Hey, my name is Scott, host of The Motivated Mind, a Spotify Top 100 Health & Fitness podcast with over 7 million downloads. I walked away from $1.7M in equity to chase my entrepreneurial dreams. Bold or stupid? Still TBD. Each week, I share practical ways to master your mindset, build better habits, and actually enjoy the process. No fluff, no guru nonsense, just philosophy, psychology, and a few jokes about dodging existential dread.
Latest episodes
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7 min
Goodbye For Now
This isn’t an announcement I planned. Or even one I rushed into. Somewhere along the way, creating started to feel less like choosing and more like continuing. And I realized I wan…
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1 min
Introducing the Jordan Harbinger Show
If you like learning from really smart and interesting people, check out the Jordan Harbinger Show. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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9 min
Why You Don’t Trust Yourself Anymore
There was a time when decisions felt simpler. You wanted something, you chose it, and you moved on. Now, even small choices get run through reviews, opinions, frameworks, and secon…
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9 min
The Pressure To Have An Opinion About Everything
Everyone wants to know what you think. Not just about big things, about everything. What you believe. Where you stand. What you’re “okay with.” What you’re “not okay with.” And som…
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10 min
Why Everything Feels Like An Emergency
Urgency used to mean something. A fire. A phone call in the middle of the night. Now it sounds like notifications, red dots, and emails that say “just checking in.” Nothing is actu…
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9 min
Why Motivation Feels Fake In January
January 1st is loud. New goals. New habits. New versions of ourselves. But a few days later, the noise fades, and what’s left feels strangely uncomfortable. No big motivation. No c…
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8 min
Why You Can’t Stop Looking For Answers
You understand the problem. The explanation makes sense. You even feel that brief moment of clarity. And yet, something still doesn’t settle. So you keep searching, not for informa…
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8 min
The Hidden Habit That’s Draining Your Willpower
Most days, we’re not working nonstop; we’re just never fully stopping, and if we do, we pick up our phones and call it recovery, even though we end the day feeling more depleted th…
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11 min
The Problem With Self-Help
Self-help used to be simple: read a book, take a walk, call your mom. Now it feels like you need a 28-step morning routine, a cold plunge, 17 supplements, and a $90 notebook just t…
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10 min
Why You Always Feel Behind
We rush through our days like we’re trying to speedrun life, bouncing between half-finished thoughts, half-finished tasks, and half-brushed teeth. And somehow, even on the days whe…
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12 min
Why Everything Feels Harder Than It Should
We all think an easier life will make us happier. But somewhere along the way, comfort starts working against us. In this video, I explore how “comfort creep” quietly makes life fe…
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10 min
The 10-Minute Rule for People Who Hate Discipline
We all have that moment where we swear we’re about to start and then somehow end up lying on the floor in full workout clothes, questioning every life choice. In this video, I brea…
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11 min
Your Phone Is Ruining Your Memory
Every time we’re bored, we reach for it. The glowing rectangle. The endless scroll. But what if our phones aren’t just killing our focus, they’re quietly erasing our memory? In thi…
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9 min
Why ‘Finding Yourself’ Might Be the Dumbest Goal You Have
We talk about “finding ourselves” like our identity is hiding in a couch cushion somewhere. Like if we just travel enough or go on a silent retreat with an $84 ethically-sourced, e…
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11 min
The Most Overrated Advice You Keep Falling For
The internet is overflowing with advice. Wake up earlier. Work harder. Cut out negativity. Manifest faster. But if all this advice actually worked, why are we still searching for m…
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8 min
The Productivity Trap Nobody Talks About
I used to think productivity was the key to freedom. So I optimized everything, my routines, my habits, my workflows. But somewhere between the ice baths, color-coded calendars, an…
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10 min
Why We Suck At Listening
We all think we’re good listeners. We nod, we smile, we say “yeah, totally.” But most of the time, we’re not actually listening; we’re just waiting for our turn to talk. In this vi…
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10 min
Why Quitting Can Be The Smartest Thing You Do
For years, I thought success was about working longer, faster, harder. But what if endurance only matters if you’re running in the right direction? In this video, I share why quitt…
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9 min
I Was Wrong
Turns out, I’ve been wrong… a lot. And sometimes, admitting it is harder than it sounds. In this episode, I share what I learned from getting it wrong, and why those mistakes might…
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12 min
You’re Doing Productivity Wrong
We treat productivity like a competitive sport, measuring our worth in how many boxes we can tick before lunch. We pack our schedules, worship at the altar of busyness, and then wo…