7 Things That Will Make You Happier

Daily Boost — Motivation and Coaching

Scott Smith

Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Business

3.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Ever feel like you're getting ready to get ready? Or racing so fast you're about to break everything apart? I just got off the phone with a childhood friend I hadn't talked to in seven years. Got me thinking about what really matters when it comes to controlling your life and actually enjoying it. Today I'm sharing seven things that'll help you feel more in control and happier about where you're headed. No unicorn chasing. Just practical wisdom for smart people who've worked hard and want to make every day count without giving up what they've built. Featured Story Years ago, I was doing a Saturday radio show in Orlando when a caller said something that stopped me cold. "I'm fixing to get ready," she told me. I'm from South Dakota. We don't talk like that. Fixing to get ready? What does that even mean? Turns out she was ironing her blouse and pre-drinking before going out. Getting ready to get ready. That phrase stuck with me through hundreds of thousands of coaching hours. Most people aren't procrastinating. They're doing something, just not what they should be doing. Organizing hard drives. Asking AI to clarify things. Fixing to get ready. The minute you decide to just go do it, your life changes. Important Points When your heart relaxes in your chest and all stress disappears, you're doing what you were brought here to do. Flying the airplane means staying in control of everything until you're not, whether you land safe or upside down. Don't let somebody else's monkey jump on your back. Sometimes you need to keep your mouth shut and not volunteer. Set goals that scare you, make you lose sleep from excitement, and have everyone questioning your sanity. Memorable Quotes "If you get things figured out right, every day is kind of the same. That's the goal. Make every day a Saturday." "When it starts getting crazy, you've got to slow down. Do not break your life apart just to get something you want." "You are your own best cheerleader. End of the day, you got to realize you're doing good and you're in charge here." Scott's Three-Step Approach Stop fixing to get ready and just go do it right now. The very minute you decide to start, your life changes fast. When things get crazy and complicated from moving fast, slow everything down. Don't break your life apart completely. Pat yourself on the back and say you did good. You're in charge of your happiness and everything else in your life. Pat yourself on the back and say you did good. You're in charge of your happiness and everything else too. Chapters 0:02 - Making every day feel like Saturday (the real goal) 1:34 - Seven years of silence with a childhood friend 3:10 - What makes your heart sing actually means 5:12 - Stop fixing to get ready (the Orlando story) 8:40 - Slow down before you break everything apart 10:24 - Set big goals that actually scare you awake 12:10 - Don't let someone's monkey pee on your back 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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0:51.1	Well, how are you? Happy Wednesday. Come on in here, man. Middle of the week.
0:54.6	You know, they used to call this Hump Day.
0:57.2	Over the Hump.
0:58.2	Do you like coming up into Wednesday or being over the Hump of Wednesday into the weekend?
1:02.3	Which, oh, that's a silly question.
1:03.7	I take that back.
1:06.6	I need a boost.
1:08.9	I need a daily boost.
1:44.8	I need a boost. I need a daily boost. I need a boost. I need a daily boost. It is the daily boost. I like Mondays like nobody else does because I get back to work. Although my friend Billy the other day, he said, man, I love Mondays. Mondays are the best possible. I said, dude, you need to get a life. But Wednesdays are pretty good, too, because we're almost pushing down into the weekend. And how do you feel about that? Because here's the thing, I think if you have your life aligned just right, meaning you're feeling good about what you're doing, your heart singing a little bit. You don't care what day it is. It doesn't mean, the weekends aren't any different than the weekday. It does not. They are different for sure. But man, if you get things figured out,
1:59.4	I mean, think about it. I don't know if you've done that yet, where every single day is kind of the same. It's like, doesn't really matter, even though it kind of does. Like a Sunday is different than a Wednesday. There's no doubt about it. To me, that's the goal to make every day, as they say when you're retired a Saturday.
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