks in, and they get busy fixing life.

But, in a movie, life gets in the way, their actions are not working, and their emotions take over.

It seems that all is lost, but never fear.

Before any good movie ends, our Hero figures out precisely what needs to be done. One. Two.

Three. Victory is at hand. Somebody, please roll the credits.

What’s the lesson in the story we are writing?

Everything that you want to do has already been figured out. Your job is to set your emotions aside, go into logical mode, and take the fewest steps possible to reach your dream. They’re no need to wait. Hero’s, don’t wait.

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Scared and Excited at the Same Time Aug 20, 2024

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Scared and Excited at the Same Time

Over the weekend, I had a few hours to waste at a local car dealership and found myself in conversation with a very motivated young man.

After seeing my email address, he asked a few questions about what I do for a living, and we were off to the races. Eventually, he said the same thing I hear many times a week –

“I’m trying to figure out what I want, but I want more. That excites me AND scares me.

Sometimes I wonder when I’ll get started and how long it will take — so I never get started.”

Like I said, I hear that every week, and I have for years.

Here’s my answer.

You’ll never stop trying to figure things out. Life is an endless cycle of figuring things out, getting comfortable, and getting uncomfortable, and figuring things out again. It never ends. You may as well play the game.

Excitement and Scary can feel the same. Emotionally, they are not that different. If you find that it is one or the other, look deeper. If it’s both, I would move forward as fast as possible.

You’ll get started as soon as you are more excited than scared.

As long as you are excitedly moving toward your goal, how long it takes won’t matter.

That’s something that is hard to remember… but it’s a good thing if you do.

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Creativity on Demand Aug 19, 2024

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Creativity on Demand

Over the years, I have produced over 12,000 podcasts, and everyone began with the written word. Even though that makes my mouth and fingers my most exercised body parts, it has also given me many opportunities to learn to keep my words flowing.

Like most people, you have sat before a blank screen, praying for inspiration. It could be writer's block, procrastination, or maybe you stayed up late watching Netflix. In any case, there's a simple solution to always having a starting point.

Any project I need to wrap my head around begins by capturing the ideas that flow into my mind throughout the day. Even turning the radio off on a 20-minute drive can provide a treasure-trove of useable nuggets.

Next, I tuck those ideas away safely without organizing, editing, or re-writing. I just grab the thoughts, jot a note or record a memo, put them away, and let them simmer.

When I'm ready to get to work, I take 15 minutes the day before to review my creative genius list, toss out what is not relevant, create a simple outline, and walk away knowing I am ready to begin.

The next day, I can't wait to sit in front of a blank screen and let the magic start flowing from my fingertips with complete ease.

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Unlock Your Goals with Accountability Aug 16, 2024

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Unlock Your Goals with Accountability

Over the years, I've witnessed dozens of people set themselves up for failure by following seemingly wise advice -

"When you set a goal, make it public and tell everybody you know so they can support you."

In my experience, that could have worked better - especially on long-term goals. The reason is that nobody outside my close relationships knows me well enough to understand why I'm doing what I'm doing. That makes it challenging to provide support in meaningful ways, difficult for me to accept, and unneeded pressure on everybody.

It takes little thinking to realize the best accountability relationship needs to be based on respect and a sincere connection to have the most impact. That means there is no need to crowd-source accountability when you only need two people to keep you on track.

The first partner is the one you listen to the most - YOU! Accepting responsibility for your accountability is the most potent skill you own.

But since you are the boss of YOU and don't always listen to yourself, you need somebody else you trust and respect who is willing to call you out on your stuff. Once they agree, let them do their job.

Getting what you want begins and ends with you, but having an accountability partner is a great way to keep you on track in the messy middle.

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Mindset of a Master Negotiator Aug 15, 2024

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Mindset of a Master Negotiator

I've always believed that life is a series of presentations we continually make throughout our day.

The progress we make, the success we enjoy, and the happiness we experience directly result from our presentation skills, including negotiation.

Yes, whether you like it or not, you negotiate for everything. Once you know about a natural feeling that all parties experience during negotiation, you'll never feel like an underdog again.

Always remember-

Whenever two or more folks negotiate, they automatically feel the other has the advantage. It's natural to have the fear that things may not go your way. Stay the course, and you'll get what you want.

When you understand this simple mindset, you will automatically put yourself in a more confident position.

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Becoming Aware of Your Passions Aug 14, 2024

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Becoming Aware of Your Passions

Are you aware of your passions?

If not, I have a question for you -

What do you do when you are doing YOU?

Why spend your days searching your mind to figure out your purpose when you are most likely living it daily?

When you take a minute to inventory how you spend your time, you will see what you enjoy doing.

Do you read, write, exercise, or work?

How about walking, talking, playing, fighting, laughing, or watching television?

Do you quilt, garden, volunteer, or socialize?

Passion in life is not about finding something to do. It's about noticing what you do naturally - and doing more of it.

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Common Sense Success Accelerators Aug 13, 2024

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Common Sense Success Accelerators

When you feel in control, are you happier?

I created 'Do What Makes Your Heart Sing' a few years ago. While it was about being happy, it's a core teaching that has become my best practice.

1) Stop fixin' to get ready. If you want something, there is no reason to put it off. Could you go out and get it today?

2) Ask for help. We all need help, and millions of people are waiting for you to ask them.

3) Slow down when it gets bumpy. Going after big goals will lead you down rough roads. Those are when you slow down, stay focused, and keep moving - as fast as possible.

4) Fly it into the barn. Good pilots continue to fly their airplanes until they are safely tied down on the ground. Keep going until you get 100% of what you want.

5) Be smart—set goals. Don't argue. This one is simple. Trust and use your wisdom and instinct. Set goals to keep you reaching for what you want. Seek solutions that keep you moving.

6) Don't give monkeys piggyback rides. Others will happily put THEIR monkey on YOUR back if you let them. Deal with your challenges. Let them do the same.

7) Practice daily P.Y.O.T.B. You are your own best cheerleader. Be sure to pat yourself on the back and say, "I did good!"

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Forgetting What You Do For Fun Aug 12, 2024

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Forgetting What You Do For Fun

What do you do for fun?

Such a simple question causes people to get a blank look in their eyes.

A few years ago, I visited friends who lived and worked on the Grand Canyon's South Rim. Yes, thousands of people live there. The drive into town is too far to commute - but that was okay with my friends. They had recently switched careers, packed up, and moved to become Park

Rangers. They were right where they wanted to be.

It was late in the day when we settled into their guest room and headed to the dinner table. I had been driving all day and was feeling a little fidgety.

"So, what do you guys do for fun around here?"

He looked at me like the fast-paced city slicker I was and said,

"I've been having fun all day - even at work."

I didn't get it - yet.

It turns out that his life change taught him that having fun is a sneaky little thing. Fun likes to show up when you are not paying attention and in the moment, whether wasting time or working.

In my career, I've asked people what they do for fun many times -

They are either in a materialistic chase for something our society has told them is fun… or…

They have forgotten that what they do naturally when they are not paying attention can be more satisfying than they think.

And there it is.

When you stop looking down the road for the fun that you think you want to have, you realize that you are already having a good time right where you are.

No chasing is required.

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So You Have Good Intentions? Aug 09, 2024

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So You Have Good Intentions?

Do you get out of bed daily, plant your feet on the ground, and start getting things done?

Do you do it with intention?

If you take a minute, you’ll notice the happiest, most successful, and most content people live a life of intention. But having an intention is not a magical force reserved for the special few. It implies little more than what you plan to bring about in your life - something I was about to do.

In the months after meeting my future wife, I realized an intention was emerging in my mind. With every passing day, that intention transformed into a goal. Soon, I had a plan along with a timeline. I became obsessed and was on a mission to succeed.

I had, as they say, “Good intentions.”

But more than good intentions is needed to get what you want. In my case, I knew where I was heading; Joi was only beginning to understand what was on my mind. That’s when she asked -

“So, Mr. Smith. What are your intentions, exactly?”

Without missing a beat, I said -

“My intentions are simple. I will do everything possible to get you to fall in love, marry me, and spend the rest of our lives together.”

Her jaw dropped. She smiled, took a sip of wine, and said -

“Well, we’ll keep going and see what happens.”

What?

We’ll see how things go! I already know where this is going. Why do we need to wait? I know my intention, and I’m to get it!

Of course, I didn’t say any of that to her.

Yes, getting what you want in life requires knowing your intentions. The next step is to transform them into goals and actions. But you and your dreams are not living on an isolated island. If others are involved, you must let them know what you have on your mind.

But, because you said your intention, does that mean you will get what you want?

No. It means that you now have a partner in your quest. Your intentions are about to merge; if all goes well, your actions will create success for everybody.

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