About

I’m Scott Milford and I am a former mental health counselor for at-risk youth. For 20 years, I’ve coached teens and adults skills that lead to greater happiness and personal fulfillment. I have been working with individuals and small groups providing behavioral education, motivational training and personalized best self-help practices. I’m passionate about helping people make the connection between the way they think and act, and how that affects the quality of their lives. The people who will most benefit from Behavior and Motivation are those who are open to new ideas and are eager to make changes in their lives.

Think about a time when you heard something new that made you pay attention; something that was a radical departure from your normal way of thinking but that you instantly recognized the simple truth contained within it, which is what really caught your attention. Here’s a true-life example:

Once, while coaching someone in a coffee shop, the person I was coaching stepped away for a few minutes. During that time, a man at a table next to mine spoke to me. He was so impressed by what he was hearing, he said he just had to talk to me. He enthusiastically asked me a few questions, then we exchanged contact information so we could meet at a later time. During that same conversation with the person I was coaching, the same thing happened again about 30 minutes later. When the person I was coaching stepped away, a woman who was sitting nearby explained how she couldn’t help overhearing our conversation. She said she was fascinated by what she heard and was wondering if I would answer some of her questions. We chatted for a few minutes, again, swapping contact information for a later time. Later, we swapped a couple emails, but she was a college student and moved back home before we could arrange to meet up. Interestingly, I ran into her a few years later at a grocery store, and she still remembered my name like it was yesterday even though we had only met in person for a couple minutes. Often, when people are hearing something totally new, when they have a paradigm-expanding moment, senses becomes heightened and everything becomes crystal-clear to them. This tends to be the typical reaction with people I’ve worked with over the years.

The impact of hearing the right words at the right time can make an incredible difference in your life. Understanding how the puzzle pieces of behavior and motivation fit together to make the picture of your life can radically change that picture from one of stress and restriction to peace and freedom. Knowing how to make small changes that have a big impact on your life can transform you from barely having enough energy to get through the day to being completely motivated to pursue something you’re passionate about.

Helping you do this is my goal. I intend for this blog to be a mutual conversation between us. Don’t be shy; connect with me and tell me what challenges are you facing or what topics you would like to read about. Your input and feedback will shape the content of this blog. Please remember, however, that private emails will remain private; public comments will be viewable to all readers.

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