Why Your Team Isn't Motivated

Daily Boost Podcast Why Your Team Isn't Motivated October 8, 2026 | Episode 5559 Host: Scott Smith Go beyond the boost! Join my Skool group at https://faceyourpassion.com Episode Description Everybody wants that feeling. You get out of bed, you feel great, and you can't wait to get going. Your team wants it too. Most leaders try to motivate people with a mission statement on the wall. It doesn't land. People need a mission that fires them up personally, not just the company. Today I'm breaking down my acronym, BAM—a big, awesome, motivating mission. We'll talk about what it is, why it scares you a little, and how giving one to the people around you changes everything. Listen in and find yours. Featured Story I've spent my whole life in radio, so I listen hard. I hear between the lines, the breath, the pause before someone answers. Years ago I noticed something in person, and now I see it on Zoom calls all the time. I'll be an hour into a conversation with a sharp, successful client. Maybe a PhD, someone who's done it all. They're telling me why their big idea won't work. Then a tiny smile shows up around their mouth. It's involuntary. They're trying to hold it back. Every word they're saying stops mattering. That little smile tells me we just struck a chord, and I know what they really want. Important Points * That motivated feeling you're chasing comes from a lot of work, plus a mission big enough to pull you out of bed. * Pay attention to what scares you and excites you at the same time, because that's usually where the good stuff lives. * If you want a motivated team, give them a mission that fires them up personally, not just the company's mission. Memorable Quotes * Big is relative to you. When you've got a big problem, a big solution, or something exciting, you get excited. * That big, awesome, tingly motivational feeling comes from a lot of freaking work. Don't say that out loud on a podcast. * A lot of the good stuff in life scares you. I promise you, if it scares you, you probably have to deal with it. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Write down your own big, awesome, motivating mission, the dream that makes you grin when you finally say it out loud. * Learn what fires up each person on your team so that you can connect their own personal drive to the bigger vision. * Share a mission with them that serves both of you, then watch the people around you relax, lean in, and get to work. Chapters 0:28 - Big, awesome, and the acronym that makes it work 4:42 - The secret behind that big motivating feeling 4:51 - What a mission really means and why you need one 5:53 - The dreams you stopped thinking about 20 years ago 6:36 - The tiny smile that tells me what you really want 8:12 - How to give your team a mission that fires them up Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Join my Face Your Passion Skool group: https://faceyourpassion.com * Email: support@motivationtomove.com * Main Website: https://motivationtomove.com * YouTube: https://youtube.com/dailyboostpodcast * Instagram: https://instagram.com/heyscottsmith * Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/motivationtomove * Facebook Group: https://dailyboostpodcast.com/facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices