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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:

Setting Your Rules of Success Mar 21, 2024

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Setting Your Rules of Success

If you study people who have succeeded in any area of their lives, you will find they have much in common.

Not only do they follow a set of rules, they follow those rules no matter how much life gets in the way.

What are those rules?

The person who has the strongest "Why" wins.

The person who shows up wins.

The person who shows up on time wins.

The person who is most persistent wins.

The person show never assumes wins.

The person who is the best at what they do wins.

The person who plans and documents their journey and interactions wins.

The person who never gives up total control to others wins.

The person who accepts responsibility for themselves wins.

The person who serves the most wins.

The person who is grateful for everything wins.

The actions you take automatically become the life you experience. It's essential to be mindful of where you are heading.

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Who is Your Future Self? Mar 20, 2024

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Who is Your Future Self?

I’ll never forget the day a mentor of mine said to me —

“You have to become the person you want to be before becoming the person you want to be.”

What?

So, do I have to fake it until I make it?

Heck no! I’m not going to change who I am - no way!

“No. You’re not changing who you are. It’s just that you have to understand that in the future, you will have a different set of beliefs than you hold right now. That’s called growth. Whatever you believe, you will become.”

At first, I thought he meant I would have to sell my soul to the devil and take on beliefs, not mine, to get what I wanted. But one day, I realized that day-to-day living is changing me anyway. I may as well make a choice myself.

My thinking went like this —

If I hold a self-image because of what I believe, all I have to do is create a future self-image, decide what that person would believe, and design a set of rules and actions that make those beliefs happen.

What’s the best part?

There’s no waiting. The very minute you decide what you believe, everything begins to change.

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How to be Effortlessly Creative Mar 19, 2024

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How to be Effortlessly Creative

Over the years, I have produced over 12,000 podcasts; everyone begins 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.

If you're like most people, you have found yourself sitting in front of a blank screen, praying for inspiration. It could be writer's block, procrastination, or maybe you watched Netflix late. In any case, a simple solution can alleviate this feeling of being stuck, always providing 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 in a safe place without organizing, editing, or rewriting. I 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 with a sense of readiness, knowing I am fully prepared to begin.

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

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Mindset For Happiness Mar 18, 2024

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Mindset For Happiness

I spend most of my days finding ways to keep tens of thousands of people worldwide motivated and moving - and that always comes down to a strategy for mindset.

Here are a few things you can do - today!

1) Remind Yourself of Your Gratefulness

Who or what are you most grateful to have in your life?

Sometime today, pause, close your eyes, and fill your mind with the people and things that make your life good.

Remember, reminding yourself of why you are grateful makes you unstoppable.

2) Your Actions Reveal Your Purpose

What will make you feel like you are living your true self?

The items that move you closer to who you are are hidden in your to-do list. What are they?

Focusing on fulfilling actions means that you are living your purpose.

3) Strategize THEIR Feelings in Advance

You can make someone feel great today. Who will that be?

Take a moment and review the people you will interact with today. How do you want to make them feel?

When you make others feel good, you feel good too.

4) What CAN You Do?

Choose a challenge that has stuck and ask, what can I do?

List three challenges that have you stuck and ask what can I do? Then, do it.

Nothing can stop you when you ask what can I do?

5) Hold Space For Your Dreams

Since today may get busy, what space are you holding for yourself?

The space between your appointments today belongs to you. How will you use it to make your dreams come true?

When you hold space for your dreams, your dreams always come true.

If you feel like a challenge, turn these into rules and affirmations to live your life.

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Motivational Laws You Should Respect Mar 15, 2024

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Motivational Laws You Should Respect

Specific actions, thoughts, and feelings have revealed themselves to be the truth.

If you want to better yourself, here are my Top 10:

10) Purpose And Passion Come From Clarity of Thought.

9) Purpose And Passion Begin With Acceptance.

8) Faith and Courage Power Transformation.

7) The Secret Lies Within You.

6) Some Doors Must Close Before Others Open.

5) Strong Values Create Strong Passions.

4) Goals Are The Heartbeat of Your Life.

3) Emotions + Logic = Change.

2) Momentum Is The Result of Planning.

1) Everything Happens When Something Happens.

The path to all success is well-worn. Follow the path that others have blazed. Your dreams are waiting.

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Strangest Secret For Success Mar 14, 2024

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Strangest Secret For Success

Earl Nightingale produced “The Strangest Secret” to motivate his insurance company sales force. It is now a motivational standard.

The secret is simple:

1) You become what you think.

2) You must pay the prices.

3) You must control your thoughts.

4) Cut away the limitations of your 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?

Do more than you must. Do more than anybody else. Do it better than anybody else.

Are you ready to make it so nobody can ignore you?

Commit today to do more than you must to get what you want.

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How To Figure Out Your Purpose Mar 13, 2024

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How To Figure Out Your Purpose

Over the years, the most popular question I get from the MOVERS around here is -

“How do I find my purpose and face my passion?”

If I were to expand on that question, it would be -

“What can I do today to find my purpose and overcome the fear of living my passion?”

In other words, it’s one thing to find it; it’s another thing to get yourself to do it.

Today, we’ll focus on finding it.

In my quest to live passionately, I always follow a 5-step process for discovering and facing your passion. It has never failed me.

1) Explore the possibilities that are available to you. The more, the better. Many things will interest you, and you should be willing to allow them into your life.

2) Pay attention to what grabs and keeps your attention. Don’t fight the feeling; just follow the urge to explore.

3) Deep dive into the things shoving themselves into your life and immersing yourself.

4) When you find yourself fascinated and nearly obsessed, you are heading a new path, even if it makes no sense. Don’t be surprised if it is nothing you’ve ever considered before.

The formula is simple: Exploration + Fascination = Facing Your Passion.

While there can be several strategic steps within the steps above, the more significant challenge is to allow yourself to follow what you find.

Once you find it, be sure you live it.

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How Do You Feel Sessions Mar 12, 2024

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How Do You Feel Sessions

How much better would your day be if you knew what surprises lurked around the corner?

While you can’t predict everything, you can prepare for most things using “How Do I Feel Strategy Sessions.”

Here’s how it works:

1) Once a month, take a few minutes and review what’s going on in your life. Your job. Your vacations. Your relationships. Your goal is to recognize what is likely to require your attention.

2) As you form your list, consider every possible scenario and expected outcome. Imagine what may happen and craft a plan for handling it in your favor.

3) When the situation arrives, remember how you decided to handle it and stay in control.

Using a pre-planned response is a great way never to be surprised again.

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Seize Control With No More Waiting Mar 11, 2024

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Seize Control With No More Waiting

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 core teaching became 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. 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. If you let them, other people will happily put THEIR monkey on YOUR back. 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 your back and say, "I done GOOD!"

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Decisions Made Easy Mar 08, 2024

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Decisions Made Easy

Have you ever noticed how forward momentum completely stops when you can't make a decision? There's no doubt; that the ability to make a decision is a power skill worth developing. I learned mine from my Mom.

I grew up in the small town of Manassas, Virginia and I couldn't wait to graduate and begin my life adventure. My focus was on becoming a top-rated morning radio host, making lots of money in a big market. But I had a problem...

The day came for me to decide how to begin my career. I narrowed my school choice and had to commit to enrolling - and commitments can be scary. As excited as I was to begin, I was also confused. That's when my Mom stepped in with a solution.

Mom was a Legal Secretary and pulled out a yellow legal pad she kept handy. She drew a line down the middle of the page from top to bottom.

Oh, no. We're not going to do the old Pro and Con thing again? That never works!

Have you ever tried to make a decision using a list of positives and negatives? It only causes more confusion. But that wasn't going to happen this time because Mom had something else in mind. She drew another horizontal line, from left to right, across the middle of the page. Then she said,

"This is different. It's about what is going to happen when you make your decision. Try it."

With that, I made a list of everything that WOULD happen if I DID commit and get myself moving in the top left of the page.

On the top right, I made a list of what WOULD happen if I DIDN'T do anything.

Then, things got interesting…

On the bottom left of the page, I listed what WOULDN'T happen if I DID.

I filled the bottom right with what WOULDN'T happen if I DIDN'T.

Clarity emerged, the fear disappeared, and excitement took over.

If you find yourself needing to make a decision, you can sort out anything, break free, and build fast and massive momentum with those four questions.

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