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Daily Boost - Motivation and Coaching

Daily Boost - Motivation and Coaching

By: Scott Smith - Motivation and Coaching
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 Start your day with practical philosophy that actually works. In under 10 minutes, Scott Smith cuts through the noise with straight talk about navigating life's messy middle—where personal and professional challenges collide. No hype. No fluff. Just 20 years of hard-won wisdom, Stoic principles, and real stories from someone who's been there. Monday through Friday, learn to think clearly, act wisely, and build a life that's actually yours.Copyright 2025 • Motivation To Move, LLC • All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success
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  • Is Your Life Repeating Itself?

    Is Your Life Repeating Itself?
    Nov 21 2025
    Episode Description Ever feel like you're stuck on repeat? I'm celebrating my birthday today and starting a new nine-year life cycle. Yeah, you read that right. About 25 years ago, a spiritual pastor taught me something that changed how I see patterns in my life. It's a nine-year cycle that repeats over and over. Once I learned it, I started seeing it everywhere. Not just in my life, but in every coaching client I've shared it with. Each year has its own energy and purpose. And knowing where you are in the cycle? That changes everything about how you approach your next move. Featured Story It's my birthday today and I'm in year three of my cycle. That means the resources I need are arriving. I've spent the last two years looking around, deciding I wanted to do things differently with the show. New theme music, new direction, all of it. And now? Everything I need is showing up. I'm excited. I want to go. But I've learned to trust the pattern because I've seen it work at least two and a half times in my life. This isn't woo-woo wishful thinking. It's practical wisdom wrapped in a spiritual truth. The kind that makes successful people like you take notice and say, "Wait, that actually makes sense." Important Points Life operates in repeatable nine-year cycles that start with seeking and end with clearing space for what's next. Each year serves a specific purpose from decision-making to intense focus to letting go of what no longer serves you. Understanding where you are in your cycle removes confusion and gives you permission to change everything when the time is right. Memorable Quotes "Stand your butt up. Just stand up and then take a step in the direction you want to go and just keep going until you get it." "I'm not the most woo-woo guy on the planet, but I got some woo-woo in me. I'm a very practical guy." "If you're asking for new and you haven't cleaned up your mess first, you're just going to get more mess." Scott's Three-Step Approach Identify where you are in your nine-year cycle by looking at what's naturally happening in your life right now. Stop fighting the patterns and work with them instead of wondering why things feel off or perfectly aligned. Use each year's energy intentionally whether you're deciding, building, intensifying, or clearing space for what's next. Chapter Notes 0:32 - World's simplest success recipe revealed 1:12 - Meeting Louis Gates changed everything for me 2:24 - Nine-year life cycles explained year by year 4:12 - Year three arrival: resources stack up fast 5:18 - Midpoint re-evaluation: keep what works only 6:27 - Years seven through nine: preparing for reset 7:50 - Complete cycle recap you can apply today Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Email: support@motivationtomove.com Main Website: motivationtomove.com YouTube: youtube.com/dailyboostpodcast Instagram: @heyscottsmith Facebook Page: facebook.com/motivationtomove Facebook Group: Join the Daily Boost Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Relative Time Management

    Relative Time Management
    Nov 20 2025
    Another year flying by? Another birthday that came too fast? I get it. Time feels like it's speeding up every single year. But what if I told you that you can actually slow time down? Not with some weird trick, but by understanding how your brain processes time. When you rush around all day, time flies. When you slow down and focus deeply on what matters, time expands. I've been studying Einstein's theory of relativity and Benjamin Hardy's work on extreme goals, and I'm going to show you how to take control of your time starting today. Featured Story My birthday's coming up. November 21st, if you're wondering. And like clockwork, I catch myself thinking the same thing I think every year. Is it my birthday again already? Didn't we just do this? When I was five years old, waiting for Christmas felt like forever. A year was an eternity. Now? A year feels like a month. But I've figured something out. When I'm rushing around all day, busy-busy-busy, trying to get everything done, time absolutely flies. Days blur into weeks. Weeks blur into years. When I slow down and focus deeply on the work that matters? Time stretches out. The day feels longer. I get more done and still have time left over. That's what relativity looks like in real life. Important Points When you run fast all day trying to get everything done, your entire life speeds up and years fly by before you know it. Slowing down and focusing deeply on essential goals actually makes time expand and gives you all the free time you'll ever need. Setting extreme goals with compressed timelines forces you into deep work mode where time slows down and you accomplish what matters most. Memorable Quotes "When you go fast, fast, fast, everything goes fast. The days, the weeks, the years, your life flies by when you do that." "When you slow down, when you hold space for yourself, things change." "Time slows down and you enjoy your day like you were born to." Scott's Three-Step Approach Set an extreme goal that's so big it almost scares you, then compress the timeline to force your focus on what actually matters. Stop rushing through your to-do list and start holding space for deep work on the essential things that move you toward your goals. Focus on results relevant to your dreams and watch as time magically slows down and you find free time you didn't know existed. Chapter Notes 0:03 - Time keeps slipping away faster every year 0:53 - Connect with me on social media and Facebook group 2:24 - Why birthdays come faster as you get older 4:15 - The speed trap that steals your life away 5:32 - Einstein's relativity applied to your daily schedule 7:07 - Benjamin Hardy's extreme goals strategy explained 8:25 - Deep work mode slows everything down perfectly Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Email: support@motivationtomove.com Main Website: motivationtomove.com YouTube: youtube.com/dailyboostpodcast Instagram: @heyscottsmith Facebook Page: facebook.com/motivationtomove Facebook Group: Join the Daily Boost Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins
  • Why You Don't Need a Why

    Why You Don't Need a Why
    Nov 19 2025
    Everyone tells you to find your why. But what if that's backwards? I've had tens of thousands of conversations with people trying to figure out their lives. And I've noticed something controversial: nobody leads with their why. They lead with what they want. The why comes later when things get hard and you need fuel to keep going. Most of your happiness comes from stumbling into things you love, not from some mythical why you discover on a mountaintop. Today I'm pushing back on popular advice and sharing what actually works when you're trying to build the life you want. Featured Story My wife once told me she decided to date a bad boy. That bad boy was me. Then when I asked her to marry me, she said yes. But she also said something that made me laugh: "I figured out you're just a little bit bad. Mostly good." We used to plan these elaborate dates. Dinner, dancing, the whole production. Those nights were usually just okay. But the nights we stumbled into with zero planning? Those were magic. That's how life works too. You can be intentional all you want, but sometimes the best stuff happens when you're just bumbling around and something sticks. Important Points Your passion isn't sitting out there waiting to be discovered. You trip and stumble into it when you're out there trying things and something clicks. People don't lead with why. They lead with what they want. I've seen this play out thousands of times in real conversations with real people. The why becomes critical when you're chasing something so big it scares you. That's when you need to know why you're doing it to keep going. Memorable Quotes "Life is long. You're going to change. I have people all the time say, Scott, you're not the same guy you were 20 years ago. That's the whole point." "What happens if you have no idea what you want, but still the good things keep arriving in your life?" "If you just bumble and stumble around, find the what you like, it won't be long before you find purpose. And purpose becomes your why." Scott's Three-Step Approach Get up and take a step. Stop overthinking your why and start trying things. When you find something you like, stick with it a little bit. Focus on the what first. Ask yourself what you want to do, not why you want to do it. The why reveals itself when the work gets hard. Let purpose become your why. When you're doing something long enough and you're committed to it, your purpose becomes clear and that's your real why. Chapter Notes 0:03 - The what and why question that drives everyone crazy 0:37 - Building your peaceful base between here and there 1:27 - The bumbling and stumbling truth about colorful lives 2:51 - Why passion isn't waiting to be discovered 3:52 - My controversial take on leading with why 5:37 - When stumbling around creates your best happiness 6:33 - The only time your why really matters Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Email: support@motivationtomove.com Main Website: motivationtomove.com YouTube: youtube.com/dailyboostpodcast Instagram: @heyscottsmith Facebook Page: facebook.com/motivationtomove Facebook Group: Join the Daily Boost Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
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