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Daily Boost Podcast What Was I Thinking? Why Smart People Say Yes to the Wrong Goals October 16, 2026 | Episode 5565 Go beyond the boost! Join my Skool group at https://faceyourpassion.com Episode Description You're six months into something. It's 2 a.m. You're staring at the ceiling thinking, what was I thinking? Nobody forced you. You said yes. Sometimes you even saw it coming and did it anyway. Today we're digging into what I call the what-was-I-thinking goal. Why smart people say yes to the wrong things, why we stay too long once we start, and the simple checks you can run before your next yes. Feel the middle, not the finish. Set your exit point before you begin. Your future self will thank you. Featured Story For years, people have asked me what kind of clients I work with. I tell them, let's talk about the ones who need help staying married. They look at me funny. Wait, I thought you did business coaching. I do. But so many of the business owners I work with are trading their relationship for all the hours they put in at work. They never named the trade. They just kept saying yes. And some of them end up divorced. So I get right in the middle of it. Let's work on the business, but let's make sure your wife still likes you. And as a bonus, because I'm Scott, your kids will like you too. Important Points * We overestimate how good the win will feel and forget the grind. Picture the middle of the goal, not the finish. * Pretend it starts next month. If you'd say no then, your yes depends on free time you don't really have right now. * Set an exit point before you start. If X hasn't happened by Y, you stop or change course, and that isn't quitting. Memorable Quotes * Be the best quitter you can be, as long as you've done your research and know what you're doing. Sometimes you should quit. * Every yes is a no to something else. Time with your family, your health, your work. Name what you're trading for it. * When you call me to sell me something, the price doesn't matter to me. It's the time. That's it. Time matters. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Before saying yes, picture the middle of the goal and ask if you'd still sign up if it started 30 days from now. * Run a pre-mortem by imagining it failed a year from now, then write down why and name what this yes will cost you. * Set a clear exit point before you start, then stop or change course the moment that line arrives without results. Chapters 0:16 - Friday DMs and that 3 a.m. what-was-I-thinking feeling 3:28 - Two ways you end up somewhere you didn't plan 4:28 - Why we're terrible at predicting how we'll feel 5:25 - The sunk cost trap and being a good quitter 6:21 - Feel the middle of the goal, not the finish 7:12 - Pretend it's next month and run a pre-mortem 8:44 - Every yes is a no, and setting your exit point Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Join my Face Your Passion Skool group: https://faceyourpassion.com * Email: [email protected] * 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

Introducing COLLIN GOSSELIN: The Real Story Behind One of America’s Most-Watched Families from On Purpose with Jay Shetty. Follow the show: On Purpose with Jay Shetty Collin Gosselin opens up about what it was really like growing up in the spotlight of Jon & Kate Plus 8, sharing his personal account of life behind the camera. He recounts his experiences with family isolation, allegations of physical abuse, time spent in a basement room, and his twenty-month stay in an institution he says he never needed to be in. Collin also details how a smuggled note led to a reunion with his father, how he is working to rebuild his life today, and why he is finally choosing to speak publicly about his past. With Love and Gratitude, Jay Shetty Instagram Teen Accounts: Built-in protections for teens. Learn More. At https://chase.com/sapphirereserve JAY'S DAILY WISDOM DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX Join 900,000+ readers discovering how small daily shifts create big life change with my free newsletter. Subscribe here: https://news.jayshetty.me/subscribe Check out our Apple subscription to unlock bonus content of On Purpose! https://lnk.to/JayShettyPodcast What We Discuss: 00:00 Welcome To On Purpose And Disclaimer 01:43 Inside the Gosselin Household 03:50 Faking Reality On Camera 05:15 The Normalization Of Constant Filming 06:35 The Turning Point 09:06 Modern Child Exploitation 12:35 Pushing Back And Early On-Camera Resistance 17:02 Earliest Memories Of In-Home Abuse 20:37 Targeted Isolation And Homeschooling 25:21 Child Protective System Flaws 35:11 Advocacy In The Face Of Public Backlash 36:55 The Attempted Runaway 44:03 Institutionalization At Age 11 48:16 Twenty Months In Inpatient Confinement 53:53 The Official Admission Records 59:12 The Harsh Reality of Living in Isolation 01:04:45 The Smuggled Letter And Custody Battle 01:08:37 Reconnecting And Healing 01:11:26 Repairing The Father-Son Relationship 01:14:00 Turning Pain into Purpose 01:17:14 False Diagnoses & His Dream of Joining The Marines 01:24:41 Legal Defamation Threats 01:26:16 Where Does He Stand With His Siblings? 01:30:20 Who is Collin Today? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

Daily Boost Podcast Wisdom of the Wife: 10 Things She’s Been Right About for 20 Years October 15, 2026 | Episode 5564 Host: Scott Smith Go beyond the boost! Join my Skool group at https://faceyourpassion.com Episode Description My wife has been right about a lot of things for 20 years. Annoying, isn’t it? Today I’m sharing the best advice I’ve collected from her, with my man explanation of what each one teaches about business and life. Some of it’s about skimming instead of seeing. Some of it’s about listening instead of fixing. And some of it’s about going to bed instead of answering that 11:30 p.m. email. Husbands, listen closely. Wives, you have more power than you think, because believe it or not, we’re listening. This one might keep you married. Featured Story Last week my insurance company sent me a Cologuard kit. If you’re young and don’t know what that is, lucky you. I didn’t want to. Nobody wants to do it. So I did what guys do. I put it off for about a week. My wife doesn’t negotiate on this stuff. Go to the doctor. Not next week. Not if it still hurts. Stop negotiating and go. Finally, she handed me the box and told me, in very plain words, exactly where to go and what to do with it. I’ve never won that argument. Not once in 20 years. And honestly, I’ve started to wonder why she works so hard to keep me alive. Important Points * We glance at the bank statement, the calendar, and the client list. Look closely, or you’ll miss what’s right there. * Before blaming the economy or the weather for a bad mood, check when you last ate. Sometimes the fix is a sandwich. * Most people aren’t asking you to fix anything. They want you to listen, and they’ll tell you when they need your help. Memorable Quotes * I teach planning for a living. Your brain is for thinking, not storage. If it matters, get it out of your head. * Nothing good has ever come from answering emails at 11:30 at night. It can wait till morning. Go to bed, she says. * I’ve blamed bad moods on the economy, the weather, and my wifi. Nope. It’s a sandwich. You’re not tired, you’re hungry. Scott’s Three-Step Approach * Slow down and look closely at your numbers, calendar, and clients instead of skimming and deciding nothing’s there. * Take care of the basics first by eating, sleeping, and seeing the doctor before you blame the world for how you feel. * Put the phone down and listen to the people in front of you, because being present keeps them close. Chapters 0:15 - An homage to the women who shaped my life 3:45 - Did you actually look or stare into the fridge 4:48 - You’re not tired, you’re hungry, and other truths 5:45 - Podcast Scott versus the guy who lives at home 6:44 - Go to the doctor and the Cologuard showdown 7:19 - Nobody asked you to fix it; they want you to listen 8:59 - Put the phone down, wants versus needs, and go to bed Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Join my Face Your Passion Skool group: https://faceyourpassion.com * Email: [email protected] * 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

Daily Boost Podcast 10 Questions That Get Your Head Straight About Work and Life October 14, 2026 | Episode 5563 Host: Scott Smith Go beyond the boost! Join my Skool group at https://faceyourpassion.com Episode Description Some weeks you need a pep talk. Other weeks you need better questions. Today I'm giving you 10 of them. Use them as journal prompts, talk them over with your spouse, or sit with them on your drive. They cover the work you want to be doing a year from now, what to hand off, who you want to serve, what you want to be known for, and the money numbers you've kept vague. I'm in this category too. I spend a lot of time keeping my own head straight. Grab a pen. Your answers might surprise you. Featured Story Twenty years ago, my wife Cheryl was sick with cancer. Even then, she had all these plans. Little things she wanted to do. She kept saying, I'm going to do that before I die. Then one day she got dehydrated. Her energy just disappeared. From that day forward, she was mostly in bed. Her health went away fast. For the next 90 days, she never got to do the things she'd talked about. I took her out to dinner once during those 90 days—one time. I think about that whenever someone tells me they'll deal with their health later. Health is wealth sounds nice. It doesn't mean much when you're too worn out to use it. Important Points * Picture the actual work you want on your calendar a year from now, not your title, then start clearing what won't fit. * Name the parts of your job you'd hand off to a person, a system, or AI so you can focus on what only you can do. * Vague money goals go nowhere. Set real numbers for what you want to earn, save, and invest, and you can start the plan. Memorable Quotes * It takes decades of life to understand that if you don't like what you do, you stop doing it. I know. It's wild. * There are enough bad, ugly, and yes, evil people in the world. You may as well choose the good ones and serve them. * If anybody's draining you, get a plug. Stop it. Choose the people you spend your time with, at work and away from it. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Decide what work you want filling your calendar a year from now and what you want it to give you besides a paycheck. * Hand off the tasks that drain you to a person, system, or AI, and spend that time with people who fill you back up. * Put real numbers on what you'll earn, save, and invest, then protect your time off and health so you can enjoy it. Chapters 0:18 - A frisky week and stepping on the right toes 1:17 - Do what makes your heart sing and make a great living 3:51 - The work you want on your calendar a year from now 4:23 - What to hand off to a person, a system, or AI 7:14 - The skill I learned two years ago that changed everything 9:21 - Real money numbers instead of a vague million 10:48 - Losing Cheryl and why health has to make the list Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Join my Face Your Passion Skool group: https://faceyourpassion.com * Email: [email protected] * 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

Daily Boost Podcast Your Life Gets Calmer When Everyone Knows What to Expect October 13, 2026 | Episode 5562 Host: Scott Smith Go beyond the boost! Join my Skool group at https://faceyourpassion.com Episode Description Most of the friction in your life isn't random. It usually comes from an expectation nobody said out loud. When work, your marriage, or your health doesn't turn out the way you counted on, it wigs you out. You feel stuck. You're not broken. You're in the gap between an old expectation and what's real right now. Today I'm breaking expectations into three kinds: what you expect of yourself, what you expect of others, and what others expect of you. Get clear on all three, say them out loud, and watch how much calmer life gets. Featured Story A couple of days ago somebody told me, "Scott, you can always expect me to show up authentically, unapologetically myself." I didn't say anything. But I thought, well, damn, you might want to work on that. That line wasn't working for them. They'd decided how they would show up, and nobody around them got the memo. My father-in-law used to say, " Don't assume anything. You're just making an ass out of you and me. It took me a long time to get it. I literally had to sit down and spell it out. If you bulldoze through life being yourself and you never told anyone what to expect, whose fault is that? Important Points * Most stuck feelings come from old expectations that no longer match your life. You're not broken. You're in the gap. * Unspoken expectations of others create surprises. Say what you expect out loud, and many bad patterns fade away. * After a real shift, people still expect the old you. Tell them what changed, then live it so your words match your life. Memorable Quotes * Most people have put no time into thinking about what they expect of themselves or anybody else. I see it all the time. * You're not broken. You're just in the gap. The gap is that not-moving feeling you have right now, and it's real. * If you're bumping into people constantly, let me tell you, it ain't on them. Look at what you're expecting of them. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Write down what you expect of yourself now, after whatever shift you've been through, not who you used to be before. * Spell out what you expect from the people around you, then tell them directly instead of hoping they guess right. * Let others know what's changed in you, and back it up by living it every day so their old expectations catch up. Chapters 0:15 - Podcast day, coffee, and why my wife brings me tea 1:10 - What a peaceful base means and why it's never done 3:06 - Disruption is just an expectation that broke 4:18 - You're not broken, you're just stuck in the gap 5:05 - Expectation one: what you expect of yourself 5:48 - Expectation two: the things you never said out loud 7:11 - Expectation three: people still expect the old you Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Join my Face Your Passion Skool group: https://faceyourpassion.com * Email: [email protected] * 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

Daily Boost Podcast Why Your Biggest Breakthrough Comes Right After Your Hardest Season October 12, 2026 | Episode 5561 Host: Scott Smith Go beyond the boost! Join my Skool group at https://faceyourpassion.com Episode Description Have you ever come through a brutal stretch of life and found yourself thinking differently about everything on the other side? That's not luck. Today we're talking about quantum change. Not the woo-woo kind. The kind researchers have studied for years, with a pattern so consistent they can name it. I'm walking you through the four marks of a real before-and-after moment, and the one thing that almost always comes first. If life feels shaken right now and you can't seem to move, this one's for you. You might be closer to lift-off than you think. Featured Story Twenty years ago, my first wife passed away. Nothing about that season was easy. Something shifted in me then. It was vivid. I didn't plan it or schedule it. It showed up uninvited, and it stuck. I refuse to go back to who I was before. It's done. I'm not that person anymore. I do what I do today- this show, the coaching, all of it- because of that moment. That's what a quantum change looks like from the inside. When I talk to people who feel stuck and shaken, I recognize it. They're usually standing right at the edge of their own before-and-after moment, and they don't know it yet. Important Points * Quantum change is vivid, surprising, benevolent, and enduring. It's a before-and-after moment, not slow improvement. * Almost every real breakthrough follows a season of strain, stress, or loss. The disruption is the setup, not failure. * You'll change when you wear yourself out. Stop patching little things and accept that the shift has already started. Memorable Quotes * I'm a positive, upbeat guy, but I'm only upbeat when I can ground myself in facts. That's my motivation. * The disruption is the setup. It's not a sign that you're broken. You're just being set in the ground to lift off. * I refuse to go back to who I was. You don't go back. It doesn't mean anything to you anymore. It's done, man. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Look honestly at the hard season you're in, and name what you've been tap-dancing around for months or even years. * Ask whether a shift has already happened in you, and stop fixing every little thing to avoid admitting it. * Accept the change and move forward, then bring your questions to someone who can help you turn it into action. Chapters 0:15 - Daytona, Oktoberfest, and a talk about hard seasons 2:26 - Why I want facts first, not unicorns and rainbows 3:22 - Quantum change and why it's not as woo-woo as it sounds 4:36 - The four marks of a real before-and-after moment 6:53 - How losing my first wife became my quantum change 8:18 - Why breakthroughs almost always follow strain and loss 9:26 - Accepting the change that may already be happening Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Join my Face Your Passion Skool group: https://faceyourpassion.com. * Email: [email protected] * 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

Daily Boost Podcast How to Stay Focused on Your Vision October 9, 2026 | Episode 5560 Host: Scott Smith Go beyond the boost! Join my Skool group at https://faceyourpassion.com Episode Description You built something good. You're making money, people count on you, and you're proud of it. But life keeps getting in the way. So when do you finally get to do what you started all this for? Today we're talking about your founder's vision. What it is, why busy never goes away, and how to protect it from every detour on your path. I'm giving you one simple question to ask before you say yes to anything new. Know your vision. Defend it. Live it. Let's go. Featured Story Years ago, I sat in a Tony Robbins event, Date with Destiny. We did what everybody does. Write down your values. Honesty, integrity, love, the big list. After doing this work professionally for a long time, I noticed something. Every value people write down either moves them away from what they don't like or toward what they want. Nobody writes down the values they're living today. The real ones. The ones that show up in how they run their business and their life right now. That gap changed how I coach. Until you see where you really stand, you can't grow into anything new, and you won't. Important Points * Success doesn't bring a quiet place at the end of the rainbow. The better you get, the more people want from you. * Ask one question before every opportunity: does this move me closer to the life and business I want, or further away? * Write down the values you're living today first, then set the values you want to grow into over the next few years. Memorable Quotes * Everything changes in an instant. That's why you need a vision. When you do the work, you have to start living it. * People say they're always running around putting out fires. I tell them, yeah, but you lit most of them yourself. * Whatever vision you have, you're supposed to go live it. This is not some imaginary thing. Listen, you're in charge. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Know your vision by writing down how you want your life and business to look, your values, and who you care for. * Defend that vision by asking whether each new opportunity moves you closer to it, and saying no when it doesn't. * Live your vision today instead of someday, and give yourself time to grow into it as the old patterns fall away. Chapters 0:15 - Happy Friday and why it should be happy just because 2:23 - Life begins when you move, still my core message 3:09 - There's no quiet place at the end of the rainbow 3:36 - Your founder's vision and why you're the one in control 5:36 - The arsonist firefighter and other people's hot mess 7:59 - The one simple question that guards your vision 8:13 - What the classic values exercise always misses Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Join my Face Your Passion Skool group: https://faceyourpassion.com * Email: [email protected] * 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

Daily Boost Podcast Why Your Team Isn't Motivated October 8, 2026 | Episode 5559 Host: Scott Smith Go beyond the boost! Join my Skool group at https://faceyourpassion.com Episode Description Everybody wants that feeling. You get out of bed, you feel great, and you can't wait to get going. Your team wants it too. Most leaders try to motivate people with a mission statement on the wall. It doesn't land. People need a mission that fires them up personally, not just the company. Today I'm breaking down my acronym, BAM—a big, awesome, motivating mission. We'll talk about what it is, why it scares you a little, and how giving one to the people around you changes everything. Listen in and find yours. Featured Story I've spent my whole life in radio, so I listen hard. I hear between the lines, the breath, the pause before someone answers. Years ago I noticed something in person, and now I see it on Zoom calls all the time. I'll be an hour into a conversation with a sharp, successful client. Maybe a PhD, someone who's done it all. They're telling me why their big idea won't work. Then a tiny smile shows up around their mouth. It's involuntary. They're trying to hold it back. Every word they're saying stops mattering. That little smile tells me we just struck a chord, and I know what they really want. Important Points * That motivated feeling you're chasing comes from a lot of work, plus a mission big enough to pull you out of bed. * Pay attention to what scares you and excites you at the same time, because that's usually where the good stuff lives. * If you want a motivated team, give them a mission that fires them up personally, not just the company's mission. Memorable Quotes * Big is relative to you. When you've got a big problem, a big solution, or something exciting, you get excited. * That big, awesome, tingly motivational feeling comes from a lot of freaking work. Don't say that out loud on a podcast. * A lot of the good stuff in life scares you. I promise you, if it scares you, you probably have to deal with it. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Write down your own big, awesome, motivating mission, the dream that makes you grin when you finally say it out loud. * Learn what fires up each person on your team so that you can connect their own personal drive to the bigger vision. * Share a mission with them that serves both of you, then watch the people around you relax, lean in, and get to work. Chapters 0:28 - Big, awesome, and the acronym that makes it work 4:42 - The secret behind that big motivating feeling 4:51 - What a mission really means and why you need one 5:53 - The dreams you stopped thinking about 20 years ago 6:36 - The tiny smile that tells me what you really want 8:12 - How to give your team a mission that fires them up Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Join my Face Your Passion Skool group: https://faceyourpassion.com * Email: [email protected] * 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

Daily Boost Podcast How to Avoid Burnout When You Own the Business October 7, 2026 | Episode 5558 Host: Scott Smith Go beyond the boost! Join my Skool group at https://faceyourpassion.com Episode Description Some days you can't tell if you're burnt out or just excited. But when it's real burnout, you know. When you own the business, the work never stops. There's always one more email, one more call, one more thing. Today I'm sharing tools I've taught for about 20 years and just taught my inner circle again this week. Default behaviors that take the thinking out of your day. Rock-solid boundaries that cut the drama. And one shift that changed how I run my whole business. Listen in and get your energy back. Featured Story Years ago, I did morning radio. I'd get to the station around 5:15, go on the air at six, and be off at ten. Four hours on. Seven hours in the building, tops. When I walked out, I turned it off. I was done. Then I became an entrepreneur and did what everybody does. I worked from the moment I got out of bed until I fell asleep, then dreamed about it all night and woke up exhausted. So I went back to what radio taught me. Now I put on my hat, grab my coffee, and work my shift. I run this whole business on about 20 hours a week, and it starts with one decision. Important Points * Set default behaviors for your day, your meals, and your business so you stop burning energy on the same decisions. * Build rock-solid boundaries and be ruthless about them, because without them the drama of every bad day wins out. * Work your business like a shift. Show up, do the work, then shut the door and walk away, even from a home office. Memorable Quotes * Everything is a pattern. Your business is a pattern. Your money's a pattern. You're a pattern. You should live in one. * When you can default to a certain response, you've been trained. The training kicks in, and you have no emergency. * I walk in, put my hat on, grab my cup of coffee, and get to work. As soon as I'm done, I shut the door and leave. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Notice the default behaviors you already have, and get yourself back into the daily rhythm that works best for you. * Lock in rock-solid boundaries around that rhythm, and plan your responses so surprises don't knock you down. * Treat your work as a shift with a clear start and finish, then walk out the door and leave it there for the day. Chapters 0:16 - Burnt out or just excited, and how to tell the difference 1:41 - The free one-sheet planner that changes your week fast 2:51 - Default behaviors and my overnight oats rule 4:20 - Pre-planned responses that end the emergencies 5:18 - Rock-solid boundaries in a 24/7 online business 6:39 - Why I run my business like a morning radio shift 8:26 - Three moves to beat burnout starting today Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Join my Face Your Passion Skool group: https://faceyourpassion.com * Email: [email protected] * 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

Daily Boost Podcast The Best Businesses Are Boring October 6, 2026 | Episode 5557 Host: Scott Smith Go beyond the boost! Join my Skool group at https://faceyourpassion.com Episode Description Most of us chase the shiny thing. A new idea every morning, a new plan every week, and somehow the chaos never stops. Today I'm making the case for boring. The best businesses run on three things: leads, a clear offer, and fulfillment that works like clockwork. Your customers don't care what you think they need. They care about the outcome they came for. I'm walking you through the points I shared with my group this week, from money as the scorecard to letting passion drive while the math decides. Press play, then build something gloriously boring. Featured Story My wife picked out a Tesla Model Y, and suddenly I'm deep in a whole new world. Charging, kilowatt-hours, calling electricians, trying to figure out who even does this stuff. Finally, I stopped and went looking for a company that only installs Tesla chargers. I saw their ad, they booked a call, and I already knew what I wanted to pay. They told me what they do, how long it takes, what I'd get, and what it costs. I said, done. Send the proposal. They asked for a hundred dollars to get on the calendar, and I paid it in thirty seconds. Then I offered to pay sooner if they got it done right. I wanted to know why. Important Points * Your customers only care about the outcome they came for, so stop deciding what they need and ask them instead. * Leads are the lifeblood of every business, and if you aren't driving new ones every day, you're just hoping and wishing. * Don't get so buried in fulfillment that you forget leads and offers, or you'll run out of customers before you notice. Memorable Quotes * If you reinvent every day to feel excited, it won't work. It gives you the chaos you don't want. * If you keep score any other way other than money and you run a business, you have a hobby. Money is the scorecard. * I love passion. I want it right in front. Then my business logic kicks in. If the math doesn't add up, I ain't doing it. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Get your offer so clear that a buyer hears what you do, how long it takes, and what it costs, and says, "Done." * Drive new leads to that offer every day, even when you're busy, so your pipeline never runs dry. * Deliver what you promised like clockwork, over and over, until fulfillment becomes the boring engine of your business. Chapters 0:15 - Business, strategy, and the humans who run it all 1:33 - Why your business should be boring on purpose 3:01 - Customers only care about the outcome they want 3:45 - Leads are everything and how I shifted for my clients 4:57 - The Tesla charger offer I paid for in 30 seconds 6:28 - The fulfillment trap that leaves freelancers broke 7:51 - Money as the scorecard and letting passion drive it Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Join my Face Your Passion Skool group: https://faceyourpassion.com * Email: [email protected] * 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

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: [email protected] * 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

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: [email protected] * 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

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: [email protected] * 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

Daily Boost Podcast You Are in Charge September 30, 2026 | Episode 5553 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Change happens every day, whether you like it or not. Sometimes it happens to you. Sometimes you make it happen. And sometimes you change for the worse before you change for the better. After 20 years of coaching, I've noticed people change when they finally wear themselves out. They hit the that's-it moment. I'm done. I'm out of here. Then comes frustration, and it turns out frustration is your friend. It pushes you toward the one answer nobody else can hand you. You're the boss of you. Stand up, take a step, and repeat. Featured Story Brittany told me something last week that made me laugh. She said, " You did your job too good, man. And then she fired me. I'm proud of her, so I'll use her name. When we started, she was waiting for someone else to hand her the answer, me included. We worked through the frustration together, the days she wanted to quit and the days she was mad at me. Then one day she took control. Boom. The first thing she did with that control was let me go. That's graduation day. It happens to me all the time, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Important Points * Change usually shows up after you wear yourself out repeating the same behavior and getting the same unwanted result. * Frustration isn't a sign you're failing. It's the push that moves you past waiting on others to hand you the answers. * A plan from a chatbot at 3 a.m. is easy. The real work starts when you step out into the world and make it happen. Memorable Quotes * When you understand that the only person who can give you your dreams is you, your dreams become real. Magic happens. * You are already meant to be a certain person. You already have everything you need to get there. Just accept it. * I'm going to stand up, take a step, and repeat, repeat, repeat. That's the world's simplest success recipe. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Name the behavior you keep repeating that keeps giving you a result you don't want, and admit you've worn yourself out. * Decide that's it, you're done, and write down the smallest roadmap step you can take this week in the new direction. * Stand up, take that step, and repeat it daily, using your frustration as fuel instead of a reason to hand the work off. Chapters 0:15 - Hump day, the Geico camel, and a talk about change 1:51 - Leads and offers training coming to Face Your Passion 2:46 - Taking a different path in life, fast or slow 4:12 - Why chatting with AI at 3 a.m. isn't the journey 5:06 - You change when you finally wear yourself out 6:59 - Frustration shows up as your friend right on time 7:51 - How Brittany took control and then fired me SEO Description Change starts when you wear yourself out. Scott Smith on why frustration is fuel and why you're the only boss of your dreams. Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify * Email: [email protected] * 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

Daily Boost Podcast Practice Doesn't Make Perfect September 29, 2026 | Episode 5552 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description My band teacher handed me a tenor sax in sixth grade and said, " Go home and practice. Practice makes perfect, right? I believed that for years. Then I noticed something else. Practice doesn't make perfect. Practice makes permanent. Whatever you repeat every day becomes who you are, and that goes for the good stuff and the ugly stuff. Today we look at stinking thinking, bad manners, sloppy relationship habits, and the gym. Then we flip it. Choose what you practice on purpose, and the life you want starts to stick. Start paying attention today. Featured Story My client Dave came to me wanting to start a podcast, and he wanted it to be great. He put in the work on Outside the Walls, too. But if you'd heard those first couple of episodes, you would have laughed. I did. So did Dave. He wasn't lazy. He practiced hard. He didn't know what to practice, and you can't practice perfectly when you've never learned the core basics. So I handed him what I've picked up over 40-plus years behind a microphone. Once he knew where to put his reps, everything shifted. He's still doing that show today, and it's good. Really good. Important Points * Whatever you repeat every day becomes permanent, so choose your daily habits like you're choosing your future self. * Reading and research can't replace experience. Find someone who knows the basics and can show you what to practice. * Rude habits, negative thoughts, and careless relationship moves get stronger with practice, just like the good ones. Memorable Quotes * Practice makes perfect only when you practice perfectly, and you can't do that when you don't know the core basics. * If you practice stinking thinking, it's just a matter of time before you're getting all the bad thoughts you want. * Whatever you're practicing is what you're going to get, because practice doesn't make perfect. It makes permanent. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Look back at today and list the habits you repeat without thinking, from the thoughts you run to the way you act. * Mark which habits you'd be happy to make permanent and which ones are quietly building a life you don't really want. * Swap one bad habit for a good one, learn the basics from someone who knows, and practice it the right way daily. Chapters 0:15 - Race season in Daytona and a question about practice 3:03 - A sixth-grade tenor sax and the practice myth 4:23 - Dave's rough start and what finally made him good 5:28 - Stinking thinking becomes a habit you're great at 5:57 - Bad manners and relationship skills get practiced too 7:41 - My wife's gym habit and what it says about practice 8:17 - Pay attention to what you're practicing today SEO Description Practice doesn't make perfect; it makes permanent. Scott Smith on how daily habits in thinking, manners, and love shape your life. Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify * Email: [email protected] * 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