

The Motivated Mind
Scott Lynch
I'm Scott Lynch, host of The Motivated Mind, a Spotify top 100 Health & Fitness podcast with over 6 million downloads. Each week, I bring you practical and tactical insights on how to master your mindset and optimize your happiness. No fluff, no BS, no filter, just a swift kick in the mind. If you like learning about things like philosophy, psychology, lifestyle hacks, entrepreneurship, or dodging existential dread, then you're in the right place.
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Dec 9, 2019 • 22min
Ghosting and Leveraging Creativity
Having difficulty getting responses from recruiters or employers? Lack of response means opportunity to adjust for success. In this episode, I discuss the emotional side behind professional and personal ghosting and tactics to increase your response rate.
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Dec 2, 2019 • 21min
Combating Insecurities
Our purpose in life is not to mold ourselves into someone we think we should be, but to find who we truly are and lean into that. In this episode, I discuss how insecurities are planted and ways to break out of that toxic environment to excel towards growth.
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Nov 25, 2019 • 19min
Breaking Out of A Victim Mentality
Life is not fair, but it’s not unfair either. You shift the situation at the snap of your finger. We can accept reality and adapt to it or we can live in denial. We control the character we play. In this episode, I discuss three ways to remove the thinking that you are the victim.
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Nov 18, 2019 • 21min
Enjoying The Journey
A lot of people think happiness is a place, when in reality it's a direction. You learn more from your journey to success than from the gold medal you receive as a reward. In this episode, I discuss five key components to enjoying your process.
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Nov 11, 2019 • 19min
Controlling Your Life
Your life would be better if you took action on things you’ve been avoiding and motivation usually follows that action. You can read about meditation or healthy eating, but actually meditating or eating healthy is much more useful. In this episode, I discuss navigating life and controlling your future.
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Oct 28, 2019 • 17min
Getting To A Place of Elevation
When you're stuck in the granulars of each day it becomes really difficult to see clearly for your long term. Catering to the small things in your life starts to push your life in that direction. In this episode, I discuss striving for a place of elevation and focusing on the attributes that will truly drive you towards the proper direction.
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Oct 21, 2019 • 19min
Creating Your Minimal Viable Product
The greatness is in the journey, not trying to do it all at once. You can't accomplish it all tomorrow. A big factor in success, in the macro, is realizing its not going to happen over night. In this episode, I discuss creating your MVP and proving out your model.
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Oct 14, 2019 • 20min
Controlling The Process Through Patience
When we lack patience we are unable to delay gratification for more than the moment, which fills us with frustration. That frustration is what is smothering the opportunity to drive forward. In this episode, I discuss the three biggest reasons why leaning into patience is the key to happiness and your future.
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Sep 30, 2019 • 19min
Never Giving Up
Everyone has failed at one point or another, but it's your attitude toward success that determines the outcome after those failures. The ability to get up, brush-off and continue to push forward no matter the cost. In this episode, I discuss perseverance and the ability to be resilient.
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Sep 9, 2019 • 18min
Releasing Self-Judgment
Self-judgment has a tendency to hold you back from living a fulfilling life. By releasing self-judgement you become more willing to take risks. In this episode, I discuss how self-judgement is holding you back from happiness and writing your future.
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