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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:

Building Your Bridge to Happiness Dec 28, 2023

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Building Your Bridge to Happiness

Changing something about your life is pretty straightforward.

Figure out what you want and change it.

Are you done laughing?

Most folks fall on the way to their dreams because they don't move, move at the wrong time, or move too fast. That's why it's time to build your bridge once you know what you want.

Here's how:

1) Fortify your current foundation. Save money, pay bills, and do whatever it takes to build a firm and peaceful base.

2) Begin constructing the foundation for your new life. Go to school, network, research, and plan. Do everything in your power to ensure your success with no regret.

3) When you're ready, leave your past behind, cut off the old, and begin living your new life. Be patient. Wait until you are at least 70% ready to succeed before you cross to the other side.

Success arrives when you move from a solid TODAY for a stronger TOMORROW. Don't leap too soon, but don't delay, either.

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Sometimes You Need to Be Someone Else Dec 27, 2023

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Sometimes You Need to Be Someone Else

Have you allowed yourself to become the person you are on the inside?

We all make decisions that change our life trajectory without much thought. That can lead to feelings of being lost on your life path.

Maybe it's time to create a new way of seeing yourself.

Using a Transitional Identity is a great way to feel confident when you can’t believe in your future.

The trick is to focus on the smaller steps to your destination. That will allow you to move away from who you are, yet not jump to who you want to be in one big step.

“I’m running a successful small business and laying the foundation for my empire. All I have to do is keep moving.”

“I’m a great student. Very soon, I will be a great teacher to others. All I have to do is keep moving.”

“I’m incredible at losing 1 pound at a time. Soon, I’ll hit my goal and weigh 100 pounds. All I have to do is keep moving.”

Transitional Identities are temporary and ever-changing. They are helpful when destinations are hard to see before you take your first step.

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Life is Happier With Values Dec 26, 2023

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Life is Happier With Values

An immense frustration for most folks is feeling like other people are getting in the way. That will stop the very instant you begin to live according to your Values as you work toward your Goals.

Here's the simple recipe for enjoying every minute of the day:

1) Know, understand, and practice living your Values. While it's difficult, you will feel happier and in control.

2) Be sure only to set Goals that allow you to practice your Values along the way. Doing otherwise is not being who you are.

3) Prepare for a shock wave from people who wonder why you won't do things their way. And get ready for the peace of mind you will begin to feel. Self-directing your life according to your innermost thoughts is the ultimate power.

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Creating Your Average Perfect Day Dec 25, 2023

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Creating Your Average Perfect Day

How would you feel if every day, on average, was as you wanted?

It's time to make your dreams come true and create your "Average Perfect Day."

Here's how it works:

1) Find a quiet spot and write a detailed description of your perfect day. Let your fantasies flow onto paper until you've mapped out morning until night.

2) Focus on your daily experiences, not material goods. In other words, if you want a sports car, focus on how you feel in the driver's seat.

3) Fight the urge to judge. The goal is to slow down, tap into your core, and get excited about what's possible.

There is one last rule that you must follow.

There are no limitations and no consequences. Let yourself be free to dream. You are going to be surprised how many start coming true.

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Traditions Are Happiness Dec 22, 2023

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Traditions Are Happiness

Are you a person who always does things the same way or prefers to change things at every chance?

If you're lucky, you are both.

Traditions are the secret sauce behind our emotional connection at this time of year. Family get-togethers, office gatherings, crazy shopping crowds?

The traditions make our lives unique and are always present, never forgotten, and form the fabric of our lives. They are very human, and they are essential.

But let's return to my earlier comment that "traditions make our lives special."

The fact is, somebody has to make the tradition.

Is that you?

My wife and I were walking in the neighborhood and noticed Janice was almost finished with her Christmas decorations. I stopped and said—

"Wow. That looks like a lot of work!"

"Yes, it is. But I love it, and it's my tradition," she said.

"Well, thank you for making Christmas great for the rest of us."

Whether Christmas, New Year's, or any other time, traditions are the same as habits and rituals. They make our lives more fulfilling. But always remember, somebody has to make the tradition so that our worlds are better.

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Escaping Your Past Dec 21, 2023

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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. Heros, don’t wait.

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The Gift of YOU Dec 20, 2023

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The Gift of YOU

As we approach the most spiritual time of year, I find more and more of my thoughts are focused on what my future will bring. But instead of drafting a list of goals, my mind seems to settle into a different place—

What if I could give myself a gift that instantly gives me what I want?

What if I don't have to chase my dreams and start living them instead?

What if there was nothing in my way - ever?

While that way of thinking may seem out of touch today, it's not. It happens daily for millions of people worldwide and can happen to you, too.

Here's a simple truth—

Everything changes instantly and, very likely, forever when you decide.

If you hate your job and decide to quit, everything changes.

Everything changes instantly if you decide you need space for yourself, turn your phone off, and walk in the woods.

If you say "Yes" to yourself and "No" to others more often, you experience change.

I could go on forever, but I don't need to. If you've been alive for any time, you understand that you're only stuck until you decide not to be stuck. Once you make that decision, you're moving again. That's life.

Is it easy? Are there limitations? Are there consequences?

Maybe, but many of them are good!

The point is that any directional change in your life is possible when you decide to recalculate your path.

So this year, why not give yourself the gift of considering the possibility that the only thing standing in your way is you? I bet that you already know that. If that's the case, why not get out of your way and do what you say you want to do?

Yes, I know you may not know what to do.

Yes, I know you may not know how to do it.

Yes, I know you may wonder how your life will be.

All of that is true.

But you know that you want something different?

Do you know what's not working?

Do you know what you don't want in your life?

That should be all the motivation you need to go for your dreams.

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Happy and DON’T Know it? Dec 19, 2023

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Happy and DON’T Know it?

I can’t remember her name, but I can tell you she was not a happy person.

I arrived for a class reunion on a hot, hazy, and humid Virginia day. As I stepped toward the check-in table, a friend of more than thirty years locked eyes with me, broke into tears, and screamed—

“Oh, Scott… can you help me?”

Next, she bolted out of her seat, ran around the table, and hugged me… and hugged me… and hugged me… and hugged me.

This is not the first time this has happened, and as a professional, I knew what I would say, “Of course I’ll help. Just let me get settled.“

Frankly, I was buying time to figure out why somebody I have never known not to be happy was acting unhappy.

What had changed?

Nothing.

My friend found herself a full-fledged member of The Always Club, as in “I always wanted to be thin and in shape… I always wanted to find my purpose in life… I always wanted to make more money… I always…

I was a member of The Always Club, along with about a gazillion other folks trying to figure out life’s secrets. Who knew it would take most of us thirty years of post-high school living to realize we’d never done what we had always wanted to do?

If that sounds familiar, it’s not your fault, and it’s more common than the common cold. But unlike the common cold, you can’t wait seven days for it to go away, or you’ll remain a member of The Always Club for the rest of your life.

So what did I say to my friend?

“What you have always wanted is not something you have been denied. It hasn’t disappeared or passed you by; somebody else didn’t take it. You have been living happily, and nothing is wrong with that. Remember, your “always wanted” is alive and well, living in your future, just waiting for you to go after it.”

And she hugged me… and hugged me… and hugged me.

So what are you waiting for?

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What Do You Want For Christmas? Dec 18, 2023

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What Do You Want For Christmas?

Last year, sometime between Halloween and Thanksgiving, I found myself finishing leftover candy and biting into a Jolly Rancher - a recipe for disaster for anybody with a mouth full of dental work.

As you might have predicted, it wasn't long before I was at the dentist. I don't like dentists much. Maybe it was because, as a kid, our family dentist was Dr. PAIN… uh… Dr. Payne. Still, there I was with the sound of drilling and suction filling the room, along with the occasional mumbled answer coming from my mouth, answering important questions like, "What have you been up to lately?" Then tell me not to move my mouth.

Seriously?

Is that a skill they teach at dental school?

Please wait until your patient can't speak and ask them a question.

That's like me asking my young kids a question at the dinner table and telling them not to chew with their mouths open.

But that's life.

Sometimes, life doesn't make sense, even though I would argue that things are always good, which is why we notice it when they are not. And boy, it does happen a lot this time of year. Then again, it happens a lot every time of the year.

I'm writing today as most of us roll through the holiday season. I think it's good to keep two things in mind:

Life can get in the way any time of the year, and it will.

No matter how crazy, it should never be unexpected. By the way, that includes the self-inflicted part that is so common. I don't want to hear anybody say why me, why it, why now?

As we say in the South, "It is what it is!"

Besides, since life is getting in the way, stuff comes in all varieties, and we don't have the right to enjoy the good stuff if we're always complaining about the bad stuff.

Next, no matter how much life gets in your way during the holidays, most of us seem to find a way to make it unique for ourselves and others. So, if you're going the extra mile to make magic, you don't get to enjoy the compliments and smiles on the faces of others if you complain about how hard you worked to make it happen.

Of course, if you've made it this far into today's message, you might be saying,

"Sure I can! I'm fully capable of complaining about my suffering and being happy. Besides, that's who I am!"

Sure you are. But why not skip the grumpy part and enjoy the fun part?

And you can do that all year long!

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How to Live an ALL IN Life Dec 15, 2023

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How to Live an ALL IN Life

I want to become the person I am meant to be.

That’s something that I hear daily in my life from people all over the world. Frankly, beyond living a joyful life, I can’t think of anything more important than growing to become who you know you are.

Most people tend to work in different areas of their life. All will say that family and friends are the most important, but they tend to focus on their career and legacy - especially after the kids move out. But here is a problem…

For many years, most people, including myself, tended to get lost in developing specific areas of their lives while others were on hold. While outwardly successful, they wouldn’t be on the phone with me if everything was going perfectly. It’s not; it’s hit or miss, causing sleepless nights.

A solution is an ALL-IN approach to living.

Over time, I’ve developed the solid belief that whatever you deem as the ultimate best use of your life will only happen after you have evolved every area of your life - and do it every day.

Focusing on your business and achieving success at the highest levels only happens when the other areas of your life are balanced.

Raising your children to be the best can only happen when the other areas of your life are balanced.

Developing your spiritual being will only happen at a profoundly satisfying level when all other areas of your life are balanced.

In other words, you will only achieve your personal best when your body, mind, relationships, and finances are working in synchronicity to support your journey; any other strategy is hit or miss.

The goal is simple.

You should do something daily to develop, maintain, and grow in every critical area of your life. It doesn’t have to be big, but it does have to happen. No, things won’t be perfect every day, but it’s incredible how all those imperfect days add up to a pretty good life.

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