Daily Boost Motivation and Coaching Scott Smith - Motivation and Coaching

Are You The Monkey in The Middle?
Have you ever found yourself stuck in the middle?
I was speaking with a client trying to be everything to everybody. His business was not growing. His life was not happy. He couldn’t seem to find a way to make progress.  
That’s when I said…
“My friend, you are stuck in the middle. Nothing good happens when you are in the middle.”
In business and life, having low expectations and being surrounded by like-minded folks is okay. 
It’s also okay to reach for your dreams, has high expectations, and expect that of others.
What happens if you’re in the middle?
When low and high expectations combine, confusion is the result. Mediocrity overtakes quality. Frustration will be your daily friend.
The choice is yours. If I were you, I would make the decision never to get stuck in the middle.
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5 Words To Succeed at Anything
When I was a baby DJ in broadcast school, I spent a lot of time learning the rules of journalism. While that subject fills books, almost everything we needed to know was -
Who? What? When? Where? Why?
If you know that information, you can tell a complete story.
Years later, I re-arranged the formula for personal growth. Every time I set goals and consider a different direction, I ask -
What? Why? When? Where? Who? 
Occasionally I need to ask HOW I will accomplish my goal - but that usually takes care of itself.
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Let Your Greatness Shine
 Whether in business, having a job, going to school, or living your life, your ability to present well will supercharge your success.
Here are five tips I use every day:
1) Understand that most folk only expect you to wow them. They are not expecting bad. You shouldn't either.
2) Join the conversation THEY already have inside their head, not the one YOU are having.
3) You'll move faster if you drop the small talk and dig into the meat of your communication. You can fill in additional information later.
4) The sooner you get people to suspend disbelief and engage with you, the sooner you will succeed.
5) Stop overkill. Find the first best place to take your exit and bring your meeting to an end.
You're going to be amazed at how well this works.
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Focusing on YOUR Important
As a child, I remember heading out the door for a day in an endless adventure. It usually concluded with a game of Hide-And-Seek.  
Those days seemed to last forever.
These days, most of us are still running until the sun goes down. But there's so much to do that we rarely have time to ponder the bigger picture.
Remember-
You will always find time for your most important tasks. You will eat, sleep, pay bills, feed the dog, and take care of your children - no matter how crazy life gets.
When life gets crazy, and you scream, "Something has to GIVE…" it's usually your dreams for the future that get put off.
Steven Covey reminded us how important it is to focus on what's important as much as possible. Make sure you put yourself on the list too. Then, when life goes off the rails, fix it as soon as possible, get back to what's essential, and keep moving.
Not all dreams come true, but the important ones always seem to come your way.
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The Will and Way of Change in 30 Days
Only a silly person thinks you can change everything about your life in 30 days - right?
Call me silly, but everything I've ever done was rooted in a 30-day sprint - even if I didn’t know it.
Here's how you do it:
1) Set what Napoleon Hill calls a Major Definite Purpose or a Big Ass Goal.
2) Stop negative self-talk. Others may throw sticks and stones; don't throw them at yourself.
3) List all the reasons you CAN be successful. Make it a long list.
4) Decide that you will do whatever it takes to reach your goal. For the next 30 days, nothing will stop you.
The impossible becomes possible when you are focused, willing to take massive imperfect action, and won't take no for an answer.
By the way…
When you seek or follow your purpose in life, your life will become one big non-stop happiness sprint.
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Interpreting Your Calling
Is the Universe whispering and nudging you to move in a specific direction? 
Before I go on, I must admit that I am certainly not an expert in the Universe or if it works in our life. The magic of gravity is enough to blow my mind, and the only Secret I know is that you are the only one in charge of getting what you want in your life.
But what if you know that Universe is speaking to you? Calling you, compelling you to get off the sofa and do what you say you want to do? But you still won’t do it?
Many years ago, I was in the habit of listening to those voices whispering inside my head and following whatever I thought they said for me to do. Eventually, after many false starts, I realized the messages were not black or white. There didn’t seem to be any particular order, and they were almost always out of context with my life. In other words, mindlessly following my feelings often ended with me not getting what I wanted, and whatever I wanted to get away from became more assertive in my life.
One night at about 3 AM, a thought popped into my head—
“Maybe I’m not supposed to do what I’m hearing? Maybe I’m stuck in my thinking, and the Universe is giving me more of what I’m focused on.
You get what you focus on. That’s a basic rule of life. 
It made sense to me that whatever I was focused on would linger in my brain until I questioned it from a different angle - whether I wanted to your not. That’s when I started flipping the script and created my 180 Degree Rule.
Now, when a thought pops into my head and convinces me of the direction I’m supposed to run with all my enthusiasm, I pause and ask—
“What if it really means I’m supposed to move away instead of forward?”
With that new way of thinking, everything changed. It didn’t get easier, and sometimes took time to choose a path. Still, questioning the context of the wisdom as it applied to my current life and experience allowed me to avoid dead ends and frustration. 
And another thing happened…
My life became more balanced and calm by going into “trust but verify” mode. Instead of chasing dreams of what might be a reality, I focused on adjusting my reality to be more like the vision I held in my heart.
When the Universe speaks to you, it doesn’t always include context and directions. Take a minute to decide if you’re supposed to move toward or away, and clarity will emerge.
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