How are you? Well, happy Wednesday. Good morning, if it's the early morning for you. Come on in. I got a raspy voice for you today. I made it up special for you.

So my wife is out of town. I thought I wouldn't be talking so much this week. And, uh, well, I guess that's not the case. So, yeah, this, this blackmer-roth is on me.

I need a boost. I need a daily boost. I need a daily boost. I need a daily boost. It is the Daily Boost. Or hang on, let's do the Ryan Seacrest version. This is the Daily Boost. This is American. You want it. S.B. Scott, good to have you. Thanks for some by. By the way, just so you know if you're just stopping by for the very first time, or maybe you've been with me for 5,300 plus episodes in our 20th season, this today and how I'm feeling this week is frisky. Now, I don't have the document on my website anymore that would explain my slanguage. When I say frisky, what that actually means? It's not completely what you may think it is, but it's probably got some of those components in it. Just understand it's frisky. Something you think of right now. Wait a second, Scott. You waited for the week your wife went out of town to get frisky? Yeah, we might, hmm, I don't want to think about that. Anyway, good to have here today, talking about focus, because focus is the thing that we need to focus on. So we'll chat about that here in just a minute. Interestingly, you know, Monday, I was a little bit late on my podcast, and I have to tell you this. It's so sweet. I had met a gentleman, becoming friends in a discussion group that I go to occasionally. We have some good

talks and we just got to know each other. And he said, what do you do? And I told him. And I told him where the podcast was. He went and listened to The Daily Boost. And then I was a little bit late on Monday. And he saw me last night. He goes, man, I was kind of worried about you. I was going to text you, but I don't know you that well. Can I text? I have your number. I don't know if I should

text you and say, you okay. That's what I, listen, I've been consistent for 20 years now. I'm going to be here. And every now and then I'm going to, but I appreciate your concern. But you know what he said to me? So come here real fast. I want to just jam something in your throat before we start talking about focus. That didn't sound good at all, did it? I know it just happens. So here's

the thing about

this. I'm talking about AI right now. I'm talking like I'm AI. Here's the thing. Here's what

most people don't know. Walk it in. Anyway. So here's the thing. What he said to me was this,

I am not the guy that needs motivation. I'm self-motivated,

business owner. I don't need a boost. But I started listening to you. You started having

this conversational motivation. I started listening to you and now I need you and this is so

cool. I feel like you're with me all day long. That's why I do this, by the way.

And can I admit something to you?

Can I give you something right now? If you're showing up today, I'm looking for a guru you found the wrong podcast. I'm a hot mess. I've been a hot mess since the day I was born, and I'm so freaking proud of it. I'm a hot mess. and I really had a dream one day that I would get out from being a hot mess.

And I do for like 10 seconds at a time.

Or maybe a week or maybe a year, right? God, these ideas, go forward, build my dreams, do the things I want to do. You do the same thing, don't you? You just go after it. And then it all falls apart. And you got like, well, okay, what am I going to do now? I like being a hot mess because it's creative and it's fun. And from that point, we're not stuck.

So God bless you. I like being a hot mess because it's creative and it's fun.

And from that point, we're not stuck. So God bless you. And if you're a hot mess kind of person, you're my people. Come on in here. We figured out as we go, we got big dreams. We've got cool things we want to be doing. We're willing to take the chance. We look at stodgy people all over the place and go, what's wrong with you? By the way, having said that,

I'm also a very consistent person. I lock in what works. I focus on the things that work. I make

them simple. I get them automated. I get them to the point that I don't have to worry about it. It just

keeps working and working and working. Some people call that index funds, things like that, right?

Hot mess? Consist consistency underneath, unlike a duck, a duck looks great on top, and yet they're going crazy in the bottom with their feet paddling. I'm kind of the opposite of that. How about you? Are you that way, too? Something to think about, right? If you're a hot mess is okay, you've got a superpower, guys. Most people can't be a hot mess and still live a good life.

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