The Motivated Mind

About The Motivated Mind

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.

Publisher

Scott Lynch

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

9 Oct 2018

Latest episode

9 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

199 of 568 episodes have a transcript.

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   9 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Goodbye For Now

   Host Scott discusses his decision to step back from content creation to pursue a quieter life, focusing on intentional choices and questioning momentum.

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   26 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why You Don’t Trust Yourself Anymore

   Scott discusses the erosion of self-trust, exploring how individuals learn to outsource their instincts and what it takes to believe in their own judgment again.

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   19 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   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 somehow, saying nothing has started to mean something. This video is about that pressure, why silence now feels like a statement, and what it costs us when everything demands a reaction. Go to https://www.tonal.com and use promo code MOTIVATED to get $200 off your Tonal purchase. New here? I’m Scott 👋 I walked away from $1.7M in equity to chase my entrepreneurial dreams. Bold or stupid? Still TBD. Now I make videos about mastering your mindset, building better habits, and actually enjoying the process. No fluff, no guru nonsense, just philosophy, psychology, and a few jokes about dodging existential dread. Please subscribe so my wife doesn’t make me go back to a “real” job. Get more stuff from me: ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Produced by ya boi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside a recent episode

Goodbye For Now

Published 9 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I've done weekend trips, short vacations, work from anywhere situations that were definitely still work, but actually stepping away, that never felt realistic. I always told myself I'd do it next year, or after the next milestone, or once things felt more settled, and somehow that moment never arrived. Until recently, this chapter just started to feel complete, like closing a loop. I still love creating, I still care about ideas, I still believe in intentional living, that hasn't changed and it never will. What's changed is what I want my attention on. Right now, that's my family, my wife, my daughter, the parts of life that don't need explaining to matter. […]

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

415 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

1,588 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 90 / 100

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

Quality

95

Social presence

97

YouTube

64

Engagement

99

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