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  • Communication Kung Fu

    Communication Kung Fu
    2026/08/28
    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 分
  • Awareness Is A Superpower

    Awareness Is A Superpower
    2026/08/27
    Daily Boost Podcast Awareness Is A Superpower August 27, 2026 | Episode 5529 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Most people drift through life without ever noticing what's really happening. They set goals, make plans, and then wonder why nothing changes. I found a fix years ago, and it takes about ten minutes a day. It's called the Daily Awareness Diary. Nine questions, asked the same way every morning, until you can't hide from the answers anymore. You're going to hate the name. You might hate the first few days. But by day four or five, you'll see yourself clearly, maybe for the first time in years. Give it a listen, then give it a try. Featured Story Years ago I kept running into the same wall with people I coached. I'd ask about their beliefs, their values, the actions they were taking. And they'd make it up, not on purpose. They couldn't remember. They didn't know. So I started thinking about personal trainers. They tell you to track your diet for a week before they build a plan for you. Nobody argues with that. I could do the same thing with a life. Track it for a week or two, read between the lines, and the answer shows up on its own. I built nine questions and handed them to my Face Your Passion group. What came back surprised even me. Important Points Ask yourself the same questions daily. The questions stay fixed, your life moves, and the real pattern shows up. Look back before you look forward. Yesterday's honest scorecard tells you exactly what you need to fix today. Plan your responses before the day starts. Decide how you will answer, and most of your stress vanishes. Memorable Quotes You can only write things down and make something up for a limited time until you see what is actually happening. If I can point your awareness in the direction it needs to be and then give you a way to make adjustments, we can. I am here to tell you, this silly idea called a Daily Awareness Diary changes everything and puts you in control. Scott's Three-Step Approach Start tomorrow morning by looking back at yesterday and deciding, honestly, how you feel about what you created. Then look forward and name what you will create today, instead of working through a list somebody else handed you. Finish with one affirmation drawn from what you just saw, and then do the same thing for fifteen straight days. Chapters 0:02 - Why brutal awareness beats every other tool 1:26 - The nine questions nobody wants to answer 2:15 - Track your life like a trainer tracks your diet 3:40 - Looking back, then deciding what you create 5:51 - Prayer, connection, and the people you forgot 6:48 - The preplanned response that kills your stress 8:52 - Write your own affirmation and keep going 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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  • Happiness Is Boring. Want Some?

    Happiness Is Boring. Want Some?
    2026/08/26
    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 分
  • What You Don't Know About Goal Setting

    What You Don't Know About Goal Setting
    2026/08/25
    Daily Boost Podcast What You Don't Know About Goal Setting August 25, 2026 | Episode 5527 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Yesterday I told you I wasn't going to teach goal setting. Today I'm going to teach you how to set goals. Sort of. Most of what you were handed about goals has quietly fallen apart. The 21-day habit. The Harvard study everybody quotes. Smart goals. Gone. Disproven. And yet you're still sitting there in August wondering why the thing you decided in January never happened. Two words fix most of it, and one measurement that explains why you quit. Ten minutes, and you'll never look at your goal list the same way. Featured Story I mentioned to my wife the other day that I'm in the mood to get a Tesla. Just shopping around. Looking. She got quiet. Then a little scared. Because after all these years, she knows exactly what that sentence means in my house. She knows my brain already flagged it. She knows the velocity has started. And she knows that if I keep drifting in that direction, week after week, there will eventually be a Tesla in the driveway and nobody will remember deciding on it. That's not a car story. That's the whole mechanism of how you get anything, running right out in the open. Important Points Start your morning retrospectively. Not what you did yesterday, but what really happened and how it honestly felt. Then go prospectively. Ask what you'll create today to close the gap you just found, and only three goals max. Velocity keeps motivation alive, so chop any goal more than six months out into segments you can actually feel finishing. Memorable Quotes Velocity is the key. It's more important how fast you're getting to your goal than if you're getting to your goal. The daily awareness diary will hold you to your honesty forever. It exposes what you said you want and what you're doing. Remember the Harvard study where people who set goals are 93% more effective—never done, ever. It's a wives' tale. Scott's Three-Step Approach Tomorrow morning, ask retrospectively how yesterday actually went, and be honest about whether it matched your want. Then ask prospectively what you'll create today, and write down the single adjustment that closes that gap for you. Now break your big goal into velocity segments close enough together that you feel you're finishing one each week. Chapters 0:02 - A twist on the goal setting I said I'd skip 0:38 - The obsession behind everything I teach you 1:47 - Goal setting myths that got quietly disproven 3:22 - The retrospective question I ask every morning 4:48 - Prospection, the one thing only humans can do 6:09 - Why velocity beats the goal itself every time 8:36 - The Tesla my wife is hoping I forget about 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 分
  • Being Human in an AI Era

    Being Human in an AI Era
    2026/08/24
    Daily Boost Podcast Being Human in an AI Era August 24, 2026 | Episode 5526 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Something shifted in my calls this month. The people I work with are all over AI. Some are building with it. Some are making money with it. And they still can't sort out a decision without help. I've been three years deep in this stuff. Agents, apps, automation, the whole office running while I'm out of the room. I love it. It still can't do the one thing you get paid for. Today I'll show you exactly where the machine stops, and you start, and why that line is worth more this year than it was last year. Featured Story I'm mid-sentence on a client call last week, and I catch it. Eyes drop. Fingers moving. They're running my answer through ChatGPT while I'm still talking. I love it. Check me. I'm not worried about a machine that reads everything and decides nothing. What comes back is a beautiful, balanced, on-the-other-hand answer with six options. And they sit there. Still stuck. Then they look up and ask me what I'd do, and I tell them in about nine seconds, and off they go. Same information. Totally different result. Once I understood why, I rebuilt my entire business around it. Important Points AI will hand you every option, and it will never pick one. The deciding is still your job, so quit waiting on it. Use AI for your figure-it-out mode at two in the morning, then shut it off and ask what you would actually do. Being curious about everything used to look scattered. In an AI world, it's the trait that lets you zero in fast. Memorable Quotes Humans are coming back in the mix, believe it or not. Human wisdom in an AI world is now very, very, very valuable. You're busy. The trip from a data center to your iPhone is very long, so this will take longer than you think. AI does it cheaper, easier, better, and faster, and I can't compete with that, so I'll just do what it can't do. Scott's Three-Step Approach Dump the whole mess into AI tonight and let it pull every angle, every option, and all of the data it can find. Then shut the machine off, take a walk with your eyes open, and answer one single question: what would you do? Write that answer down, act on it before today ends, and let your life experience be the tiebreaker from now on. Chapters 0:02 - Why human wisdom is suddenly in high demand 1:44 - Three years deep in AI and what it changed 3:20 - The clients who hire me to decide for them 4:30 - AI as your two in the morning life coach, flaws included 7:03 - The polymath advantage nobody warned you about 9:49 - Three things AI will never do for you, ever 12:43 - Take the position that turns you into a superstar Contact 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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    16 分
  • Telling the World About You

    Telling the World About You
    2026/08/21
    Daily Boost Podcast Telling the World About You August 21, 2026 | Episode 5525 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description People are watching you right now. Not in a creepy way. In a normal, human, sizing-you-up kind of way. They find you somewhere online, they binge your stuff, they ask AI about you, and then they quietly decide whether you're worth their time. I call it the shadow search, and it's happening whether you like it or not. Today I'll give you the two moves that turn all that watching into opportunity. One of them nobody wants to do anymore. The other takes more patience than most people have. Both of them still work. Let's go. Featured Story I was twenty-six, and I'd been to Larry's house: five thousand square feet, the cars, the whole thing. I wanted what he had, and I wanted it on my schedule, not his. So I pinned him down at the office and made my best case for a raise. I'd shown up. I'd done the work. He had gobs of money sitting right there, and I figured my share belonged in my pocket. Larry gave me an answer I did not want to hear at twenty-six. I stomped out and complained about it in the office kitchen. Twenty years later, I finally understood what he was actually telling me. Important Points Outbound beats waiting around, so send the letter, knock on the door, and make the call nobody else will make. Segment and target every piece of outreach, because blasting the same thing at everybody reads as noise, not help. You can't manipulate what people find, so build something honest enough to survive their shadow search on you. Memorable Quotes Sometimes you have to keep showing up long enough for the right people to notice. Then they will step up for you. There is a hidden layer of successful people all around you, and they are keeping an eye out for somebody like you. Just do what you do so people can see what you do, then reach out and give them the chance to get to know you. Scott's Three-Step Approach Pick one person this week and reach out to them first with a real letter, a phone call, or a knock on their door. Keep showing up the same honest way every day, so whatever they dig up about you backs up what you already told them. Give it longer than feels comfortable, and then let the right people come to you once they have seen enough of you. Chapters 0:13 - People are watching and learning about you now 0:45 - The attention era and why outbound wins today 2:06 - The shadow search happening behind your back 3:33 - Why the influencer act finally stopped working 4:24 - Larry, a raise, and the answer I hated hearing 6:44 - The hidden layer of successful people watching 7:41 - Three cruises later, Donna finally said hello 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 分
  • Don't Be a Negotiating Underdog

    Don't Be a Negotiating Underdog
    2026/08/20
    Daily Boost Podcast Don't Be a Negotiating Underdog August 20, 2026 | Episode 5524 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Almost everything you do today involves negotiating something, squeezing your car into a parking spot, asking for the raise, and closing the deal that pays your bills this month. Most of us walk into those moments feeling like the underdog. Like the other person is holding all the cards and we're lucky to even be at the table. I want to fix that for you today. I'll take you to an airport food court, a contract with my fee scratched out, and the thirty seconds of silence that showed me what's really going on across the table. Come find out. Featured Story Twenty-five years ago I flew to Atlanta and spent a whole day with a client I couldn't afford to chase. My flight was forty minutes out when he pulled me into an airport food court, bought tacos, and slid my contract across the table. He'd scratched out my fee and written a number thirty percent lower. Then he handed me the pen. Sign it now, he said, and I'll write you a check right here. He knew I needed that money. He knew my wife was waiting on it. I looked at the clock, and I almost signed my name. Then I remembered something experience had already taught me, and I set the pen down. Important Points A deal that starts bad never gets better, so walk away from anything that feels wrong before you ever sign it. Everybody sitting at that table feels like the underdog, which means the fear you're carrying runs both ways too. Price yourself fair instead of cheap, because a stupidly low number invites people to beat you down even more. Memorable Quotes All parties feel like the underdog. All parties naturally feel they won't get the deal done at all. When you're in a negotiation, make sure you really want it, because it's never going to get any better than day one. These days I don't charge really stupidly low prices. I charge fair, reasonable prices. Scott's Three-Step Approach Decide your walk-away number before you sit down, and know exactly where you will stand up and go home. When they push back, restate your original terms one time, calmly, and give them a real deadline they can meet. Then close your mouth and let the silence do the work, because whoever speaks first ends up handing over the ground. Chapters 0:02 - Why the happy theme music means a heavy topic 1:07 - The group that gets you when nobody else does 1:47 - Every single thing in your life is a negotiation 2:33 - Atlanta, a taco stand, and a ticking flight clock 4:14 - The scratched-out fee and the pen he handed me 5:48 - Everyone at that table is scared of the same thing 7:37 - Thirty seconds of silence and a signed contract 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 分
  • Getting Things to Click

    Getting Things to Click
    2026/08/19
    Daily Boost Podcast Getting Things to Click August 19, 2026 | Episode 5523 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description I hit the wrong theme music button this morning, and that's a decent metaphor for how most days go. You click something, and something happens. Twenty years into this show, people still ask what I'm really doing here. Am I selling something? Sure, I want clients. But that's not what gets me out of bed. What gets me out of bed is the click — that millisecond where your eyes open and everything shifts. I'm not here to give you notes to take. I'm here to pass out clicks, and today I'll show you exactly how one landed. Featured Story I was on a call this morning with a client up in New York. Smart guy, runs businesses, does really well. We were talking about how everybody's busier than ever now that we can all do more. Then he leaned back in his chair and asked me something. When do I get to do what I want? The look on his face was heartbreaking. I've heard that question a thousand times, and I still didn't see it coming. I let it sit. Didn't jump in. When I finally answered, he leaned forward and took a note. It wasn't the answer he wanted, but it opened his eyes. Important Points You are not stuck. You are still thinking about it, and that is a very different problem with a much faster fix. Clear the deck before you chase the dream. You cannot see what you want while everything else is still in the way. Most of what fills your day is stuff you chose. Cut the few pieces you hate, and the rest starts to feel lighter. Memorable Quotes The trick is the click. It's that millisecond in time where it just makes sense, and you sit back and finally get it. It's impossible to know what you want to do when you're busy doing everything else that is sitting on your plate. I'm passing out clicks because if I can give you just one single click, you will finally break free. Scott's Three-Step Approach Clear the deck first. Finish the small things stacking up so you get some real space to think instead of react. Once you have that space, name the two or three things you dislike the most and pull them out of your week. Then use the room you made to test one thing you want to do, and let the next click pull you toward the one after. Chapters 0:03 - Wrong theme music and a day that still works 0:55 - Why I still show up after twenty years of this 2:02 - I don't want to give you note-taking moments 3:36 - A client in New York asks a heartbreaking question 5:13 - You are probably already doing what you want 7:17 - Clear the deck so you have room to think again 9:01 - One small click turns into unstoppable momentum 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 分