How to Plan an Exciting Year

Daily Boost - Motivation and Coaching

Scott Smith

Health & Fitness, Business, Education, Self-improvement

3.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Ever feel stuck not knowing what you want next year? I'm sharing the brain science behind getting unstuck and excited about 2026. It starts with exploring possibilities without commitment. No announcements, no pressure. Just curiosity. Once you find something interesting, your anticipation engine kicks in. That's when everything changes. I'll show you how to use your brain's natural wiring to create a year you're genuinely pumped about. Featured Story Two days before Christmas, I asked my wife for a toaster. She said we're not doing gifts this year. But I know better. When she says no gifts, she doesn't mean no gifts. Our kitchen has 90 cabinets and 92 linear feet of counter space. Every appliance you can imagine. But that massive toaster oven? Doesn't make great toast. Sometimes the smallest things matter most. Like a simple toaster. Or knowing what you really want without overcomplicating it. Important Points Exploring possibilities is the gateway to inspiration. Get interested in things without commitment and see where curiosity takes you. Your anticipation engine is your most powerful motivational tool. Put at least one big thing per month on your calendar and watch your energy shift. Humans are uniquely built for prospection. You can create experiences that don't exist yet and make them real. Memorable Quotes "Scott said it was okay." "If you don't feel like you have hope, I can nine times out of 10, no 10 times out of 10." "The pure excitement of the fact that you're going to go after it is really what the payoff is." Scott's Three-Step Approach 1. Explore without commitment. Drive home a different way. Stop at that random store. Just look around and see what gets your attention. 2. Build your anticipation list. Put at least one exciting thing per month on the calendar and spend the year getting pumped about it. 3. Create using prospection. Make up experiences you've never done before and make them happen. Chapter Notes 00:00 - The Christmas toaster request that says everything 03:15 - Why I reinvent myself every holiday season 05:30 - The explore-interest-passion connection that changes everything 08:45- Your anticipation engine and why it's so powerful 12:20 - Prospection: the uniquely human superpower you're not using 15:10 - Building your 2026 list of things to anticipate 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: @heyscottsmith - https://dailyboostpodcast.com/facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:34.7	Well, thank you.
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1:40.9	A couple of days before Christmas.
1:42.2	And I did just yesterday.
1:43.6	I told my wife, I said, honey, I have a Christmas gift you can get me.
1:48.0	And she said, what?
1:48.9	I thought we're not buying gifts for each other this year.
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