What's Your Personal Ideology?

Daily Boost - Motivation and Coaching

Scott Smith

Health & Fitness, Business, Education, Self-improvement

3.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

You have an ideology whether you know it or not. Not political. We're not going there. I'm talking about your personal rulebook. The boundaries you set. The values you stand for. Who you actually are when nobody's watching. If you haven't decided who you are, the world will decide for you. They'll tell you who you're going to be and that's how you'll get treated. I created something years ago called a Who I Am document. It's my operating manual. My personal constitution. It establishes what I believe and serves as my foundation for growth and change. Featured Story A client went political in the first 30 seconds of our group coaching call. What's a guy to do when that happens? I let it go for about 30 seconds then closed it off. But by the end of the call, something became clear. She's so stuck in who she thinks she is that she won't listen to anybody else. I don't understand that concept. I know who I am. I have my own values. But I'm open to just about anything. You have a better way to lose weight than mine? I'm not going to defend my way. I'll listen and take yours if it works better. That's the difference between knowing who you are and being stuck in who you think you are. Important Points If you don't decide who you are, the world decides for you and that determines how you get treated every single day. Your personal ideology is your rulebook for life including how you see yourself, how you respond to situations, and who you hang out with. Writing a Who I Am document forces you to be honest about who you really are, not who you think you are or want to be. Memorable Quotes "If you haven't decided what you're all about, then everybody else is just going to decide what you're all about and that's how you're going to get treated." "You hang out with somebody that doesn't share your values? You're compromising. You're now becoming them." "You can't be a grown ass adult if you don't know who you are, can you?" Scott's Three-Step Approach Document who you really are by writing down how you see yourself, how others see you, and how you'd like to be seen. Define your non-negotiables including the values people must share to be in your life and how you respond in different situations. Track yourself daily to discover who you really are versus who you think you are because the answers will surprise you. Chapter Notes 1:05 - Personal ideology: it's about you not politics 1:56 - Do you really know who you are? 3:04 - Ideology defined: what you stand for in the world 4:05 - Creating my Who I Am document years ago 5:03 - Three questions that reveal everything about you 7:12 - Who you hang out with defines who you become 8:43 - Daily awareness diary tracks the real you 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 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	So did you find somebody who needs you who's looking for you?
0:05.5	We talked about that yesterday.
0:06.8	It's such a neat mindset.
0:08.1	Just get out.
0:09.2	Somebody's looking for you, okay?
0:10.5	Now, today, I want to dig into your ideology, if I may.
0:14.4	We're not getting political.
0:15.2	Don't worry about it.
0:15.7	Okay, but you've got one, or at least you should.
0:17.7	I need a boost.
0:19.4	I need a daily boost. I need a boost. I need a daily boost. I need a daily boost. I need a daily boost. How are you? It's me, Scott Smith. Good to have you. Thanks for stopping by today. Thanks for coming by this show. I appreciate you being here. Hey, good news. I have been rehearsing for my YouTube channel appearance that I'll be doing.
0:39.3	All the videos there are old, the Daily Booze podcast on YouTube. I've been rehearsing. Recording for about a week now. It's kind of fun now. Got the button going on that, got the cameras, you know, got the thing happens. Pretty cool. No, you're never going to see those because most of them are not good. but we'll, uh, I did decide to wait until right after the holidays and, uh, come up after
0:54.3	Thanksgiving and start doing that every single day on YouTube.
0:57.4	I'll let you know at the minute. because most of them are not good. But we'll, I did decide to wait until right after the holidays and come up after Thanksgiving
0:54.8	and start doing that every single day on YouTube.
0:57.4	I'll let you know the minute we go live, okay?
0:59.2	You'll hear from me, I promise.
1:01.0	So let's talk about your personal ideology.
1:05.2	Again, we're not going to get political.
1:06.9	But we could if we wanted to.
1:08.1	Oh, I got political on a coaching call the other day.
1:10.0	And I didn't start it. I had a client started. She did. And it was in like the first 30 seconds of the call. It was a group call. There were other people on the call. And she went political right away. What's a guy to do when they go political? I let it go for about 30 seconds. It's okay. Love to hear from me, but that's not what this is about.
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