More Gooder Than Badder
About this episode
Scott Smith revisits his phrase 'be more gooder than badder' to encourage listeners to focus on small positive changes in their lives.
Daily Boost Podcast More Gooder Than Badder September 4, 2026 | Episode 5535 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Years ago I made up a phrase to help somebody who was stuck. Be more gooder than badder. Terrible grammar, and it works better than almost anything else I teach. I stopped saying it on this show about five years ago. People still email me and tell me they're living it. So today I'm bringing it back with a pile of examples: sleep, money, water, marriage, your phone, your kids, your mood. No framework. No methodology. Just one simple question you can ask yourself all day long. Where am I right now? Let's go find out together. Featured Story I used to fall face first into a basket of French fries. Not a few. The whole basket. Then I'd think about ordering onion rings on top of it. That's how I stayed fat for a very long time, and I told myself it was fine because tomorrow I'd start over. Tomorrow never showed up. What finally changed wasn't willpower. It was one small adjustment I made at the table, in the moment, with the fries sitting right in front of me. I still eat them. I still enjoy them. But the way I approach that basket is different now, and it changed a whole…
People in this episode
Host: Scott Smith
Topics covered
- personal growth
- self-improvement
- mindfulness
- health
- motivation
Keywords
- motivation
- personal growth
- self-improvement
- health
- mindfulness
- life changes
- positivity
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