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Austin Rumbaugh is a former Eagle Scout, Marine, Minister, and personal trainer.  Born and raised in Omaha, he recently moved back to the Midwest after being away for twenty years.  These days Austin is part of Sam's CrossFit recovery team.

Austin describes the hard working attitude that he developed from his carpenter father and his time as a Boy Scout.   He talks about his time in the Marines, as a minister serving Sin City (Las Vegas), why he left the ministry, and dealing with struggles getting caught taking the wrong job at the the wrong time before the pandemic.  

Austin shares some strong opinions about accountability and society being too soft. 

Sam and Austin also visit about the fear generated by the pandemic.

Austin's former podcast, "Origins Life Podcast" seeks to discover the Origin Life moments of everyday people. It discusses the answers to Who am I? What is my purpose? Why am I here? 

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Macy Kasperbauer, is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who specializes in pediatric care. 

Sam and Macy discuss sports psychology, the mental health fall out caused by the pandemic, ADHD, developmental challenges from the pandemic, the aftermath of the pandemic and what changes her family made during the pandemic, the current mental health crisis in the United States, bullying in school, her own experience from bullying, and dealing with a death of a parent.  

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Sam welcomes his former client turned close friend, Marc Katz,  to Cowboys Not Eggheads.  

Marc has a great story of being raised in a non cowboy background from Brooklyn,  but whose daughter is a cowboy.

Sam and Marc discuss how they first met and how their relationship evolved based on shared cowboy code values.  

Marc describes having a daughter who was a tomboy, but admits perhaps his daughter made a man out of him.  His daughter is a hunter, fisherman, and  an outdoors enthusiast.  Marc tells the interesting transition he has made because of his daughter's interests. Stories of African safaris and bear hunts are told with great enthusiasm. 

A Disney World connoisseur, Marc talks about his love for Disney and disappointment with some of Disney's recent corporate views.   

YOUTUBE LINK:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQPDtO49pQ8

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In this episode, Sam finally takes an in depth look at his mother, Pat Watts Fischer.  

Sam visits with Bill Richardson, one of her friends growing  up.  Bill goes back 75 years and shares some memories of his lifetime friend.   They discuss some values that cemented their friendship and were also passed on to Sam.

Was Pat Fischer a cowboy or an egghead?  We will let the listeners decide. 

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Jesse Calabretto is the Owner/ President of Calabretto Properties and Calabretto Building Group, Inc.

Jesse and Sam discuss Jesse's athletic career, his business career and the values that put Jesse in a position to be successful.

Content includes the importance of mentorship in business, how to gain confidence, riding for the brand, planning your "playground",  real estate acquisition,  risk taking,  employees vs employers, the power of visualization,  long term relationship building in business, how to get started in business, the rewards and responsibilities of owning a business, conflict resolution,  using fear as a tool, finding a good fit in business, using your gut to make tough decisions, going against conventional thinking, misconceptions of real estate owners, how to solve cash flow problems, and how to deal with mistakes in business.

Stay for the end when Jesse compares Sam to Sir  Paul McCartney.  
WHAT? 

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In the season 4 finale, retired elite CrossFit athlete Kyle Kasperbauer discusses what he has been doing in the new season of his life that does not involve competition.  

He talks about the transition to some of new things that have replaced training time and his same breakfast of 10 years.   He talks about his high level of training maintenance.  Sam and Kyle discuss motivation versus discipline and the reason why Kyle is maintaining his training. 

Kyle talks about his changed role from athlete to a cheerleader and coach of the CrossFit Kinesis team who is competing for CrossFit Games qualification. 

They have a conversation about having the mental aspect of competing at the CrossFit games and training CrossFit for all athletes.   

They discuss how Sam is competing against Kyle's coaches and elite athletes at CrossFit Kinesis (they don't even know it) and how in some cases is beating them on a regular basis.  (THE BIGGEST TEASE IN OUR HISTORY) 

Other topics covered are journaling, CrossFit compared to golf, the practical application of the spiritual battle, tracking results, becoming the landlord of your demons, humility,  and Kyle's recent mission trip to Guatemala.

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Jillian Watts rejoins Sam as a guest one year after her last appearance to offer her latest perspectives on the walk of life. 

Sam starts the podcast by asking Jill some familiar and not so familiar questions.

She updates us on her latest endeavors in business and in teaching.

Sam and Jillian discuss the topics of instant gratification, Maslow's  hierarchy of needs, commonalities of the human experience,  is technology a plus or a liability in communication, what moves Sam emotionally, and living life with intention.

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Sam and his guest, former Senior Advisor to Governor Asa Hutchinson discuss the ills of social media, and specifically Tik Tok.

John walks Sam through his experience of a high level gamer in ESports teams and how those experiences shaped his views on Tik Tok, and the cultural evolution of how younger Americans consume information. 

John breaks down the social and economic control that the Chinese government gains by gathering information from Tik Tok users. 

Sam and John discuss actions that parents can take. 

Don't miss this episode that should get cowboys and eggheads thinking.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTbUeS5GTaQ

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Sam visits with Jess and Dana Zeiss, parents of 17 year old  elite gymnast Lexi Zeiss.  Lexi is a member of the United States national gymnast team.  

Jess and Dana talk about Lexi's rise to the top of gymnastic world.  They discuss how they raised a perfectionist goal oriented girl who was determined from a very early age to reach her goals.  

While many parents force their talented children to follow a path of their own choosing, Jess and Dana discuss how they let Lexi choose her own path.  

Follow Lexi Zeiss on Instagram: @lexizeiss2024 

Video of interview available:  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFEZMyGUXIk&t=57s

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Tiffani Zeleny tells the story of having a severe case Acanthamoeba Keratitis (a parasite in the cornea). Acanthamoeba Keratitis is a rare but serious infection of the eye that can result in permanent visual impairment or blindness.  After months of battling the parasite, she became eligible for and  received a cornea transplant. 

Even though she was very sick, and lost twenty pounds, she continued to go CrossFit classes on a scaled basis.  And after 17 days of being cleared for all restrictions, she participated in  the 2023 CrossFit Open.  Her results were the best she has ever achieved (top 10% in the world for her age group) as she qualified for the quarterfinals for the CrossFit Games qualification. 

Sam and Tiffany discuss her journey of faith, gratitude, and community as she received the gift of an organ. 

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