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Daily Boost — Motivation and Coaching

Defending Motivation In Your Life

Daily Boost — Motivation and Coaching

Scott Smith

Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Business

3.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

A man at the gym told me he doesn't believe in motivation. That got me more motivated in about one second than he'll ever know. Motivation is real — and it's the only freaking thing that matters. Today I'm sharing a personal story you've never heard before. How a scary diagnosis, a Tony Robbins event, and one sentence from my wife changed everything. Then I'm dropping quotes from the greatest speakers on the planet that are going to hit differently after you hear the story. Motivation is waiting. Come get it. Featured Story A few months before, my wife had been diagnosed with cancer. Malignant melanoma — the scary kind. We were terrified, scheduled for surgery in December, trying to figure out what to do next. When I heard Tony Robbins was coming to town and my friend at the radio station could get us in free, I said we're going. Not because I'm a Tony Robbins guy. I needed her in a room with people looking at life in a positive way. She needed those tools. We did everything. Walked on the coals. All of it. And somewhere in that room, she looked at me and said, "You can do what Tony's doing." That one sentence changed my life. Important Points Motivation isn't something you hunt for — it fires up automatically the moment you know exactly what you want. Pay attention to what gets you fired up and stop looking for motivation — it's already living right inside you. Keep growth and opportunity in front of you every single day, and nobody, nothing, can slow you down for long. Memorable Quotes The moment you know what you want, motivation isn't a problem anymore — it finds you instantly and automatically. Stop looking for motivation. Something will grab your attention, fire you up, and you'll be off and running fast. When you get through the hard stuff, don't dwell in it. Keep right on living — that's where everything changes. Scott's Three-Step Approach Pay attention to whatever grabs you naturally and fires you up right now — that's your real motivation talking. Get crystal clear on what you want, because that clarity is the one switch that turns your motivation on instantly. Keep growth and opportunity in front of you every single day so your motivation stays locked in and never fades. Chapters 0:02 - The gym conversation that started everything 0:43 - Not a motivational show — something better 2:24 - Cancer, Tony Robbins, and one life-changing sentence 4:47 - The kickboxing class that launched a podcast 7:07 - What motivation actually is and where it lives 10:07 - What automatically fires you up when you need it 13:09 - Quotes from the greats that hit different today 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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0:00.0

All right, come on in here.

0:02.8

We've got a big show plan for you today because this morning I was at the gym.

0:05.6

I was maintaining my reputation of talking more than I work out.

0:09.0

Pretty good of that one.

0:10.5

And a man said to me, Scott, I do not believe in motivation.

0:13.7

I said, wait a second, somebody at this.

0:16.1

Hold my beer.

0:16.8

We got a conversation.

0:17.4

I need a boost.

0:19.6

I need a daily boost. I need a boost. I need a boost. I need a daily boost. I need a daily booze. And no, I did not have a beer at the gym.

0:31.1

You do not believe in motivation, right? You're going to say that to me. Do you know how motivated?

0:34.3

I just got in about like a second. It works. I'm telling you. And we'm good to have you. My name is Scott Smith. Thank you for stopping by today.

0:39.9

Yeah, we're going to talk about that today. But I'm going to spin back before I get to the motivational aspect. So it's not a motivational show. I'm not going to tell you how it works. Not going to try to Uber motivate you, anything like that. But what I am going to do is going to motivate you in a way that I think works best.

0:54.1

A nice story, a story you haven't heard before.

0:56.5

You've often heard that my wife passed away of cancer a long time ago. But you haven't heard what got me, what happened before that, what led up to that and what led to where I am today and the motivation that happened at that time. I'll share that story with you. and then I've got some great quotes for you that I'm going to deliver from some of the greatest speakers on the planet that you may or may not have heard, but if I put them after the story, they're going to mean something different to you today. So a fun show. This is something I would do on my inner circle calls. People say, what's in inner circle? Well, it's mid to upper level career people, business people, entrepreneurs, people like that.

1:44.1

We have some younger folk who are just getting started in their career too, like 35, 38 years old as well. And they like to be in the room with the older, wiser people. It's so cool. But what is it? Well, these are people who are successful. They know what they're doing. They got all the stuff. they know how to make it work.

1:45.6

What do we work on?

2:34.2

Well, sometimes they just need motivation. Sometimes they need somebody to say, here, do it this way and come on, let's go, and to drive them a little bit. Sometimes they need that because even your boss, in fact, a lot of the people I work with, they're bosses because they need to be motivated. If you're looking for a room to get in with people like that, send me note, Scott at Dailyboospodcast.com. Just say, Scott, interested, heard you talk about your inner circle. I will send you back a document that will tell you exactly how it works. And if you dig it, contact me. We'll talk about getting in the group. And if not, don't worry about it. I'm not going to chase you. It's completely up to you, okay? We don't chase people to be in this group. We look for the right people. Maybe that's you. Scott at Daily Boost Podcast.com. So a long time ago, I worked in radio. Duh. I was in Orlando working part-time. I had called up a friend at a radio station.

2:36.1

She worked full-time.

2:36.8

I said, hey, what's free? What's going on? What can we do? Because if you work part-time at a radio station, one of the biggest reasons for doing it are the free t-shirts and the other free stuff. She said, well, Tony Robbins is coming to town. and he said, we can all go for free if we want to,

2:49.2

we just have to pay for the workbook.

2:51.6

Which is like $75.

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