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  • More Gooder Than Badder

    More Gooder Than Badder
    Sep 4 2026
    Daily Boost Podcast More Gooder Than Badder September 4, 2026 | Episode 5535 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Years ago I made up a phrase to help somebody who was stuck. Be more gooder than badder. Terrible grammar, and it works better than almost anything else I teach. I stopped saying it on this show about five years ago. People still email me and tell me they're living it. So today I'm bringing it back with a pile of examples: sleep, money, water, marriage, your phone, your kids, your mood. No framework. No methodology. Just one simple question you can ask yourself all day long. Where am I right now? Let's go find out together. Featured Story I used to fall face first into a basket of French fries. Not a few. The whole basket. Then I'd think about ordering onion rings on top of it. That's how I stayed fat for a very long time, and I told myself it was fine because tomorrow I'd start over. Tomorrow never showed up. What finally changed wasn't willpower. It was one small adjustment I made at the table, in the moment, with the fries sitting right in front of me. I still eat them. I still enjoy them. But the way I approach that basket is different now, and it changed a whole lot more than my weight. Important Points * Going to bed a little earlier more nights than you stay up late fixes your tiredness without any fancy sleep system. * Saving a little more often than you splurge means you still get the splurge, and you stop being broke about it. * Doing the hard thing first more days than you don't, and your afternoons quit feeling like a fight you can't win. Memorable Quotes * Moderation in almost everything, excess in a few things. Being more gooder than badder is exactly that one thing. * Drink water more often than the other stuff, and your body will figure out the rest by itself. * Nobody is happy all the time, but your mood is a volume game. Choose the better thoughts a lot more often than not. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Pick one thing today- sleep, water, or your phone- and take an honest inventory of where you really land most days. * Then tilt it one notch, doing the better thing one more time this week than you do the thing you always do anyway. * Then hold that tilt long enough to stack, and every few weeks, just fall face-first into the fun stuff on purpose. Chapters 0:02 - the phrase I made up that people still email me about 1:20 - what our new community actually believes 3:35 - CEOs writing me about bad grammar and better lives 5:10 - sleep, money, water and my 80-20 rule for living 7:05 - why four days a week beats three every single time 9:00 - reading, parking spots and saying thanks more 10:40 - the basket of French fries that kept me fat 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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    13 mins
  • What Makes You Procrastinate

    What Makes You Procrastinate
    Sep 3 2026
    Daily Boost Podcast What Makes You Procrastinate September 3, 2026 | Episode 5534 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Procrastination is one of those clubs we all joined without signing up, and nobody's letting us cancel the membership. I've been coaching this for 20 years, and the thing most people get wrong is right at the start. You think it's a time problem. Your schedule is packed; you can't fit it in. You need to make time. That's not it. Once you name what's actually happening, you stop reaching for willpower and start reaching for something that works. I'll walk you through it today and give you the one move that changes everything. Featured Story I was sitting at my desk this morning when a message popped up from the chatbot on my website. A gentleman wanted to know how to deal with procrastination. I answered him back in about 30 seconds. I freaked him out a little. He didn't expect to type a note into a chat window and have an actual human answer that fast. But the question stuck with me all morning. Not because it's rare, but because it's the opposite. It's the question I've been hearing for two decades from smart people with good jobs and full calendars who still can't bring themselves to start the thing sitting right in front of them. Important Points * Procrastination isn't a time problem; it's a feeling problem, and you're delaying the feeling more than the task. * Willpower only treats the symptom, so the real fix is making the decision long before the moment actually shows up. * A vague task like I need to work on my business has no first step attached, so it never actually gets started. Memorable Quotes * Willpower is your friend that shows up to help you do things you don't want to do, and then it just goes away. * When you delay a decision, you've already decided to delay it. Not taking action is still an action. * You're trading a little bit of relief right now, but the bill will be much bigger when it shows up tomorrow. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Start by naming the feeling you're avoiding, because the task isn't the problem; the emotion attached to it is. * Then decide tonight what the first move is and the exact time it happens, before the feeling gets a vote tomorrow. * Start at that time no matter how you feel, and let the relief of being done replace the dread you carried around. Chapters 0:15 - A chat message about procrastination shows up 1:58 - Why this question never goes out of style 3:34 - It's not a time problem, it's a feeling problem 3:47 - Delaying a decision is still making a decision 6:00 - Certainty seekers and vague tasks that never start 7:06 - The pre-planned response that beats willpower 9:04 - Get it done today and feel better tonight 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
  • Caught in a Bad Situation

    Caught in a Bad Situation
    Sep 2 2026
    Daily Boost Podcast Caught in a Bad Situation September 2, 2026 | Episode 5533 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Life gets in the way. You plan well, do the work on yourself, and then something lands in your lap that doesn't feel right. A few months ago I got tangled up in a mess I didn't create. Everybody worked hard to convince me I was wrong. I wasn't experienced enough. I didn't know the whole story. I stayed calm and made every choice on purpose. Four and a half months later, I found out I was right. Then I quit, and it became a win for everybody. Something is sitting on your back today. Let's get it off. Featured Story Last week I sat down with one of the principals in this whole thing. Four and a half months of being told I was too green to understand, that I was missing pieces of the story. He finally lifted his head and asked me what had happened. So I told him. Calm. No finger-pointing. Just here's what you don't know. You could watch it land. Then my phone started ringing with other leaders asking the same thing. So what really happened? Was it this? They had a fire on their hands. What they hadn't worked out yet was that they were the arsonists. Important Points * When something feels off, and everyone around you insists it isn't, your gut is still data. Don't hand it over. * You can stay in a bad situation on purpose, but only if you have a plan and make every move intentionally. * Quitting isn't failing. It's what you do when the deal changes and staying costs you more than leaving ever will. Memorable Quotes * I found out that I was right, but it never feels right when you know you're right. It doesn't. It never does. * They started the fires, and now they're running around trying to put them out. And I was caught in the middle of it. * I'm really loyal, and I believe in people, so I'll hang in there to the end. But eventually I'm going to get out. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Name the thing that's sitting on your back and say out loud what your gut has been telling you about it for months. * Stay calm and make every next move on purpose, giving the situation one honest chance to change before you go. * If nothing changes, walk out clean, keep the relationships whole, and decide right then you're never going back. Chapters 0:02 - Fighting through a rough week and still showing up 1:35 - The community I'm building and the gamble behind it 3:12 - When something you're doing gets too hard to keep doing 4:30 - Told I wasn't experienced enough to know what I knew 6:05 - Managing through it with every choice made on purpose 7:40 - The people who lit the fire finally smelled the smoke 9:10 - Why I'm a good quitter and why that isn't negative 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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    14 mins
  • You Don't Need a Why

    You Don't Need a Why
    Sep 1 2026
    Daily Boost Podcast You Don't Need a Why September 1, 2026 | Episode 5532 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Every coach on the planet tells you to find your why. I'm going to tell you something different, because I've watched too many good people sit around whining about their why and going absolutely nowhere with it. There's something that comes first. It's smaller, it's simpler, and it's the thing that actually gets you moving. Once you see it, you can't unsee it, and you'll catch it happening in your own head all day long. Then I'll hand you the one action you're not taking. It's easier than the advice you've been given. Let's get to work. Featured Story In June I told you I was starting a community. About two hundred of you raised your hands and said, "Count me in." Then I went quiet. Not another word for months. My mouth got out ahead of my brain, sure. But that wasn't the real problem. I knew what I wanted to build, and I hadn't figured out how to build it right. I wanted you to have a coach who actually answers your questions, not one more course collecting dust on a shelf somewhere. So I sat with it. When I finally came back around, I had something better. That quiet stretch taught me something I still can't shake. Important Points * Your why is never the starting line. The what shows up first, and the why comes rolling in about one second behind it. * If you can't name what you actually want, you will spin in circles all year long, no matter how strong your why feels. * Massive action wears people out before they start. Massive imperfect action moves them, because perfect isn't required. Memorable Quotes * A goal is not a why. A goal is a what if you don't have a what, you are going to sit there and spin in circles. * Nobody wants to take massive action. They want their thing. They just want to get whatever it is they want. * That one word, imperfect, frees people to go after it. It doesn't have to be perfect. You just have to do it. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Name the what first. Write down the actual thing you want today, in plain words, before you talk about reasons. * Let the why rise behind it. Notice the reason that lands a second later, and use it to keep your feet moving. * Take one massive imperfect action on what today. Make the mess on purpose. We can go clean it all up later. Chapters 0:15 - why, why, why, and what actually comes first 1:40 - the community I promised and then went quiet on 3:06 - why the why is not the most important thing 4:25 - all kinds of whys walking around with no whats 6:33 - shopping for a Tesla and building the why for it 8:39 - the one word that frees people to start finally 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
  • Ambition vs Peace of Mind

    Ambition vs Peace of Mind
    Aug 31 2026
    Daily Boost Podcast Ambition vs Peace of Mind August 31, 2026 | Episode 5531 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description You set the goal. You hit the goal. And then you stand there, wondering why it doesn't feel the way you thought it would. I've watched that happen hundreds of times, and I finally figured out what's missing. It isn't ambition. It's the ground you're standing on when you launch. Today I'm walking you through what I call a peaceful base — the six areas that have to be solid before anything big you build will hold. Time. Body. Mind. Money. Relationships. Meaning. Go big. Just don't launch off a hot mess. Let's get your foundation right. Featured Story I brought this whole idea up with my wife over breakfast, and she asked me to explain it in a way she could actually feel. So I pointed at her laptop. Every single morning, before she eats, she flips it open and balances our books. House and business, both. She looks at the numbers, sees that we're fine, closes the laptop, and her whole day settles. I would never do that. It would drive me crazy. I don't touch it. But watching her that morning, something clicked for me. That laptop isn't bookkeeping. That's her ground. That's the thing she stands on before she does anything else. And most people don't have one. Important Points Your schedule serves you, or it serves everyone else. Control your time first, because it controls everything after. A peaceful base isn't a retirement plan. It's the active ground you build on so your big goals actually hold up. Six areas hold you up: time, body, mind, money, relationships, and meaning. Weak in one and the whole thing wobbles. Memorable Quotes We set the goal, we reach the goal, we accomplish the goal, and yet we don't get what we really, really wanted. You can't have a cool life on a hot mess. If you want to launch something big, you better have a solid foundation. If you don't control your time, you control nothing. And you can control your time. I know it's hard. Scott's Three-Step Approach Pick the one area of your base that feels shakiest right now — time, body, mind, money, relationships, or meaning. Fix that one with a small daily habit you'll actually stick to, like my wife balancing the books every single morning. Only then launch your big goal from that solid ground, and keep the base strong while you chase whatever you want. Chapters 0:14 - Why reaching the goal still leaves you empty 2:23 - The day I realized I only wanted peace of mind 2:46 - What a peaceful base is and why it holds you up 4:23 - Rocket launch pads and the size of your dreams 5:22 - My wife's ritual and taking back your time 9:35 - Money, relationships, and what anchors it all 11:53 - Start small today and let it compound for decades 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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    15 mins
  • Communication Kung Fu

    Communication Kung Fu
    Aug 28 2026
    Daily Boost Podcast Communication Kung Fu August 28, 2026 | Episode 5530 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Somebody drops a request on your plate, and you hear yourself saying yes before your brain catches up. Now you're doing work that was never yours, and the thing you actually needed to finish sits there. Years ago, an improv class handed me two small moves that fixed this. They keep you agreeable, keep people liking you, and keep your calendar your own. I use them on clients, on my kids, on anybody walking down the hall looking for a favor. Nobody has ever caught on. Try them this weekend and watch what stops landing on your desk. Featured Story Years ago I was chasing voiceover and spokesperson work, and I knew I didn't sound natural. I've got this radio voice built into me. Great for reading copy. Terrible for sounding like a regular guy standing in a kitchen. So I took classes: acting classes, commercial classes, drama classes. I scared a few people with my acting chops. I was that good. The one that changed everything was improv. You watch improv and wonder how those people keep pulling ideas out of thin air. It looks like magic. It isn't. There's one simple rule beneath it all, and I've been using it in real conversations ever since. Important Points When somebody asks for your help, agree first. Nobody gets defensive when they hear yes, and nobody walks away mad. Then you defer. Let's talk about it later when I finish what I'm doing, the work that a flat no never could. Drop the word yet into your answers. Not yet keeps you positive, keeps your momentum, and buys you some real room. Memorable Quotes I lost the weight 20 years ago and never gained it back, but the habit of "I'll start on Monday" has evidently stuck. It's magical. It takes the stress away, and you can use it all day long — on your kids, on your boss, on anybody. Nine times out of ten, they find somebody else, they do it themselves, or the thing never even had to get done. Scott's Three-Step Approach Start with yes right when the ask lands, because nobody gets defensive and nobody argues with an agreeable person. Then defer instead of refusing: let's talk about it later when I finish what I'm doing, and hand the moment back. Then drop the "and," answer "not yet" when they circle back, and let the request quietly solve itself somewhere else. Chapters 0:02 - Two small words that keep your day on track 0:18 - Why I skipped the gym and blamed Monday again 1:24 - The hardest part is that heavy front door 3:25 - What improv class taught me about saying no 4:47 - Agree and defer, then watch them walk away 5:54 - Drop the and, then let the word yet work 8:26 - How this quietly hands your time back to you 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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    11 mins
  • Happiness Is Boring. Want Some?

    Happiness Is Boring. Want Some?
    Aug 26 2026
    Daily Boost Podcast Happiness Is Boring. Want Some? August 25, 2026 | Episode 5528 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description One degree. That's all it took for me to announce that winter is coming to Florida. We notice everything down here. I got to thinking today about why some people feel stuck and bored while others seem lit up all the time. It's not talent. It's not luck. Most of you already know every tip and habit ever published, and you're still not quite there. I'm going to hand you a foolproof way to feel better. Two simple moves, plus one bonus that ties it together. None of it is sexy. All of it works. Featured Story I started late today. Didn't sit down to record until after four, and right before I hit the button I checked the internet and saw that Dolly Parton had passed away at 80. I've been a fan my whole life. We're headed to Gatlinburg in October for a wedding, and we already had Dollywood on the list. We're still going. And this surprised me. I didn't feel sad, and I didn't feel happy. I just sat back and said, good job, Dolly. I don't know her story. I don't know if there was pain behind all those wigs. What I know is I caught myself smiling, and I'm still working out why. Important Points Exploring future possibilities costs you nothing. Look around with zero commitment and watch what jumps at you. Your anticipation engine needs two or three things on the calendar, close enough that your mind can picture them. Like-minded people have to be genuinely like you. Somebody who tolerates your thing is not the same as obsessed. Memorable Quotes The things people are most passionate about are the things they literally stumbled upon. It wasn't intentional. A peaceful base is that solid foundation, where your relationships, your money, and your time are all in control. Two or more people engaged in the pursuit of a definite purpose with a positive attitude are an unbeatable force. Scott's Three-Step Approach Start a list tonight of everything that sparks your curiosity, without letting a chatbot hand you a single one. Pull two or three items off that list and put real dates on them for the next 12 months, then track them. Take those dated plans and find people already obsessed with the same thing, because obsession keeps you in. Chapters 0:02 - Winter arrives in Florida after one whole degree 0:46 - Ralph says everybody deals with the same stuff 2:10 - Dolly Parton news lands and I catch myself smiling 4:02 - Exploring possibilities with zero commitment required 5:56 - The anticipation engine and why your list matters 7:46 - Finding people who are bonkers about the same thing 9:36 - A peaceful base is boring, and that is the point 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