Double-Dog Dare You to Chase Your Dreams

Daily Boost — Motivation and Coaching

Scott Smith

Education, Self-improvement, Business, Health & Fitness

3.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Years ago, a mentor double-dog dared me. Said either chase my dreams all in, or sign a contract giving them up forever. I almost choked on my coffee. Sounds dramatic, right? But that one weird challenge cracked open something I never saw coming. Turns out the dream wasn't the problem. The runway was. If you keep saying "someday" and meaning it less every time, this episode is for you. Today we're talking about why your dream isn't buried where you think it is — and what to do about it. Press play. Let's clear the runway together. Featured Story I was in my 50s, sitting across the kitchen table from a mentor I respected — calm guy, large vocabulary, the kind whose words land hard. No warning. He looked at me and said, "Scott, I double-dog dare you." I almost choked on my coffee. He laid out two options. Go after my dreams full speed, all in — or sign a contract right then that I'd give them up forever. Never speak about them again. Ever. I didn't say a word. Just sat there. Four or five seconds felt like forever. My brain ran the math. Option B would be quieter. No more glazed-over eyes at Thanksgiving when I mentioned the podcast. Important Points Your dream isn't buried under fear or doubt. It's buried under the laundry basket, the inbox, and your avoidance. You don't have a dream problem. You have a Wednesday problem — today's stuff is the thing standing in your way. Stop trying to chase the dream and start clearing the runway in front of it. That's the real move nobody mentions. Memorable Quotes "The dream isn't buried under fear or doubt. The dream is buried under the laundry, the lunchbox, and the email." "You don't have a dream problem. You have a problem with me. You've been using 'someday' as a parking spot for too long." "You don't have to chase the dream. You just have to clear a line of sight, open the envelope, and answer the email." Scott's Three-Step Approach Notice you don't have a dream problem — you have a today problem. The dream is fine. Your daily stuff is the wall. Pick one thing in your way today. Open the envelope, answer the email, or toss whatever's been lurking in the fridge. Once the runway is clear, take off. The dream's been waiting — give it the room and watch how fast it actually moves. Chapters 0:02 - The double-dog dare that changed everything 0:58 - A mentor, a kitchen table, and a contract 2:09 - The two doors my mentor put in front of me 4:33 - Why saying yes was the easy part of the deal 5:35 - Why your dream is buried under the laundry pile 10:14 - Clear the runway and finally take off today Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify If you enjoy the Daily Boost, you might like Notes From Scott. A few mornings each week, I send a short note with something I've been thinking about or noticing lately. Sometimes those ideas turn into podcast episodes later. You can sign up at https://notesfromscott.com. 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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0:42.3	How are you? Well, happy Wednesday. Come on in here. We're going to do our thing. We're talking about dreams today.
0:49.3	Well, what happened many, many years ago, I had a mentor of mine. He'd double dog dare me to follow my dreams. He did. Double dog dare me. Who knows? Maybe I'll do it to you today. I don't know. I need a boost. I need a daily boost. I need a daily boost. I need a daily boost. It is the daily boost from Motivationabove.com. Oh, come on, Scott, we don't follow our dreams. Are you one of those guys? Follow your dreams. Okay, here's the thing. Come up real close, okay? My name is Scott Smith. Good to have it. I know. I know sometimes it's that, woo, don't want to do it. Follow my dreams. Come on, man, get real.
1:28.5	Every single person I know, it doesn't matter how young they are or how old they are. There's something going on inside your head that you have an idea that you'd like to do. It's kind of a dream, right? Then we turn it into goals we get it done. So, yeah, it's a little like, whoa-ho. But come on, man. If you could, you'd follow it, wouldn't you? So a long time ago, I was sitting across the table from a mentor mine. He's a grown man, man, man. Growed man, man. I'd done well. I mean, had the life, had everything, a very patient kind of guy, kind of the calm voice, kind of like me, you know, really calm. It makes you assume he's very wise and whatever he says was going to be wise. I was leaning in because I pay attention to my mentors. I still do to this day. And by the way, some of my mentors are younger than I am. I have no trouble with that. If you're wise, I'm going to suck that wisdom right out of you.
2:21.6	Got my coffee, ready to go, going to get my gift, right? So this dude looks at me and he says,
2:28.3	I swear to you, no warning, he looks at me and says, Scott, a double dog dare you. I'm thinking wait a step. I was in my 50s at the time. My mentor is older than me.
2:35.8	We're two grown adults sitting at the kitchen table.
2:39.8	And the word he chose, out of every single word available in the English language,
2:44.4	to this man with a really big vocabulary, was double dog dare you?
2:45.7	What am I in Georgia right now?
2:47.8	I mean, in Florida, I'm close to it, right?
2:51.0	I almost choked in my coffee, but I know better because I like my coffee. I want to drink it. He said, I double dog tell you, either go down and follow
2:55.7	your dreams, full speed, all in, or, and he's just going to lean back. You've seen it before,
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