You Already Have Permission to Go For It

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Jul 16, 2025

Explore the hidden struggles of successful individuals who often feel trapped building others' dreams. Discover a transformative journey that emphasizes the importance of pursuing your own passions after facing personal loss. Learn how granting yourself permission can ignite the drive to chase your desires, freeing you from external expectations. With practical strategies and inspiring stories, get ready to take bold action toward a life that truly reflects your aspirations!

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INSIGHT

Success Yet Feeling Suffocated

Most successful people are building other people’s dreams at their own expense.
They feel both successful and suffocated simultaneously.

ANECDOTE

Scott Smith's Life-Changing Loss

In 2006, Scott Smith lost his wife Cheryl to cancer in less than 100 days at age 46.
This tragedy taught him life's too short to keep doing things that don't drive you.

INSIGHT

Recognition of True Desires

Most people already know what they really want in life.
They just need a moment to recognize it and feel a smile of possibility.

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Daily Boost Podcast Show Notes

You Already Have Permission to Go For It

July 16, 2025 | Episode - 5138

Host: Scott Smith

Episode Description

After 20 years of coaching thousands of people, I figured out something powerful this morning that'll blow your mind. Every single successful person I've worked with has one thing in common - and I bet you're living it right now.

They're brilliant, experienced, and incredibly successful on the surface. But here's the kicker - they're also feeling suffocated at the same time. They're stuck building other people's dreams instead of their own.

The solution? It's simpler than you think, and I'm firing you up to take action today.

Featured Story

I shared my personal breaking point from 2006 when everything changed. I was stuck in TV and radio, making decent money but feeling completely lost. Then life hit me like a freight train - my wife Cheryl got cancer and was gone in less than 100 days at just 46 years old.

That moment taught me life's way too short to spend another minute doing something that doesn't drive you. I refused to arrive at retirement never having really lived, so I started the Daily Boost and began helping people stop waiting and start living.

Important Points

Most successful people are stuck building other people's dreams at their own expense, creating a feeling of being successful yet suffocated simultaneously.

Every person I've coached over 20 years has needed the same thing - permission from someone to say it's okay to go after what they really want.

There are two critical areas you must master: facing your passion and funding your passion, because if you can't figure out how to pay for it, you won't do it.

Memorable Quotes

"Most people are stuck building the dreams of other people at their expense."

"You have my permission. You have God's permission. You have the universe's permission to do what you feel you need to do."

"If you don't know your purpose, your purpose is to find your purpose."

Scott's Three-Step Approach

Give yourself permission right now to pursue what makes you smile - that thing you already know you want to do but haven't acted on.

Find someone who will support your decision and help you work through the practical details of making it happen.

Focus on solving both facing your passion and funding your passion simultaneously, because you need both to make it work.

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