Episode 5549
• Scott Smith
Being Intentional Makes Life Interesting
Being Intentional Makes Life Interesting
Daily Boost Podcast
Being Intentional Makes Life Interesting
September 24, 2026 | Episode 5549
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
Be intentional. People throw that phrase around like everybody already knows what it means. Most of us do not.
There is the automatic kind. Get out of bed, walk the dogs, answer the email. That is fine, and it is not what I am talking about. I mean the kind that wakes you up at three in the morning.
Twenty years ago I set one of those. It changed everything about how my life looks today, and it started with a question somebody asked me across a dinner table. I will tell you exactly what I said back.
Featured Story
Little French restaurant out in Mount Dora, Florida. It is a gourmet pizza place now, and we went back a couple of months ago and decided the pizza beats the French stuff anyway.
That was the first day I held her hand. Right there at the table, she looked at me and said, " So, Mr. Smith, what are your intentions exactly?
I did not miss a beat. I told her I was going to do everything I could to get her to fall in love with me, marry me, and spend the rest of our lives together.
Her jaw dropped. She smiled. She took a sip of wine.
Important Points
Automatic intention gets you out of bed and through the day. Real intention wakes you at three in the morning.
Good intentions are rarely enough on their own. They have to become a goal, a timeline, and something you say out loud.
You and your dream do not live on some island. Tell the people involved what is on your mind, or you will stay stuck.
Memorable Quotes
You will never be happier than when you are on a mission, have a purpose, and do it intentionally.
My intentions were simple. I was going to do everything I could to get her to fall in love with me and marry me.
I was so intentional and 100% certain. It was already done in my mind, so why wait?
Scott's Three-Step Approach
Name the one intention that actually matters to you right now, in a single sentence you could say to a stranger.
Turn that sentence into a goal with a real date attached, so it stops being a feeling and becomes an actual plan.
Say it out loud to the person it affects the most, and then let their reaction pull you straight into the work.
Chapters
0:14 - Everybody says be intentional, and nobody explains it
2:37 - The difference between automatic and real intention
4:34 - What I decided in the months after meeting Joy
5:57 - She asked my intentions, and I did not miss a beat
8:25 - The electric slide I danced alone at the Ocean Deck
9:20 - A paper straw ring and the answer I was hoping for
Connect With Me
Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify
Email: support@motivationtomove.com
Main Website: https://motivationtomove.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/heyscottsmith
Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/motivationtomove
Facebook Group: https://dailyboostpodcast.com/facebook
Daily Boost Podcast
Being Intentional Makes Life Interesting
September 24, 2026 | Episode 5549
Host: Scott Smith
Episode Description
Be intentional. People throw that phrase around like everybody already knows what it means. Most of us do not.
There is the automatic kind. Get out of bed, walk the dogs, answer the email. That is fine, and it is not what I am talking about. I mean the kind that wakes you up at three in the morning.
Twenty years ago I set one of those. It changed everything about how my life looks today, and it started with a question somebody asked me across a dinner table. I will tell you exactly what I said back.
Featured Story
Little French restaurant out in Mount Dora, Florida. It is a gourmet pizza place now, and we went back a couple of months ago and decided the pizza beats the French stuff anyway.
That was the first day I held her hand. Right there at the table, she looked at me and said, " So, Mr. Smith, what are your intentions exactly?
I did not miss a beat. I told her I was going to do everything I could to get her to fall in love with me, marry me, and spend the rest of our lives together.
Her jaw dropped. She smiled. She took a sip of wine.
Important Points
Automatic intention gets you out of bed and through the day. Real intention wakes you at three in the morning.
Good intentions are rarely enough on their own. They have to become a goal, a timeline, and something you say out loud.
You and your dream do not live on some island. Tell the people involved what is on your mind, or you will stay stuck.
Memorable Quotes
You will never be happier than when you are on a mission, have a purpose, and do it intentionally.
My intentions were simple. I was going to do everything I could to get her to fall in love with me and marry me.
I was so intentional and 100% certain. It was already done in my mind, so why wait?
Scott's Three-Step Approach
Name the one intention that actually matters to you right now, in a single sentence you could say to a stranger.
Turn that sentence into a goal with a real date attached, so it stops being a feeling and becomes an actual plan.
Say it out loud to the person it affects the most, and then let their reaction pull you straight into the work.
Chapters
0:14 - Everybody says be intentional, and nobody explains it
2:37 - The difference between automatic and real intention
4:34 - What I decided in the months after meeting Joy
5:57 - She asked my intentions, and I did not miss a beat
8:25 - The electric slide I danced alone at the Ocean Deck
9:20 - A paper straw ring and the answer I was hoping for
Connect With Me
Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify
Email: support@motivationtomove.com
Main Website: https://motivationtomove.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/heyscottsmith
Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/motivationtomove
Facebook Group: https://dailyboostpodcast.com/facebook