From Chad

About From Chad

Your thinking is bad. I can help. These quick daily messages aim to upgrade your mental game by helping you tell a better story. The most powerful story in the world is the story you tell yourself. You can download my book at fromchad.gumroad.com. Email me at fromchadsmith@gmail.com or visit www.fromchad.com for episode transcripts.

Publisher

Chad Smith

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Feb 2024

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

863 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   Finishing #1226

   Valentine’s Day 1876, Alexander Graham Bell and Elijah Gray both filed patent applications for the telephone, but only Bell’s was completed and granted. The story emphasizes that ideas are only valuable when they are completed and executed, not just conceived.

2. 

   22 Oct 2026

   Kicking #1225

   Carter Smith, a BYU freshman, was unexpectedly chosen to participate in a kicking contest on College GameDay. Despite not being a trained kicker, he made the most of the opportunity, winning $3 million. The story highlights, the importance of embracing unexpected moments and making the best of them.

3. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Mapping #1224

   Alfred Korzybski‘s experiment with dog cookies demonstrate how words influence perception, in the stories we tell ourselves can be more powerful than reality. These stories guide our lives like maps, but we must remember that they are not reality and should be tested against the real world. The better story to tell ourselves is that our maps are useful when they align with reality.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

424,496

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

83

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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