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Daily Boost — Motivation and Coaching

How to Get Somebody's Attention

Daily Boost — Motivation and Coaching

Scott Smith

Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Business

3.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

What if the secret to changing your life — or anyone else's — comes down to one timeless psychological principle? Today I'm breaking down AIDA: Attention, Interest, Desire, Action. It's been around for over a hundred years, and it works in business, leadership, friendships, and raising kids. But there's a real twist happening. In the world we're living in right now, the last "A" isn't action anymore — it's implementation. That's the piece most people are completely missing. I'll show you exactly how it works and why it changes everything. Featured Story There's a guy at my church I genuinely like. But for months, there was a wall between us. He saw me coming and figured I was there to take over his territory. I wasn't — but that didn't matter. Last night, surrounded by nearly a million dollars' worth of audio and video gear, I spotted my opening. I started talking tech with the installer — something I know cold from running studios for years. My friend caught it. His wall dropped. By the end of the night, he leaned over and said we should grab coffee and talk business. That's AIDA in real life. All I did was get his attention. Important Points AIDA — Attention, Interest, Desire, Action — is a timeless psychological principle that touches every area of life. Real attention is actually awareness — when someone truly sees what's possible, they become genuinely open to change. The missing piece isn't action — it's implementation. Help people execute what they want, and they'll trust you forever. Memorable Quotes "We've got enough tools, frameworks, and roadmaps — what's missing is what we're actually doing with all of them." "When you get someone's real attention and build genuine desire, they're going to do something about it every time." "If something gets your attention, you'll become interested — and that path leads straight to passion and purpose." Scott's Three-Step Approach Bring awareness first — get their attention by showing up with something immediately real and relevant to them. Build real interest and desire by connecting what you genuinely know to exactly what they want to accomplish next. Skip the push to take massive action — help them implement what they want, and you'll win their trust for good. Chapters 0:02 - Bike Week, big goals, and a spending confession 1:24 - Straight from the Inner Circle call this morning 2:22 - The church friend who kept his distance from me 3:57 - What AIDA is and why it's worked for 100 years 7:34 - Why implementation beats action in today's world 13:32 - The feed-forward feedback model made simple 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

How are you? Come on in here. Good to have you here today. Man, I'm so excited. My anticipation

0:06.4

engine is firing on all cylinders right now. Man, and Bike Week is here in Daytona Beach,

0:13.4

and it's on my list, and I'm going to have some fun.

0:17.5

I need a boost. I need a daily boost. It is the daily boost. If you haven't heard my anticipation

0:31.2

engine, it's a list of things that I anticipate that I'm going to have fun with, things

0:35.5

that get to do. It could be vacation. It could be going to a wedding. I go to a wedding in Gatlinburg in October this year. A bunch of things are on that list. And we just know one of the most motivating factors any human can have is something to look forward to. So bike weekend, Daytona Beach. I live in Daytona, Port Orange area, right in the middle of it, a local here,

0:54.3

and I get so excited to go play. And I actually like motorcycles. I just, I don't go to bars and stuff like that. I go to the races. I do the motorcycle stuff. So excited. Have a big goal this year? Not to spend any money. I never reached that goal. I'm a massive failure when I set the goal of Don't spend money at Bike Week.

1:09.4

I know.

1:11.5

My name is Scott Smith.

1:12.5

Good to have you here today.

1:13.4

Thanks for stopping by. failure when I set the goal of don't spend money at bike week. I know. My name is Scott Smith. Good to

1:12.8

have you here today. Thanks for stopping by. Had a great inner circle call today. I don't pitch

1:18.2

just too hard because we don't have that many folks in here, but what a powerful, powerful group

1:22.5

of people. We work on so many cool things. In fact, what I'm going to teach you today literally

1:26.3

was taught on the inner circle one hour ago. I'm bringing it to you today, and I think you're going to like that. If you're interested, if you want to hang out, be in a room with very smart people, you get coaching for me, you get coaching from them. Man, it's so grounding. We just take care of all kinds of cool things. I can't explain it here. But if you've been thinking about that kind of thing, hit me up on Instagram at Hey, Scott Smith or a note to Scott at Daily Boost Podcast.com. I will send you information. We'll talk about it. See if it's a good fit. It may be what you've been looking for, okay? All right. So where do we start here? So this conversation a little bit different. Let me just lay this out in front of you and say, you might think this is business oriented as we get into this. If you're a business person, listen closely, okay? Because I'm going to dial you into some things that are going on right now. If you're a personal person and you are, listen closely because this stuff will work for you as well. It works in every single aspect of your life because essentially what we're talking about today is some human psychology.

2:22.7

I had a conversation last night with a friend of mine.

2:26.0

I won't say his name because he may listen to the show.

2:29.2

I met him at the church I go to about a year ago and we've got to know each other.

2:34.5

And he's kind of an institution there. He kind of does some things there. And I'm doing some of the stuff that he's doing. So I recognized early on that he's like, oh, no, Scott's going to take over my job. Trust me, I don't want to take over anybody's job at a church. I get enough jobs, okay? But still, there was a little standoffishness, right? So a little by little over time, I'm kind of working on the no like and trust factor,

2:54.0

but I understand it's some... get enough jobs, okay? But still, there was a little standoffishness, right? So a little by little

2:50.8

overtime, I'm kind of working on the no like and trust factor. But I understand at some point that I've got to kind of kind of make a change here because I really want to help the guy. I like the guy a lot and just kind of wanted to break through and I was having a hard time doing that. So last night, him there at the brand new building that we're building.

3:07.4

And he leans over to me.

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