Hard Things Make You Grow

Daily Boost - Clarity for Life and Work

Scott Smith

Education, Business, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

3.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

I'm the most optimistic pessimistic guy you'll ever meet. Got it from my mom. She'd answer the phone with "What do you want?" then offer me money. I see the world exactly as it is. But I don't let it punch me in the face. Well, sometimes it does. Then I turn face first into it. Had a coaching call today that got uncomfortable. The kind you don't want but desperately need. We talked about identity shifts and climbing mountains. About writing your legacy letter today instead of waiting. Because whatever you do today is your legacy. Featured Story Had an inner circle coaching call this morning. My buddy Croy texted me afterward: "You are brave, man." We had a conversation that was really deep and really uncomfortable. The kind you don't want to have but need to. You know what you need to do. You know what mountain you need to climb. But you can't get yourself to do it. Is it pride? Ego? I don't know. My job isn't to hurt people. It's to help them figure themselves out. We're going for an identity shift. And man, I felt like I was climbing a mountain ready to get pushed off the ledge. I said no. I'm standing here. Hard things make you grow. Important Points • If your life isn't going the way you want, you're not in alignment - doing things you like, the way you like them. • Identity shift is the real work - you can talk all day, but you must shift deep inside your soul to become it. • Whatever you do or don't do today is writing your legacy - someone's watching and they've already got you figured out. Memorable Quotes • "Every great lesson I've ever learned in my life has been because of a hard thing just before it, mountain climbing." • "You're writing your legacy today. Whatever you do or don't do, you are writing your legacy right this very second." • "Stand up, take a step, repeat. It doesn't matter what gets in your way. Just get out of bed and do it again tomorrow." Scott's Three-Step Approach • Get yourself in alignment first - doing the things you like, the way you like to do them, making your heart sing daily. • Commit to the identity shift deep in your soul - talking means nothing until you actually become that new person. • Stand up, take a step toward it, and repeat tomorrow - your legacy is being written by what you do today, not someday. Chapters 0:00 - The most optimistic pessimistic guy you'll meet 0:31 - Show format evolving into longer episodes 0:45 - The coaching call that got really uncomfortable 1:16 - Identity shift and alignment explained 2:18 - Scott Adams' powerful final legacy letter 4:43 - Writing your legacy starts today, not someday Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Email: [email protected] 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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0:32.3	So how are you?
0:33.2	Come on in here, okay?
0:34.4	Come on.
0:35.5	It's okay.
0:36.7	Man, have you seen what's going on out there in the world these days?
0:38.6	Have you watched the news or you're hiding from it? I get it, man. It's crazy. Somebody said to me yesterday, Scott, the world is crazy. I said it always has been. But it's okay. Come on, and it's hiding. I need a boost. I need a daily boost. I need a boost
0:53.5	I need a daily boost
0:57.2	What the heck is going on? It is The Daily Boost from Motivation to Move.com. My name is Scott Smith. Nice to have here today. The most optimistic, pessimistic guy you'll ever meet. Boy, that's really a weird way to introduce myself, right? I'm really optimistic. I'm enthusiastic to you. You just can't push me down. Oh, you can. You can knock me down. You can make me upset. You can hurt my feelings because I'm a human, right? But I like, oh, whatever. And I stand up and do it again. I just keep going. I stand up. I take a step. I repeat. That's it. So you might be wondering, well, can I be like that? Sure, it can.
1:28.3	So I got it from my mom.
1:29.9	My mom was the most optimistic, pessimistic person I've ever met my life. And by the way, I tell her that. What do I mean by that? Well, I used to call her up and I'd say, hi, mom, how you doing? And she'd say, what do you want? I said, I'm just calling to say, how are you doing? She said, do you want money? No, I'm just calling and say, how you doing? She said, do you want money?
1:44.8	No, I'm just calling and say, hi.
1:46.0	Are you sure?
1:47.0	Yeah.
1:48.0	Well, I'm doing good.
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