{"podcast":{"title":"Daily Boost — Motivation and Personal Growth","slug":"daily-boost-motivation-and-coaching-666647","podcast_index_feed_id":666647,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/dailyboost","website_url":"https://motivationtomove.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3bcc3a34-470e-11ec-b372-f36bd6f72b21/image/72d3b71d3bad4e3b55d78ad87b562aa8.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Scott Smith","episode_count":1323,"summary":"The Daily Boost is a weekday personal growth podcast for adults who live in the real world and want real results. About 10 minutes a day. No canned content, no recycled material — host Scott Smith and his practical way of understanding how life, business, and the world actually work. Some days he'll pump you up. Some days he'll make you think. Some days you'll love him. Some days you'll wonder why you listened. Every day, you'll know exactly what they call him: the nicest renegade you'll ever meet. Smile. Nod. Change everything. That's the code. If you played by the rules. If you built a good life — career, business, relationships. If you decided you want more. The Daily Boost is your show. Topics include personal growth, motivation, purpose, decisions, work, money, relationships, time, and keeping your head straight when things get complicated. 20 years. 5,000+ episodes. 130+ million downloads worldwide. Every episode stands on its own. It's always real, and occasionally pretty funny — because if you can't laugh, what's the point?","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T12:18:52.324689+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-boost-motivation-and-coaching-666647"},"episode":{"title":"Why You Don't Reach Your Goals","slug":"why-you-don-t-reach-your-goals","published_at":"2026-05-28T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-boost-motivation-and-coaching-666647/why-you-don-t-reach-your-goals","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-boost-motivation-and-coaching-666647","url":"https://motivationtomove.com","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/MOTO4042231415.mp3?updated=1779992049","summary":"You set the goal. You meant it. Then somehow you didn't do the thing. Sound familiar? You're not broken. The model most coaches still use was built fifty years ago, and the science has finally caught up. Today I'm walking through what actually causes goal gaps — and why a good intention alone gets you a coin flip at best. I'll show you the identity shift that has to happen first, the decision point that changes everything, and the if-then trick that takes your follow-through close to a hundred. Press play. Featured Story I just got off a call with my inner circle. Two and a half hours every week with these folks. Always a great conversation. This morning, somebody used a phrase I've heard hundreds of times. \"I've realized I need to change.\" I'll tell you exactly what I think when I hear those words from someone new. This ain't going nowhere yet. Not because the person doesn't mean it. Because there's a hidden layer that has to fire before the change actually shows up. Most coaches will sell you the next step before you've even cleared the first. That hidden layer is what today's about. Important Points Even a strong, committed intention only gets you 53% follow-through. Half the work happens after that decision. The reason most goals fail isn't laziness. It's that your old identity still matches the old life, not the new. Move your trigger from your emotion to your environment — the clock, the calendar — and follow-through goes automatic. Memorable Quotes Just stand up, take a step in the direction you want to go, and repeat. That's how you finally get what you want. Goal intentions account for about 28% of the variance in actual behavior. A good intention alone is not enough. Motivation is the glue holding it all together. Capability and opportunity start you — motiva…","meta_description":"You set the goal. You meant it. Then somehow you didn't do the thing. Sound familiar? You're not broken. The model most coaches still use was built fifty…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":983,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/daily-boost-motivation-and-coaching-666647/episodes/why-you-don-t-reach-your-goals/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-boost-motivation-and-coaching-666647/why-you-don-t-reach-your-goals.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}