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CL Lindsay wanted to be an attorney since he was in the 10th grade and he did it, he made it to the big time and was practicing law in New York with some huge clients. But, as most of us realize, what we wanted at 15 years old is not what we are going to want when we are in our 50’s. A call from his college professor one day changed his professional career and put him on a path to making an impact daily on students' lives. “Success is weird” but the key to CL’s success is consistency. This is by far the most we have laughed in any episode but don’t be surprised to have CL make you think just as much as he made us laugh.

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Year 1 of The #beBETTER Podcast is in the books and the hosts can’t believe how fast time has flown by. So many great guests, countless amazing stories and this was just the first year. The guys got some questions from some of their faithful listeners and a random guy named Steve from Oregon. All of these great questions gave us some topics to reflect on, remember what to be grateful about and think about how we always end up right where we are supposed to be. We hope you enjoy listening to us reminisce about this past year and look forward to a great 2026.

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**Friendly Festive Warning**: This episode of The #beBETTER Podcast covers a lot of different topics and we share some great stories with our special guest. If your household is still firmly Team Santa, press play once the kids are asleep. We believe in preserving holiday magic around here.

John Egerer is Santa Claus, no one can dispute it and no one would introduce him as John, this is a fact. This Santa has been sharing his kindness around Humboldt County in Northern California for nearly 50 years because of the love he receives back from so many people. Listen to how his service began because of the influence of his mother and why he continues to support the Toys for Tots program every year to bring joy to our kids around the world (https://www.toysfortots.org/). A quick apology in advance for a few technical and audio hiccups, it’s a long journey to the North Pole, and the Wi-Fi got a little frosty along the way. The North Pole is magical… but the internet? Not always. Blame the distance, the snowstorms, and some very overworked North Pole Wi-Fi.

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Dr. Rod Keller joins our hosts to talk about his personal and professional life where he tells us the secret to being a good teacher, but you have LISTEN to the episode to find out what that secret is. Dr. Keller has retired twice but he is not very good at it, so here is again teaching a freshman seminar course in Idaho. His background is in writing but he is teaching young people to see their own capabilities by using positive grading. Dr. Keller is a kind person who always focuses on what students and people are doing well, not what they are doing wrong. Rod is actually a twin, but he is one of a kind as far as we are concerned.

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Coach Bagley-Trotter has spent her life coaching softball and she has always worked on finding her direction. Well, she has found her direction and her plan was right because of the perspective she had along the way. That perspective was to find good people and focus on transformational relationships instead of transactional ones. We were fortunate to spend some with Coach recently and talk about her journey to finding the “right fit.” After you listen we believe you will be trying to find better ways to forgive, surround yourself with good people and other ways you can be better.

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Aaron Locks has experienced many different failures in his life and he will be the first to tell you that without those failures he wouldn’t be where he is today, which is right where he wants to be. Aaron’s mom was and still is his inspiration, she is the one who would always ask after any of those setbacks, “what is the lesson?” This philosophy has led Aaron to always think about what he could learn from the failures and how those lessons could help him to help others. His focus is on developing kids into adults through sports and he is doing an incredible job of it with his newest adventure, National Academy of Athletics. Along the way he shares some stories about his kids, grandkids and even opens up about losing his home in the Santa Rosa fires a few years back. Aaron has his own successful show/podcast focusing on youth sports every Thursday morning so if you don’t know who Aaron is, here is your chance!

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Trina Comerford’s journey from mom to division 1 softball umpire has forced her to make some sacrifices, but she is well aware of the sacrifices her family has had to make as well. She believes that anything worth doing is worth doing well which is why she works so hard to be a great umpire, not just a good one. Her key to being great is simple, communication. Trina is so gracious to spend some time with us especially while she is juggling all of her different roles including school board member, mother and umpire recruiter. Her goal is to help increase the number of officials in the future by planting a seed in the minds of the current athletes. Parents, coaches, officials and athletes don’t want to miss her perspective on a variety of topics.

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Lt. Col. Seth Barrett was a senior in high school in 1997 on the Santa Rosa High School basketball team where previous guest, Pat Kennedy (Episode #5), coached him and helped shape him into the incredible person he is now. Seth has traveled the world, moving more times than you can possibly imagine, sacrificing his personal life to protect America as well those unable to protect themselves in places like Ukraine and Israel. Along the way he has learned about compassion and accountability while also realizing that anything can be accomplished if you don’t set limits for yourself. Seth has accomplished so many things in his life and career, but he will tell you that success is rare, be ready to fail. And don’t forget, he has his own podcast where he talks with other service men and women about their journey over a glass of whiskey!

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Amy Christensen is the first guest that Jared recruited for the podcast and he could not have picked a better one. Amy was a first generation college student, but she also had some great examples as parents. Amy gives her perspective on family dynamics and the fact that parents don't need to understand their kids to support them. Home is supposed to be a place to recover from the world around our children but it is also important to remember that kids might be uncomfortable, not unsafe.  

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Justin Clymo graduated from Stevenson School in Pebble Beach California, won a national championship while coaching at UC Davis, but he knew he belonged at the high school level and he’s now back at his alma mater impacting the next generation. Coach Clymo has coached a variety of sports at different schools over his 24 years in education, but if you want to connect with him you better be willing to travel to Pebble Beach. His office overlooks the 18th green at Spy Glass, one of the most beautiful places on earth, but this guy does not take his role for granted. Athletics and coaching is his medium, but Coach Clymo’s most enduring quality is his straight up honesty. He is developing people, not athletes, and it is quite clear that he is very successful. Don’t miss this episode because he talks about avoiding coaching his own kids, but maintains that the people and creating lasting “contacts” is the most important thing to him.