Have you ever sat down to do what you love and felt your mind go blank? I felt it 40 minutes before recording. The promise was simple, the list ready. Then, nothing. The main lesson: when your mind feels blank, the problem isn't a lack of options—it’s that you’re not seeing them. Your choices are waiting for you, often right in front of you. Listen and discover how to spot what you already have. Featured Story This morning, I sat down at the microphone with six cups of coffee in me and a topic ready to go. Then somewhere between cup five and this chair, boom. Gone. I opened my mouth, and the first words out were just, man. No setup. No clever hook. Nothing. I sat there staring at the wall. Frustrated. A little hollow. Feeling like every option had walked out the door without telling me. I've been doing this work for a long time, and I still got caught by the same lie our brains love to tell. The strange part is, the answer was sitting right next to my coffee cup the whole time. Important Points "I have nothing" puts you on the couch. "I can't see what I have" puts you on a search. Same morning, different day. Inattentional blindness is real. Your options are the gorilla walking past while you focus somewhere else entirely. Momentum doesn't care how big the action is. Pick the smallest thing on your list and let your feet do the convincing. Memorable Quotes When you feel like you've got nothing, the problem isn't a lack of supply. The problem is sight. The options are in plain sight. The way home is always with you. You just don't recognize it until you've walked off far enough to finally see it. You already know what to do. You just don't want to do it. It's right there in front of you. So go look at it. Scott's Three-Step Approach Catch the sentence in your head. Notice when "I have nothing" shows up and ask if that sentence is actually true. Stand up and take one small action. Move your body, change rooms, drink water, send one email. Break the tunnel. Look around and count what's actually there. The options you couldn't see are sitting where they've always been. Chapters 0:02 - Sitting down at a microphone with nothing today 1:56 - The lie your brain loves to tell each morning 3:30 - Dorothy and the ruby slippers you forgot about 5:50 - The gorilla walking right through plain sight 6:50 - Ten quick ways to escape the nothing tunnel 8:11 - Why a snack often beats a strategy session 10:09 - Stand up, take a step, and trust yourself Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify If you enjoy the Daily Boost, you might like Notes From Scott. A few mornings each week, I send a short note with something I've been thinking about or noticing lately. Sometimes those ideas turn into podcast episodes later. You can sign up at https://notesfromscott.com. Email: [email protected] 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

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