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Daily Boost — Motivation and Coaching

Stop Working on Your Life (Do This Instead)

Daily Boost — Motivation and Coaching

Scott Smith

Business, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

3.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Daily Boost Podcast Show Notes Stop Working on Your Life (Do This Instead) August 21, 2025 | Episode - 5164 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Scott shares wisdom from an unexpected roadside conversation during his North Carolina motorcycle trip. When a young rider asked for life advice, Scott delivered three game-changing insights that'll flip your perspective on personal growth. This episode tackles the biggest mistake people make when trying to improve their lives. You'll discover why working harder isn't the answer and how focusing on less actually gets you more of what you want. Featured Story During a motorcycle stop in North Carolina, a 25-year-old rider approached Scott with a simple question: "I'm working on my life. Do you have any advice?" What followed was an impromptu coaching session that revealed three powerful principles for real transformation. Scott's response surprised the young man and challenged everything he thought he knew about self-improvement. The conversation covered why most people stay stuck and the counterintuitive approach that actually works. Important Points Stop working on your life and start working on yourself—you are both the problem and the solution. Embrace doing what you love even when you hate parts of the process, because meaningful achievements require effort. Apply the 80/20 principle by eliminating busy work to focus on the 20% that truly moves your life forward. Memorable Quotes "You are the biggest roadblock you've ever known. You can't block me anywhere near as good as I can block me." "Everything you want external to you, internal to you, everything you want around you comes when you start working on yourself." "More is on the other side of less. It's impossible for you to get everything you want at the same time." Scott's Three-Step Approach Get specific about what you want instead of asking generic questions that get generic answers. Dedicate time daily to working on yourself through learning, reading, meditation, or reflection. Eliminate 80% of your current busy activities to focus on the 20% that truly serves your goals. Connect With Me Search for The Daily Boost on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Email: support@motivationtomove.com Main Website: https://motivationtomove.com YouTube https://youtube.com/dailyboostpodcast 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

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0:36.3

from time to time, don't they?

0:57.2

Absolutely, mate. And do you know where you can grab a great deal? Talk to me. Where? The eBay app. Yes, you are correct. You didn't need to talk to me. I already knew it. I love eBay. When you're buying, you can discover loads of hidden gems. There's so many items where you think I would have never found that anywhere else. Then when you're selling, it's so simple and most importantly, free.

0:57.2

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0:58.1

It's free, Rob.

1:02.4

When it's this easy to sell for free and there's great deals on things you love,

1:04.2

you can't help but say when it's eBay.

1:44.2

It excludes vehicles and some wisdom. And because my love language is sarcasm, a few wise cracks along the way as well, just for entertainment purposes only to keep you engaged, right? But you know, I took that motorcycle trip last week in North Carolina. Had a great time. And I got in lots of conversations because that's what happens. You ride on a motorcycle for several hours, all by yourself. And you stop and you talk to all kinds of cool people that you never have seen before, and you will never see again. You all be safe, all right, you hit the road again. And you just keep doing it. It's cool. And at one particular stop, I had a question asked to me because a kid overheard me talking about the stuff I do for a living.

2:18.8

I'm going to share that with you today about a question that he asked me. It is a daily boost. My name is Scott Smith. Good to have you. Thanks for stopping by today. I know it's a busy time of the year. So many people getting back to school, last minute vacations happening, all that stuff is going on. and summertime is coming to an end,

2:21.0

which is why we have a hurricane out there in Atlantic right now.

2:34.5

In Florida, we know that August is when we start to get hurricanes, and we also know there's a pretty good chance that it's going to go to the outer banks and it's going to hit North Carolina. If not, it'll hit New Orleans, but it's summertime when it happens.

2:52.2

So, anyway, hope you're all okay if something does happen there. So, yeah, I was riding a motorcycle. I was up in North Carolina, riding around in Tennessee, and we're hanging out at some, I don't even know where it was. But I'm talking, and the guys I'm with, I don't really know what they do for a living. A couple of them I did, the others I didn't. So we're talking and it gets on the subject of what I do.

2:52.2

And I tell him do for a living. A couple of them I did. The others I didn't. So we're talking and it gets on the subject of what I do.

2:54.8

And I tell them I do a podcast.

2:55.8

Oh, great, man.

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