10 Questions That Get Your Head Straight About Work and Life

Daily Boost Podcast 10 Questions That Get Your Head Straight About Work and Life October 14, 2026 | Episode 5563 Host: Scott Smith Go beyond the boost! Join my Skool group at https://faceyourpassion.com Episode Description Some weeks you need a pep talk. Other weeks you need better questions. Today I'm giving you 10 of them. Use them as journal prompts, talk them over with your spouse, or sit with them on your drive. They cover the work you want to be doing a year from now, what to hand off, who you want to serve, what you want to be known for, and the money numbers you've kept vague. I'm in this category too. I spend a lot of time keeping my own head straight. Grab a pen. Your answers might surprise you. Featured Story Twenty years ago, my wife Cheryl was sick with cancer. Even then, she had all these plans. Little things she wanted to do. She kept saying, I'm going to do that before I die. Then one day she got dehydrated. Her energy just disappeared. From that day forward, she was mostly in bed. Her health went away fast. For the next 90 days, she never got to do the things she'd talked about. I took her out to dinner once during those 90 days—one time. I think about that whenever someone tells me they'll deal with their health later. Health is wealth sounds nice. It doesn't mean much when you're too worn out to use it. Important Points * Picture the actual work you want on your calendar a year from now, not your title, then start clearing what won't fit. * Name the parts of your job you'd hand off to a person, a system, or AI so you can focus on what only you can do. * Vague money goals go nowhere. Set real numbers for what you want to earn, save, and invest, and you can start the plan. Memorable Quotes * It takes decades of life to understand that if you don't like what you do, you stop doing it. I know. It's wild. * There are enough bad, ugly, and yes, evil people in the world. You may as well choose the good ones and serve them. * If anybody's draining you, get a plug. Stop it. Choose the people you spend your time with, at work and away from it. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Decide what work you want filling your calendar a year from now and what you want it to give you besides a paycheck. * Hand off the tasks that drain you to a person, system, or AI, and spend that time with people who fill you back up. * Put real numbers on what you'll earn, save, and invest, then protect your time off and health so you can enjoy it. Chapters 0:18 - A frisky week and stepping on the right toes 1:17 - Do what makes your heart sing and make a great living 3:51 - The work you want on your calendar a year from now 4:23 - What to hand off to a person, a system, or AI 7:14 - The skill I learned two years ago that changed everything 9:21 - Real money numbers instead of a vague million 10:48 - Losing Cheryl and why health has to make the list Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Join my Face Your Passion Skool group: https://faceyourpassion.com * Email: support@motivationtomove.com * Main Website: https://motivationtomove.com * YouTube: https://youtube.com/dailyboostpodcast * Instagram: https://instagram.com/heyscottsmith * Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/motivationtomove * Facebook Group: https://dailyboostpodcast.com/facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices