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Daily Boost — Motivation and Personal Growth

Daily Boost — Motivation and Personal Growth

By: Scott Smith
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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 2026 • Motivation To Move, LLC • All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Daily Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success
Episodes
  • Be the Change

    Be the Change
    Oct 5 2026
    Daily Boost Podcast Be the Change October 5, 2026 | Episode 5556 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Maybe you want to change your job, your relationship, or your whole life. Maybe you want to change the world. One truth sits under all of it. You have to change before anything else does. Today is a purely motivational show, with Gandhi, Tolstoy, Einstein, Rumi, and Churchill along for the ride. I'll also get practical, because inspiration alone won't move you. You'll hear why I'll risk getting fired to tell a client what they don't want to hear, and why the thing you grip tightest is holding you back. Let it go and start today. Featured Story When I started as a disc jockey, I was a shock jock. Listen to me back then and you'd notice something. I sounded the same as I do now. Same energy, same delivery. What was different was my content, my goal, and my mission. And back then, it didn't work that well. I got in trouble all the time. I didn't have to become a different person. I had to change what I was doing, not who I was. Every lesson from those days shaped the show you hear now. I changed, and my future got better because of it. Important Points * If you want a different world around you, you have to change your mind, your actions, and your daily choices first. * The thing you hold onto the tightest is usually the exact thing holding you back, and you know it in your heart. * Being who you are can be a strength, but if you're not getting what you want, something about you has to shift. Memorable Quotes * If you will not change before anything else, your world will not change, and you're really just in a fantasy world. * The very thing that you don't want to change is what you must change. You know it in your heart, but you're a hard head. * If you want this life to be well-lived, something has to change today, and that something is you. It really is. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Name the one thing you want to be different next year, whether it's more money, more service, or more happiness. * Find the habit or belief you're gripping tightest around that goal, because it's likely the one holding you back. * Let that grip go today, try one new way of thinking or acting, and repeat it until it becomes part of who you are. Chapters 0:15 - A purely motivational Monday to get you thinking 1:36 - Too many ads and a commercial-free way to listen 3:46 - You must change before anything else changes 4:43 - Gandhi, Tolstoy, and Einstein on changing yourself 5:50 - From shock jock to the guy you hear every day 7:54 - The thing you hold tightest is holding you back 8:58 - Churchill's simple rule for getting a little better SEO Description Be the change you want to be. Scott Smith shares why you must change before anything else does, with wisdom from Gandhi to Churchill. 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: https://instagram.com/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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    12 mins
  • Are You a Rock Star

    Are You a Rock Star
    Oct 2 2026
    Daily Boost Podcast Are You a Rock Star October 3, 2026 | Episode 5555 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Everybody wants to be a rock star. Or do they? Some people only sing lead. Others are happy playing bass in the back and stepping up when somebody hands them the mic. When my son was in his twenties, he was sure he'd be the rock star. I asked him one question that stopped him cold. Today I share that question and why I ask every client some version of it by the second or third call. There's no wrong answer here. The only mistake is not being honest with yourself about which one you really are. Featured Story When my son Austin was in his early twenties, he was bound and determined to be a rock star. He headed to Los Angeles, played guitar, sang, cut CDs, and worked the open mic nights at the Whisky a Go Go. He was good. He just wasn't that good. So I asked him, what happens when you become a member of the band instead? He didn't know what to do with that. Playing any other role had never crossed his mind. He told me he wouldn't be happy with that. He kept going anyway, and he found his stage somewhere I never saw coming. Important Points * Decide early whether you want to lead from the front or play in the band, because each path carries its own price. * Some people only sing lead, and they're special once they commit. Most people are happiest in the ensemble. * Taking a job isn't failure if the business side drains you. Be honest about which rock star path fits your life. Memorable Quotes * There's a price to pay, and there always is. The lead singer gets one spot, and sometimes they sit on the bench. * It's okay either way, but you've got to be honest about what you are: the rock star or a member of the backup band. * Some only sing lead. They're special, but they're only special once they finally say that's all I do. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Ask yourself whether you want to lead from the front or play in the band, and answer honestly, not how you wish. * Weigh the price each role carries, like the ups and downs of owning a business versus a steady paycheck and time off. * Commit to the role that fits you, then build your plan around it so you stop chasing a spot you don't really want. Chapters 0:20 - A lesson from my son that changes how you think 1:33 - The leads and offers problem side hustlers can't crack 3:01 - Austin heads to LA to become a rock star 3:44 - What happens when you're just a member of the band 5:33 - Lead singers who won't ever pick up a guitar 7:40 - A client takes a job and finally gets his weekends 8:48 - The price of the rock star path and which one you are SEO Description Rock star or member of the band. Scott Smith on why being honest about the role you want in life and business shapes your success. 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: https://instagram.com/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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    12 mins
  • Making Decisions

    Making Decisions
    Oct 1 2026
    Daily Boost Podcast Making Decisions October 1, 2026 | Episode 5554 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description You're making a decision right now. Stay and listen, or move on? That tiny choice shows up all day, every day, and a lot of us are stuck. Smart people with MBAs and PhDs come to me confused. Too many options, too much information, and too many hours arguing with a chatbot that can't decide for them. Today I'll share a formula the Stoics talked about around 300 BC. Emotion plus logic equals your outcome. Learn how both sides work together, and you'll make your next big call faster and with a lot more confidence. Featured Story A few years ago, I picked out a house right on the beach in Daytona. Beachfront. I was ready to go. Then I found out my wife wanted to raise alpacas. Within a second, emotion took over, and we bought a 12-acre ranch about 15 miles from the ocean. I learned to drive a tractor, clear fields, and put up fences. Four years later, she said, I made an emotional decision that didn't work. And people kept asking how we made money on alpacas. You don't. You write them off. Logic finally stepped back in, and it gave us our answer. Important Points * Your biggest and most fun decisions start with emotion, so stop fighting it and learn to harness what you feel first. * Logic is the second step: check the boxes and do your due diligence before you commit to an outcome. * Feeding your confusion into a chatbot rarely brings clarity. It has too much data and no real emotion to work with. Memorable Quotes * Making decisions is the most important skill you can have. Your ability to make a decision makes you a superhero. * Emotions are always the first step in decision-making, but you've got to put some logic into it as well. Then decide. * Black-and-white reality rarely makes for a good life, so bring both emotion and logic to the table. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Notice the emotion driving your decision first, whether it's excitement or frustration, and call it what it is. * Bring in logic next by checking the cost, the work involved, and the facts, the way you'd do real due diligence. * Put what you feel together with what you learned, make the call, and let the emotion come back as your happy dance. Chapters 0:16 - You're deciding whether to listen right now 2:31 - Why so many smart people can't decide anymore 3:27 - Frustration, chatbots, and harnessing your heart 5:28 - The Stoic formula behind every decision you make 6:00 - Trading a beach house for a 12-acre alpaca ranch 7:11 - A coffee, a donut, and a brand-new Harley 8:48 - Emotion first, logic next, then the happy dance SEO Description Emotion plus logic equals your outcome. Scott Smith shares a Stoic formula to break decision paralysis and choose with clarity. 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: https://instagram.com/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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    12 mins
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