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Daily Boost — Motivation and Coaching

Build Your Chain of Success

Daily Boost — Motivation and Coaching

Scott Smith

Education, Self-improvement, Business, Health & Fitness

3.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

I’ll never forget the day a friend called and made me an offer I couldn’t refuse - and I didn’t. Rob was an event promotor who had snagged the chance to book an up-and-coming comedian named Jerry Seinfeld into a local venue. He needed somebody to warm up the audience and introduce Jerry. I was all in when he agreed to cover my drink tab and let me hang out with Jerry before the show. It was 1986, and Jerry’s television series about nothing was still in development. I know that because it’s what we talked about before the show. As he munched on veggies and sipped sparkling water, I’ll never forget how focused he was on getting what he wanted. Tired and worn out from living on the road, I asked how he managed to keep going. He said — “I know exactly what I want. I’m a comedian, so I have to be funny. The only way to be funny is to write funny jokes. The only way to write funny jokes is to write every day. So, I write every day and put a big red “X” on the calendar. Eventually, there is a chain of X’s on the calendar. My goal is not to break the chain.”  Then, in a very Seinfeld way, he screamed, “Don’t break the chain! That’s how you get what.” Over the years, I’ve read that others have had the same conversation with Jerry. I’m guessing it was a rule of success that he practiced and shared often. I’m happy he shared it with me. As we begin 2022, pick an action and do it every day until you get so good people notice. And, whatever you do, “Don’t break the chain!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Martin Scorsese Killers of the Flower Moon is a masterpiece.

0:03.2

Five stars.

0:04.0

Oh, say, have oil.

0:05.5

This will should come to us.

0:07.2

This October 20th.

0:08.4

I was sent down from Washington DCC, but he's murderous.

0:11.2

You what about him?

0:12.0

See he's doing it.

0:13.0

Based on a shocking true story.

0:15.0

Kill these white men who killed my family.

0:17.2

Robert Demiro.

0:18.2

Don't do something you're going to regret for the rest of your life.

0:21.2

Leonardo DiCaprio.

0:22.7

I ain't got nothing more to regret.

0:24.8

Killers of the Flower Moon.

0:26.2

In cinemas and iMacs, October 20th, Certificate 15.

0:30.2

This episode is brought to you by EA Sports with PlayStation 5.

0:34.2

Get closer with EA Sports FC 24.

0:37.0

Closer to 30 leagues, 700 teams and 19,000 fully licensed players.

0:42.1

Closer to football with game-changing high promotion of the technology.

0:46.0

Closer than ever to the world's game.

0:48.1

Play before November 1st to become a founder.

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