What Successful People Actually Do (Copy Them)

Daily Boost Motivation and Coaching

Scott Smith

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

3.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Daily Boost Podcast Show Notes What Successful People Actually Do (Copy Them) August 11, 2025 | Episode 5156 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Ready for some old-school wisdom? I'm taking you deep into my world of "observational motivation" - basically, I study successful people and figure out what makes them tick. From yacht owners to persistence masters, I've been watching winners my whole life. Today I'm sharing the real rules successful people follow, and trust me, some of these might surprise you. It's not just about working harder - it's about showing up right, never assuming, and yeah, learning how to serve others without giving everything away. Featured Story I share my favorite yacht story from Hilton Head, where I walked right up to a rich guy everyone was laughing at and asked him straight up: "How'd you get that beautiful yacht?" Next thing I know, I'm aboard drinking margaritas and swabbing the deck with him. That's observational motivation in action - while others judge from a distance, I get curious and model what works. Sometimes the best lessons come from just asking the right questions. Important Points The person with the strongest why will always win because they'll go to the mat and put up with more than anyone else. Showing up matters, but showing up on time matters even more - successful people treat punctuality like a competitive sport. When you serve others genuinely, everything you want in your life gets better, but serving doesn't mean giving discounts or working for free. Memorable Quotes "Success leaves clues. The funny thing is, unsuccess leaves clues too - you can see what you messed up." "The person with the strongest why is going to win because they'll stand the fight and put up with the most." "When you serve, when you get out there and serve people, everything you want in your life is going to get better." Scott's Three-Step Approach Start with your "what" before finding your "why" - you can't have a strong purpose until you know exactly what you want to achieve. Document your journey actively, not just passively - create an operating manual for your success instead of just journaling about it. Accept complete responsibility for yourself and your outcomes, even when it's easier to blame circumstances or other people. Connect With Me Search for The Daily Boost on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Email: [email protected] 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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1:44.1	What's happening? Happy Monday. Come on in here. Oh, is it going to rain? During the show? That's
1:49.0	never happened in the state of Florida before. Maybe get a thunder shower. Possible. Happy Monday. Good to have here today. We're going to take you a little bit old school today. I've been doing that a little bit lately. I've been doing two things. I've been spending more time kind of doing ramblings after a coaching call and kind of taking you deep inside some of the stuff that I do. And then I want to come back around and do the motivational inspiration, kind of pick you up, give you some nice ideas. It's kind of an easy day, if you will, today. So you can just tuck this one away and say, that was cool. It's going to happen.
2:18.0	What successful people do is the main category. We'll see what it turns out when I'm done with the show. It always changes. It is a daily boost. It's me, Scott Smith. How are you? Good to have you here today. I'll see a long take a while time to go hanging around and fiddling around and fooling around. That's a DJ in me. But interestingly, that's fun for me. It's amazing how I can be doing amazingly serious stuff and really feel like I'm just hanging around having fun. That's when I know things are in alignment. I hope it's that way for you as well. One of the ways we check for that is using my passion alignment audit. If you don't have it, the only way to get it is on Facebook or on Instagram right now.
2:53.0	I don't have a, the only way to get it is on Facebook or on Instagram right now.
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