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Daily Boost - Motivation and Coaching

Daily Boost - Motivation and Coaching

By: Scott Smith - Motivation and Coaching
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 The Daily Boost is where ancient wisdom meets modern action. I'm Scott Smith, and for 20 years, I've helped people like you cut through life's complexity with timeless principles that actually work. Every Monday through Friday (under 10 minutes), you get philosophy made practical — the essential rules, frameworks, and step-by-step formulas that turn confusion into clarity. This is Stoic wisdom without the theory. Life principles without the fluff. Clear steps for complicated moments. This isn't another podcast telling you to dream bigger or hustle harder. It's practical philosophy for people who know what they want but need the how—the daily direction that turns wanting into momentum, obstacles into strategies, and breakthrough into habit. Whether you're rebuilding after a setback, leveling up your career, or navigating transitions while staying grounded—this is your daily reset. Short. Real. Daily. Get your Daily Boost on ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠Apple Podcast⁠ and ⁠Spotify⁠ every weekday. When you're ready to go beyond the boost and build your personalized roadmap, visit ⁠MotivationToMove.com⁠.Copyright 2025 • Motivation To Move, LLC • All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success
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  • Practice in Private, Win in Public

    Practice in Private, Win in Public
    Nov 7 2025
    Episode Description Scott gives you ultimate freedom today. Permission to build your dream in private. Without telling anyone. Without asking for permission. Without performing for an audience. This week, you discovered your internal mission, identified the 80% stealing your vision, learned the one question that filters everything, and took control of your agenda. Today brings the final piece—protecting your vision by practicing privately until you're ready to share publicly. Two clients got more done in three days than they had in three months. Their secret? Nobody knew what they were working on. They just worked. Scott reveals why every successful person he knows does the same thing—and why the holiday season is the perfect time to go dark and get busy. Featured Story Scott got two messages from clients after the holiday weekend. First message: "I decided to spend the weekend practicing what I do in private so I'll be praised in public. I didn't tell anyone what I was working on. I just worked on it. I got more done in three days than in the last three months." Second message: "I completed a new project over the weekend and I'm heading in a completely new direction." Scott was stunned. "I didn't even know you were working on a project. Why didn't you mention it?" She said, "I know. I'm learning. Nobody needs to know what I'm doing. I just did it." Scott does a ton of coaching. Dozens of people every single week. One thing has become crystal clear—people need permission. He gives them permission to go do something. Pull out their laptop this weekend and write their book. Work on that project. Build that thing. And they do it. Every time. Here's what Scott learned: Close the door. Do what Scott would do. Get it done. Then show up and say, "Hey, look what I did." That's the secret of every successful person he knows. Important Points There's a massive difference between secrecy and privacy—secrecy is hiding because you're ashamed, privacy is protecting because you're wise. Share your vision with everyone before it's fully formed, and people start redefining it in real time, turning your dream into their vision. The holiday season is when high performers get busy because everyone else is distracted—you'll close the door and work while they shop for deals. Memorable Quotes "Nobody needs to know what I'm doing. I just did it." "Secrecy is hiding because you're ashamed. Privacy is protecting because you're wise." "When everybody else is busy and looking the other direction and isn't poking their nose in your business—that's when you get things done." Scott's Three-Step Approach Practice privately until you're ready to share with the world—nobody needs to know what you're doing until you're ready. Do not tell people what you're doing this weekend—just do it while everyone else is busy looking the other direction. Use the holiday season to go dark and get busy while others are distracted—come back in January and blow their minds. Chapter Notes 0:15 - Ultimate freedom: permission to build privately 1:43 - Two clients completed months of work quietly 2:55 - Close the door and just make it happen 3:32 - Successful people never announce their plans 5:57 - Secrecy versus privacy: know the difference 7:34 - Three tools that will change your life 8:51 - YouTube launch Monday with new theme song Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Email: support@motivationtomove.com Main Website: https://motivationtomove.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/dailyboostpodcast Instagram: @heyscottsmith Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/motivationtomove Facebook Group: https://dailyboostpodcast.com/facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Someone Else Has Plans for Your Day

    Someone Else Has Plans for Your Day
    Nov 6 2025
    Episode Description Right now, someone across town is thinking about you. You're on their to-do list. It could be your boss. Maybe your spouse. A client with an emergency that becomes your priority. They're going to walk through the door, send a text, make a call. And suddenly you're doing something you never planned on doing. Scott reveals the daily battle everyone faces—and why most people spend their entire morning before lunch working on somebody else's dreams. Your vision stays on the back burner. Your internal mission gets delayed till tomorrow. Your agenda? Completely hijacked. The solution isn't ignoring everyone. It's defining three non-negotiable things before anyone gets access to your time. Featured Story A client asked Scott what she should pay attention to most with all the craziness and everyone needing something from her. Scott told her the truth. He pays attention to his agenda first. When he crosses paths with other people's agendas, it doesn't have to be his way or the highway. But he must continue living his life to get the results he wants—without delay or distraction. She asked if that meant ignoring everybody else. No. Just acknowledging that every person is on their own path. And since everyone's on their path, you'll always have the opportunity—willingly or unwillingly—to be pulled into their agenda. If you let that happen, you detour from your dreams. She got it pretty fast. "You're saying I need to take control of my agenda." Exactly. Because if you don't take care of your agenda, somebody else will control it for you. Important Points Every person you meet is on their own path and will try to pull you into their agenda, whether they mean to or not. Most people, before lunch, have spent their entire morning working on somebody else's dreams. Taking control of your agenda isn't selfish—it's being your own person and protecting your vision. Memorable Quotes "If you don't take care of your life, your agenda, somebody else will control it for you." "The world is going to do what the world is going to do. It always has, it always will." "You're the only person living between your ears. Every single thing in this world is just about you. Get right with yourself and go out and change the world." Scott's Three-Step Approach Before anyone gets access to your time today, define your agenda for the day and this week. Write down three non-negotiable things that must happen today—not 30, just three. Remember, everything else is negotiable, but those three things get done no matter what happens. Chapter Notes 0:26 - Someone has you on their list right now 2:29 - Pay attention to your agenda first, always 3:54 - Everyone's path will pull you off track 4:09 - They'll control your agenda if you don't 5:12 - The world does what the world does period 6:37 - Before lunch you've worked their dreams 8:25 - Define agenda before anyone gets access 9:15 - Three non-negotiable daily things assignment Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Email: support@motivationtomove.com Main Website: https://motivationtomove.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/dailyboostpodcast Instagram: @heyscottsmith Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/motivationtomove Facebook Group: https://dailyboostpodcast.com/facebook agenda control, daily priorities, protecting your time, three things daily, non-negotiable tasks, defending your vision, someone else's agenda, morning priorities, being your own person, vision protection, daily planning, time hijacking, other people's dreams, controlling your day, intentional living, boundary setting, daily focus, personal sovereignty, life control, practical priorities, staying on track Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins
  • One Question That Protects Everything

    One Question That Protects Everything
    Nov 5 2025
    Episode Description On Monday, you wrote your internal mission. Tuesday, you discovered 80% of your daily actions are completely Irrelevant to your vision. Today, Scott gives you the one question that filters everything. No complicated system. No elaborate planning. No superhuman willpower. One question asked every single day that protects your vision from the thousands of opportunities trying to derail you. A client used this filter for just one week and avoided seven or eight things that would have derailed her for a month. The question forces you to be honest about whose agenda you're serving—yours or everyone else's. Fair warning: This might make you ruthless. That's the point. Featured Story She had a clear vision. She'd written out her internal and external missions just like Scott asked. But life kept getting in the way. Her phone wouldn't stop ringing. Opportunities showed up constantly. People needed things all the time. She was working incredibly hard but felt like she was moving backward. When Scott asked what she did when opportunities arrived, she admitted the truth: "I listen. I think about it. I consider if I have time. And then I usually say yes because I don't want to disappoint anyone. I figure it out later." She was making dozens of decisions every day without a filter. No wonder she was exhausted. Scott taught her one question. She didn't believe it could be that simple. But after one week, she'd avoided seven or eight derailments that would have cost her a month of progress. The question changed everything. Important Points Every single day, thousands of opportunities will cross your path trying to detour you from what you want. Most opportunities that show up in life are other people's dreams disguised as your opportunities. There is no neutral—you are either moving closer to what you want or moving away from it. Memorable Quotes "Will this opportunity move me closer to the lifestyle I desire, or further away?" "Most emails are usually somebody else's to-do list being sent to you." "Every yes to something that doesn't deserve your attention is a no to something that does." Scott's Three-Step Approach Before you say yes to anything, ask yourself if this opportunity moves you closer to your desired lifestyle or further away. Remember, there is no neutral—time, energy, and attention are finite resources. Be ruthless with your filter but not mean—protect your vision without explaining or justifying yourself to anyone. Chapter Notes 0:40 - One question that filters everything daily 1:41 - Client overwhelmed by life getting in the way 3:12 - The powerful question that changes decisions 4:48 - Thousands of opportunities derail you daily 6:18 - Most opportunities are someone else's dreams 7:16 - You don't have to justify your no to anyone 8:06 - There is no neutral—closer or further away Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify Email: support@motivationtomove.com Main Website: https://motivationtomove.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/dailyboostpodcast Instagram: @heyscottsmith Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/motivationtomove Facebook Group: https://dailyboostpodcast.com/facebook decision making, protecting your vision, saying no, opportunity filter, lifestyle design, vision protection, daily filter question, boundary setting, ruthless prioritization, serving your agenda, defending your vision, avoiding distractions, time management, energy management, attention management, finite resources, mission alignment, closer or further away, goal protection, intentional living, practical wisdom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
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