Daily Boost Podcast Show Notes

Stop Managing Your Calendar (Do This Instead)

April 9, 2025 | Episode - 5068

Host: Scott Smith

Episode Description

Are you letting your calendar run your life? In this eye-opening episode, Scott challenges the modern obsession with packed schedules and reveals why the most successful people focus on the spaces between appointments. You'll discover why claiming 100% of your time as your own first—before allocating it to others—is the real secret to higher performance, greater creativity, and a more fulfilling life.

Featured Story

Scott shares his conversation with a client who was shocked to see only three appointments on Scott's daily calendar. The revelation? Scott focuses on the unscheduled time—his invisible appointments with himself. While most people concentrate on their meetings and obligations, the real magic happens when you value and protect the space between scheduled commitments.

Key Takeaways

You already own 100% of your time—it's yours to allocate, not something to be managed or controlled by others.

The most creative, productive, and high-performing people prioritize the "default mode network" where your brain can wander freely.

People who make and keep invisible appointments with themselves become difference makers who lead rather than follow.

Memorable Quotes

"Time is your most valuable asset. It should never be allocated to anything other than what is the most important thing in your life."

"You already have all the freedom you could ever possibly have to do anything you want to do."

"People who make and keep invisible appointments with themselves are the difference makers around us. They're not chasing the crowd. They're leading the way."

Scott's Three-Step Approach

Recognize that 100% of your day is already your time—claim it first before allocating it to others.

Create "invisible appointments" with yourself that you value as highly as meetings with others.

Allow your mind space to enter the default mode network where creativity and high performance naturally occur.

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