Daily Boost | Daily Coaching and Motivation

By scott smith

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What's Daily Boost | Daily Coaching and Motivation about?

The Daily Boost is for people who aspire to live a better life and find themselves confused, frustrated and not knowing what steps to take. We help you find clarity, create your plan, and get motivated.

As one of the first to embrace podcasting, Scott Smith has been bringing his unique, straight talking, and humorous, coaching and speaking style to a worldwide audience since 2006. With over 26 million downloads, the Daily Boost is the most popular daily motivation program in history.

The Daily Boost is available Monday through Friday to give you the motivation you need to clarify your purpose, eliminate confusion, create your plan - and become unstoppable!

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Stop Fixin' To Get Ready

04.22.2021

If you have ever found yourself motivated and excited to move toward a big goal, you may have wondered why you can't get yourself moving. It was a Saturday night in 1993, and I was hosting the 70's Saturday Night ...

Daily Boost | Daily Coaching and Motivation episodes:

04.22.2021 Stop Fixin' To Get Ready If you have ever found yourself motivated and excited to move toward a big goal, you may have wondered why you can't get yourself moving. It was a Saturday night in 1993, and I was hosting the 70's Saturday Night ...
04.21.2021 These Things Are Not Optional It happens to all of us. We're going about our day, hot on the trail of checking off items on our never-ending To-Do list. Then, we discover that we didn't get everything done before time ran out. When my Son ...
04.20.2021 #1 Reason You Are Pushing Too Hard Have you ever found yourself in a motivated state of mind and pushing through the day? Do you feel like everybody was hitting you with everything they have? Blocked. Stalled. Frustrated. It easy to want to push harder. When I ...
04.19.2021 Mastering Your Mornings By Breaking The Rules You hear a lot about using morning rituals to get more done. But what if you could use your mornings to get more done for YOU? In the fast-face world, we live in today; there seem to be two groups ...
04.16.2021 Entrepreneurial Friday - Tech Overwhelm Entrepreneurial Friday - Tech Overwhelm I’ve decided to change things ups a bit at the end of the week. Friday is the day of the week that is 100% unscheduled and freeform. I use them to get things done… or ...
04.15.2021 How To Become a Champion We all live in a competitive world that makes getting what we want a challenge. If you've ever found yourself missing out because somebody else beats you to the punch, there may be a simple reason. I've always been a ...
04.14.2021 Building Your Bridge To Passion How do I get from here to where I want to go? That's a question you may find yourself asking - especially for the big adventures of life. What you need is a dam bridge! A few years ago, I ...
04.13.2021 Hard Rockin' Communication Skills Have you ever been attempting to communicate with someone and found yourself hitting your head against the wall with frustration? Communication with other humans can do that to you, but there is a way to your goal. A few years ...
04.12.2021 Decisions Made Easy Have you ever noticed how forward momentum completely stops when you can't make a decision? There's no doubt; the ability to make a decision is a power skill worth developing. I learned mine from my Mom. I grew up in ...
04.09.2021 Rising Above The Interference I love tattoos, but I waited until I turned 50-year-old to get my first. There was no deep meaning to my delay, only ScottLOGIC - my way of thinking. In my mind, it made perfect sense to wait until my ...
04.08.2021 Soon, Everything Will Be Okay Life can be full of never-ending challenges. Even when things are good and going your way, success can get on the most positive person's nerves. We're wired that way. The buzz of daily activities has the same impact on your ...
04.07.2021 Will Showing Up Get You Half Way To Your Goal Woody Allen said, "Half of success is showing up." I've thought about that quote many times over the years. There was something about its logic that didn't match up with my day-to-day experience. Don't get me wrong, no matter what ...
04.06.2021 It’s Time To Become a Delusion Buster Deepika, a 19-year-old Pre-Med student from India, sent me an email calling me a "Delusion Buster." At first, I didn't know what to think. Before I dug too far into my mind, I looked up the definition. A delusion is ...
04.05.2021 Change Your Life With a Magic Wand So you know you want something different than what you have. You can’t seem to put your finger on what you want. And, the big one, you don’t know where to begin. In my years of helping others reach their ...
04.02.2021 I’m Not Going To Hold You Accountable I was on the phone with a prospective client and asked if there was anything else she needed for us to work together. “Yes. Could you hold me accountable? I need help with that.” Am I’m the only one who ...
04.01.2021 A Recipe For Baking Up Success Wouldn't it be great if there was a magical method for getting whatever you want in life? If you could pull up a recipe of sorts on your phone, mix it into your bowl of life, and bake up what ...
03.31.2021 The Best Death Ever You are a goal-setting machine. That’s not to say you are setting, working toward, and accomplishing more goals than anybody else. It’s the way your brain is wired. If that’s the case, why is it that reaching your goal can ...
03.30.2021 Never Miss a Good Opportunity Getting what you want always comes down to knowing what it is, deciding to go after it, and not stopping until you get it. But what happens when you need somebody's help to get it, and they won't step up? ...
03.29.2021 Reduce Your Stress By Reducing Your Stuff Every day, we live in a world full of events, challenges, and people that cause us stress in our lives. Sometimes it may seem impossible to eliminate the cause, but that is what you can and should be doing. Sometimes ...
03.26.2021 Succeed or Do Not Succeed. Both Are Self-inflicted How would you feel if somebody called you a liar? When I started my first real business 20 years ago, I found myself stressed, working long hours, missing workouts, sleep, and family. I was determined to be a success - ...
03.25.2021 Forgetting What You Do For Fun What do you do for fun? It's such a simple question that causes people to get a blank look in their eyes. A few years ago, I visited friends who lived and worked on the Grand Canyon's South Rim. Yes, ...
03.24.2021 Your Future Mentors Are Watching You've set a goal and are putting in the hours to get what you want. Why is everything moving so slow? Larry was a mentor of mine when I was in my twenties. He owned a business, made an exceptional ...
03.23.2021 Secret Ingredient to Doing What You Love Have you ever heard anyone say, “Do what you love, and you’ll never work another day in your life?” The fact is that you’ll work harder than you ever have - but you will LOVE every minute of it. Most ...
03.22.2021 Using A Big Stick To Get People Moving Don't you hate it when you try to get others on board with your vision, and you can't get their attention? You have all the urgency in the world, but sometimes, others seem to be taking a stroll in the ...
03.19.2021 Achieving Your Most Ambitious Goals One of the benefits of living in Florida is the abundance of restaurants and sunny Sunday afternoons with friends. On this Sunday, the server asked what we would like to drink, and my friend started - “I’ll have a Mai ...
03.18.2021 You Don’t Need To Ask For Permission My friend Sid called to tell me he had found his next big thing. He decided to take flying lessons and couldn't wait to get started. I have always wanted to learn to fly after hearing my Mom's stories over ...
03.17.2021 If You Lead They Will Follow When I was a young man, I never thought I would be a leader. I was highly-driven, knew what I wanted, and willing to do anything to reach my goals. In my mind, that was all I needed to succeed. ...
03.16.2021 You’re Not a Negotiating Underdog I was rushing through Atlanta Airport after an entire day of negotiating with a client. My flight was in 30-minutes, so I was beginning to think the deal was not going to happen. That's when things got interesting. I've spent ...
03.15.2021 Advice For Strong Relationships When I first met my wife, Joi, I knew we would be married and live happily ever after. But there was a problem. Joi didn’t see it that way - at least not right away. If life has taught me ...
03.08.2021 Joy of Motivation Motivation is always lurking around somewhere within our minds. Even if we're not thinking about it, it is still there. My wife, Joi, is a good example. Take one look at her, and it's easy to see that Joi takes ...
03.01.2021 Why Will Power is Not Your Friend When will you get yourself to do what you say you want to do? More people than you know lose sleep over that question. If that sounds like something you have experienced, you’re not alone. Almost everybody begins their journey ...
02.22.2021 Climbing The Mountain of Success I was standing in a parking lot high in the Great Smokey Mountains surrounded by tourists and the smell of hot engines. I was about to take a hike to the Clingmans’ Dome observation tower - 6,644 feet above sea ...
02.16.2021 3-Steps To Peak Motivation As a child, I wondered why I couldn't always have my way. Mom and Dad were so mean! I couldn't wait to grow up, move out, and experience being an adult. Everything would be different - or so I thought. ...
02.15.2021 Primary Morning Focus I love the quiet peacefulness of mornings, but I'm not too fond that mornings happen so early. Still, the focus, creativity, and feeling of momentum that comes with getting up before the chickens have such value that I needed getting ...
02.08.2021 Lifestyle Driven Business Laurie Greiner schooled an entrepreneur on Shark Tank with a business lesson that shot through the screen and knocked my remote control out of my hand. He said, “I’m in the lifestyle business.” She said, “I’M OUT! There’s no such ...
02.01.2021 Is it Time to Take a Talkabout? For years, I've built a reputation for being a guy that never misses a chance for a good conversation. Sometimes I head out the door for a good old-fashion "Talkabout" - an ode to Crocodile Dundee's "Walkabout." I'm not sure ...
01.26.2021 Are You Keeping Your Vision? Do you have an image in your mind of what you would like your life to be - except when life gets in the way? There's no doubt that daily life events have a funny way of distracting us from ...
01.25.2021 Stages of Getting What You Want Call me crazy, but I've always believed life should be simple - and there's no better way than to follow an uncomplicated structure in everything you do. I call it MAPSS. Motivation. Everything begins with the motivation that comes from ...
01.19.2021 What's Always Included in Getting Success There are millions of tips and tricks floating around that you can use to achieve whatever you want in life. But there are a few that are always present. Acceptance and recognition of the desire to change are where it ...
01.18.2021 Their Goals. Your Goals. Who Wins? Some goals happen quickly. Others take longer. A lot longer. How can you keep your goals alive while you make them a reality? 1) Stop falling for someone else's goals. Everybody has something they want to achieve. It's not bad. ...
01.11.2021 How To Get Lucky in Life Have you noticed that some people seem to get luckier than others? Have you also noticed that they are not just sitting around collecting luck? Getting lucky is almost always the result of taking action on an opportunity that presents ...
01.04.2021 Reach Your Goals Faster with 3 Questions There are so many choices in front of us every day. Each has the power to determine when and whether you will achieve your goals. Once you know the outcome you desire, these questions will help: 1) What CAN you ...
12.28.2020 Easiest Way To Thrive in 2021 It's time to crank up those 2021 goals with a new year upon us. Why not choose a simple way? One of the easiest methods of achieving success is to stick to tried and true. That doesn't mean you can't ...
12.21.2020 Grateful For The Past Year It's the time of year when gift-giving is everywhere - but those are not the most important you have received. Every day that passes, you experience life. The good. The bad. The ugly. Those experiences add up to incredible life ...
12.15.2020 Why People Fail at Their Goals Setting goals is a process that can happen automatically or consciously. Sometimes you find yourself on a path. Other times you choose your path, which is the only way to control your outcome. Why should you choose your path? Because ...
12.14.2020 Opportunity Discrimination Do you have too many options and are having a difficult time choosing? There is a concept called "Opportunity Cost.” It is simply the value gained or the value lost in deciding what opportunities you will pursue. I tend to ...
12.07.2020 2021 is the Year of Decision I’ve learned the single most powerful way to build momentum is to make a decision. That's why I’ve chosen “Decide” as my guiding word for next year. When you make a decision, any decision, it can be life-changing - as ...
12.03.2020 Setting Goals The Smart Way I'm a big fan of setting big-ass goals. Dreaming BIG is my natural state - which is why S.M.A.R.T. goals are not all that smart. S.M.A.R.T. stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-Bound. While it may seem like a ...
12.01.2020 A Different Way of Planning I was on the phone with a client this morning when he said, ”I don’t know why I have such a hard time planning my day-to-day stuff? I just want my day to be easier!” I get it. Everybody does. ...
11.30.2020 How To Believe in Yourself It’s the time of year when the world begins to believe. Children always believe. They don’t know otherwise. Adults view the world with a different set of eyes, so building self-confidence requires a little more focus. 1) Building belief in ...

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