Daily Boost With Scott Smith
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.
Episodes
October 31, 2025 • 11 mins
Bridge Method: Build Your Dream Life Without Burning Everything Down October 31, 2025 | Episode 5215
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
Ever feel stuck where you are but terrified to make a move because you might lose everything?
You're not alone. Scott's seen it happen too many times. People so desperate to build their dream life that they torch their current one. Credit cards maxed out. Relationships destroyed. All becau...
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October 30, 2025 • 11 mins
Take Control of Your Calendar This Week (Before It Controls You)
October 30, 2025 | Episode 5214
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
Your calendar running your life instead of you running it?
Look. I've seen those AI calendar apps you're using. Five-minute blocks. Color-coded chaos. That's manager thinking, not founder thinking.
Here's what nobody gets: High performers don't manage their day five minutes at a time. They hol...
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October 29, 2025 • 13 mins
The Hidden Cost of Being Fake and How to Stop
October 29, 2025 | Episode 5213
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
Ever feel like you're not being yourself?
Like you're putting on a show for everyone around you?
Scott gets it. He gets in trouble for being himself all the time. But here's the thing—being fake costs you way
more than being real ever will.
In this episode, Scott breaks down the hidden price you pay when you...
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October 28, 2025 • 11 mins
One Project Rule: Why You Never Have Enough Time
October 28, 2025 | Episode 5212
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
Ever wonder why you've got ten things going and none of them are getting done?
Yeah, me too. This week I'm sitting here with about 10 browser tabs open working on the YouTube channel. My wife walks
in and goes, "Are you making it simple?" I just 10x'd my work, man.
But here's the thing about the one project ...
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October 27, 2025 • 1 min
The Daily Boost is where WANT meets WAY—every day. I'm Scott Smith, and for 20 years, I've helped people like you turn what you want into what you do, even when life gets messy.
Every Monday through Friday (under 10 minutes), you get actionable frameworks, real stories from two decades of navigating life's complications, and Stoic philosophy that actually works in the real world.
This isn't another podcast telling you to dream bi...
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October 27, 2025 • 12 mins
Dopamine Method: 3 Steps to Find Your Passion (Science-Backed)
October 27, 2025 | Episode 5211
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
Still collecting productivity frameworks that don't actually work?
Smart goals. Atomic habits. All those little tactics sitting in your notebook while you're still off track.
Here's the thing. They're too tactical. You need something that's wired into how your brain actually works.
Three simple...
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October 24, 2025 • 11 mins
Why Winners Quit More Than Losers
October 24, 2025 | Episode 5210
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
Scott's been hammered over the years for quitting. He's a good quitter. Really good at it.
When he decides something's over, it's over. Even if everybody around him thinks he's crazy.
Some of the worst things he's seen? People who stick with things way too long.
It's Biketoberfest in Daytona and his phone's blowing up w...
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October 23, 2025 • 12 mins
How to Stop Burnout Now
October 23, 2025 | Episode 5209
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
One word will cure your burnout instantly.
Scott gives it to you upfront because if that gets you, you'll be fine. Otherwise, he's got a five-step framework because that's what the internet wants these days.
This isn't your standard motivational podcast. Scott motivates real people in the real world who are tired of toxic positivi...
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October 22, 2025 • 12 mins
If You Know Your Purpose But Can't Act
October 22, 2025 | Episode 5208
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
You already know your purpose. You just haven't admitted it yet.
Scott's betting all your friends know exactly what you're passionate about too. They're just waiting for you to finally go do it.
But what if you know your purpose and still can't get yourself to take action? That's a different problem with a different...
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October 21, 2025 • 12 mins
You're Building Your Life Backwards
October 21, 2025 | Episode 5207
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
Smart people are doing it backwards right now.
Even people who studied this exact thing in college are forgetting the basics. They're chasing respect before they can pay rent. They're demanding acceptance while their life's falling apart.
Scott breaks down why 2025 has been so damn hard and what Abraham Maslow figured ...
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October 20, 2025 • 11 mins
Your Secret to Setting Powerful Goals
October 21, 2025 | Episode 5206
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
Forget goal-setting frameworks and Reddit productivity lists.
Scott's got a better approach, and it starts with his daughter's flooded house, $15,000 in ruined flooring, and a couple stuck in purgatory for two and a half years.
This isn't your typical goal-setting episode. It's about making decisions when you're sitt...
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October 17, 2025 • 10 mins
This Is How Happy People Think
October 17, 2025 | Episode 5205
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
Ever wonder why some people seem happy no matter what life throws at them?
It's not rose-colored glasses. It's not pretending problems don't exist. Happy people have a completely different way of looking at the world, and you can learn it in about seven minutes.
Scott breaks down the five ways happy people think differently...
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October 16, 2025 • 12 mins
Get More Done Scripting Your Life
Date: October 15, 2025 | Episode: 5204
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
What if the boring, scripted life you've been avoiding is exactly what gives you freedom?
Scott tackles the biggest lie we tell ourselves - that structure kills spontaneity. Spoiler: it's the opposite.
From planning spontaneous Saturdays with his wife to stacking back-to-back calls at 6:45 AM, he reveals why the ...
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October 15, 2025 • 12 mins
8 Common Sense Rules You Can't Avoid
October 15, 2025 | Episode 5203
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
What if life came with rules you could just accept and move on?
Scott dives into eight unavoidable truths that successful people need to hear. These aren't the kind of rules you break or bend. They're the ones that make life easier once you stop fighting them.
From passion to frustration to that big picture you keep losi...
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October 14, 2025 • 14 mins
What Gets in the Way of Your Productivity?
October 14, 2025 | Episode 5202
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
Ever feel like you just want to get your work done so you can hit the beach?
Scott's broadcasting from sunny Daytona Beach with a reality check about productivity that'll make you rethink everything. Forget the fancy software and complicated systems. Most people are spending more time managing their productivity t...
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October 13, 2025 • 12 mins
4 Questions That Improve Self-Confidence
October 13, 2025 | Episode 5201
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
Ever notice how confident you are until you're not?
Scott's been "training" for his annual physical like it's the Olympics. More cardio, cleaner eating, the works. His wife called him out on it. And yeah, he admits it—that white coat syndrome is real.
But here's the thing about confidence. It's not about swagger yo...
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October 10, 2025 • 12 mins
5 Steps For Transformational Change
October 10, 2025 | Episode 5200
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
Everyone says they hate change, but here's the thing: what you really want is transformation.
You know that feeling when you're comfortably miserable? Life's not perfect, but at least it's familiar. You want something different, but you're stuck somewhere between "I should do something" and "I'm actually doing it."
Scot...
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October 9, 2025 • 11 mins
How to Stop Emotional Triggers Before They Control You
October 9, 2025 | Episode 5199
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
You know that moment when your mouth moves faster than your brain?
When you say exactly what you promised yourself you wouldn't say? We've all been there. Scott breaks down the frustrating reality of emotional triggers and why trying to shut them down completely is the wrong approach.
Here's the thing: Y...
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October 8, 2025 • 13 mins
Daily Boost Podcast Show Notes
Happiness: What Makes JOY Last Longer Than Happiness?
October 8, 2025 | Episode 5198
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
Scott gave up chasing happiness years ago.
Plot twist: He's happier for it. After almost 20 years and over 5,000 episodes, he's learned that joy sticks around longer than happiness ever did. It's less fleeting, more reliable, and way more real.
In this episode, Scott shares...
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October 7, 2025 • 11 mins
Daily Boost Podcast Show Notes
Job Market Ghosting You? Here's Why.
October 7, 2025 | Episode 5197
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
The job market feels brutal right now. Ghosting, endless applications, AI slop everywhere.
But here's what nobody's telling you: sending a thousand AI-generated resumes is making it worse. You're not a commodity. You're the solution someone's desperately searching for right now.
Scott break...
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