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The most interesting person Sam knows, Sheila Barden, returns to the podcast to discuss the lessons of travel.  

Sheila is a self described gallivanting  gypsy who spends the majority of her time traveling the United States and the world.  She discusses her perspective of travel, and some of lessons she has learned along the way.  

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Sam welcomes Steve Lutz to Cowboys not Eggheads.   Steve  is the head basketball coach at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi. 

It didn't take Steve Lutz long to make a significant impact on the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball program. In his first season, the Islanders earned an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Tournament after more-than quadrupling the team's win total from the year before.
 
 Lutz inherited a squad that finished 5-19 prior to his arrival and made the largest turnaround in program history with a 23-12 record. He was the only first year mid-major coach to make the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
 
 Lutz brought in 10 transfers, the most in NCAA Division I. A&M-Corpus Christi had 12 total transfers on its roster, which was also the most in the nation. Two of Lutz's transfers earned All-Conference honors in Isaac Mushila and Trevian Tennyson, and another - Terrion Murdix - was the SLC Tournament MVP and on the SLC All-Defensive Team.
 
 A&M-Corpus Christi won a school record 13 non-conference games. It was the most since joining a league in 2006-07. The Islanders got off to their best start in program history with a 10-2 record after 12 games. Additionally, the Islanders won their first-ever preseason tournament of at least three games after beating IUPUI, Denver and UTSA at the UTSA Tournament.
 
 Lutz was named a finalist for the 2022 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year Award. The award is presented annually to the top first-year coach in Division I college basketball. Additonally, Lutz was named the No. 1 immediately most successful hire for small schools by CBS Sports.
 
 Under Lutz's direction, A&M-Corpus Christi ranked fifth in the nation in free throws made (572), sixth in free throw attempts (776), 12th in steals (298), 14th in turnovers forced per game (16.51), 15th in offensive rebounds per game (12.77) and 18th in total rebounds (1,341).
 
 All 13 student-athletes that played in 2021-22 scored in double-figures in a game. The 13 was tied for the most in the nation with Bowling Green.
 
 Lutz was tabbed as the head men's basketball coach in April 2021. He spent the previous four seasons as an assistant coach at Purdue. During that span, the Boilermakers reached every NCAA Tournament including an Elite Eight in 2018-19 and a Sweet 16 in 2017-18.
  
 Lutz has roots in the state of Texas and a proven track record of success at all levels, including the Southland Conference. The San Antonio native also had highly successful stops at Creighton, SMU, Stephen F. Austin, Incarnate Word and Garden City.
 
 

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Sam welcomes Joe King to the podcast.  They visit about their shared experiences as young professional political operatives at the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania more than a quarter century ago.  

They discuss their old boss, the legendary Anne Anstine, and the lifelong lessons they learned that benefited their careers.  

Their discussion concludes discussing their sports experiences and the tragic death of Joe's brother. 

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Roger and Janie Peterson are the founders and now retired owners of Behavin Kids, a private company that helps children and adolescents who are suffering from behavioral health and mental illness. 

They talk about being group home parents to 12 children just months into their marriage and how they got into the mental health field.

Janine and Roger describe how to deal with and teach the children who are hitters,  kickers, pinchers, biters, poopers, pee'ers  and pukers.    Other discussion items are foster children, Mr. Rogers, medication for attention deficit disorder, and parenting.

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Nissa Cohen in a no-nonsense Level 3 CrossFit Coach and co-owner of CrossFit Kinesis. 

Nissa and Sam discuss multiple topics including; where she falls on the cowboy/egghead spectrum, coaching, return to play classes, misconceptions of CrossFit, her career ambition as a youngster where she drops a bomb shell, her career path, what makes her a good coach, and how the pandemic brought the importance of fitness to higher awareness. 

Sam even temporarily stumps Nissa by asking if he would make a good CrossFit Coach. 

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In this episode Bud Synhorst tells the remarkable story of his journey to lose over 103 lbs in the last 10 months.  

Sam and Bud discuss their shared challenges of their battles of losing weight and what it takes to change behavior.  And more importantly the rewards of being successful.

Don't miss this inspirational episode.  Do Hard Well! 

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Sam's favorite egghead, David Boomer, describes a cowboy tactic he pulled when he worked in the United States Congress.  David Boomer is solely responsible for the Pledge of Allegiance being recited daily in the House of Representatives.  Join us for a fun story of a stunt that made history.  Here comes the Boom! 

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In the Season 4 premiere; Sam and his guest, J.D. Crouse, visit about being raised in Cherry County, Nebraska.  They discuss their upbringing and the lessons and values that were learned along the way.  Shared experiences of rodeos, brandings, country schools, death of parents ( fathers) are discussed.

J.D. explains why he is now an idea man vs a shovel man.  A discussion of working smart vs working hard ensues.   He tells the story of his early career working at the local bank, going into sales, and his early career that lead him to a entrepreneurial career. 

J.D. and Sam conclude the conversation talking about J.D.'s faith journey and how it has evolved. 

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In the Season 3 finale Sam welcomes Shae McMaster to the podcast.  Shae is gym owner in Hastings, Nebraska and the host of "Get Uncomfortable", a podcast dedicated to conversations and interviews with people who overcame obstacles in life.  Shae teaches and coaches how to welcome adversity into your life and use it to your advantage.   

Sam and Shae discuss Shae's most recent experience of getting uncomfortable, the difference between pain and discomfort, survival mode in traumatic situation, grief, crying, breathe work, self anger, EMDR technique, wellness with fitness, and cold showers.

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Instagram @enlightenedathlete 

Business Website: https://enlightenedathlete.com/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1557553154. 

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Sam's nutrition coach Bri Siegert returns to the podcast to discuss all things protein, and why protein is such an important part of the daily diet. 

If you would like to contact Bri for nutrition coaching you can email her at [email protected] or message her on Instagram @srianabiegert 

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