If You Know Your Purpose But Can't Act
Daily Boost With Scott Smith
Two Types of Procrastination
Scott outlines procrastination causes: doing things you don't want and being busy with daily distractions, and how to reduce them.
If You Know Your Purpose But Can't Act
October 22, 2025 | Episode 5208
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
You already know your purpose. You just haven't admitted it yet.
Scott's betting all your friends know exactly what you're passionate about too. They're just waiting for you to finally go do it.
But what if you know your purpose and still can't get yourself to take action? That's a different problem with a different solution.
Plus, Scott's 93-year-old mom might make a podcast appearance. You'll see where he comes from if you hear his mom. He promises you that.
Featured Story
Scott's mom is almost 94 and coming to visit from his sister's place up north.
On the phone, she asked if she could watch him record his podcast. "I can't believe you're still doing that. I've never seen you record it."
Maybe she'll make an appearance. Maybe she won't. That's her right at 93 years old to do whatever the hell she wants to do.
But here's the thing about purpose that connects to this story. Scott's been doing this podcast for almost 20 years now. He coined a phrase two decades ago that still holds up: if you don't know your purpose, your purpose is to find your purpose.
Simple thinking. Disc jockey logic from years of pizza and free t-shirts.
The twist? Most people already found their purpose. They're just too scared to admit it and go after it.
Important Points
Passion comes from you experiencing life and finding what fires you up—it's not out there waiting or assigned to you at birth.
Most procrastination happens because you got yourself into something you shouldn't be doing or you're just busy with minute-by-minute life distractions.
If something's in your mind, it's real and it's all about you—stop asking the internet if other people think like this for confirmation.
Memorable Quotes
"If you don't know your purpose, your purpose is to find your purpose."
"I'm betting you already have found it. You just haven't admitted it yet."
"Running faster will only distract you from your purpose even further."
Scott's Three-Step Approach
Slow down and get real about what you actually want—become aware of what's working and what's not instead of running faster.
Forget the limitations floating around in your mind because they're just beliefs stopping you, and toss out the fear of consequences.
Accept where you are today with your peaceful base, then put one foot in front of the other pointing toward your dreams—it doesn't have to take forever.
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