Welcome back to The Big Sam Podcast, leadership for the rest of us.

I'm Big Sam.

Today we're continuing our series, Grief: The Weight We Carry, with Episode 2: Grieving What You've Lost.

Loss comes in many forms. Sometimes it's the loss of a person. Sometimes it's the loss of a dream, a relationship, your health, or the life you expected to have.

Many of us try to move on before we've actually processed what happened. But what we refuse to grieve, we often continue to carry.

Today we're talking about why acknowledging loss is one of the most important steps toward healing.

Thanks for listening. Let's get started.

Episode 1: Grief Is Holding You Back

Grief isn't just about death.

It can come from losing a relationship, a dream, your health, a career, or the future you thought you were going to have.

In the first episode of this four-part series, Big Sam explores how unresolved grief can quietly affect our relationships, our leadership, and our ability to move forward.

Through personal experience and practical insight, he discusses why grief often disguises itself as anger, busyness, isolation, or addiction—and why acknowledging our losses is the first step toward healing.

Because grief may be part of your story, but it doesn't have to be the whole story.

The Big Sam Podcast — Leadership for the Rest of Us.
Until next time, keep moving the needle.

This week on The Big Sam Podcast:

🎙️ Growing the People Around You

Real leadership isn’t about having all the answers.

It’s about teaching, coaching, investing, and helping the people around you become better.

In this episode, Big Sam talks about:
• Why leaders multiply
• Why growth takes patience
• How to stop being the bottleneck
• What it really means to develop people

Leadership for the rest of us.

Listen now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

— Big Sam 🎙️🔥

What would you tell the younger version of yourself?

This week on The Big Sam Podcast, Big Sam talks about the lessons he wishes he would’ve learned earlier:

• Start sooner
• Stop chasing approval
• Discipline over motivation
• Growth over comfort
• Every fight isn’t yours to fight

Real talk. Real mistakes. Real growth.

🎙️ Listen now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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And as always—

Let’s grow together. 🎙️🔥

The people around you are shaping your life more than you think.

This week on The Big Sam Podcast 🎙️🔥

We’re talking about:

• Influence
• Mentors
• Standards
• Toxic circles
• And why the right people won’t let you stay comfortable

Sometimes the people who change your life…
are the ones who challenge you the most.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, this episode is for you.

🎧 Listen now and let’s grow together.
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When life doesn’t make sense… what do you do?

This episode dives into Proverbs 3:5–6 and what it really looks like to trust God when you don’t understand the situation.

If you’ve been trying to control everything, overthinking every decision, or just feeling stuck—this one will hit home.

Real talk. Real faith. Real life.

🎧 Listen now.

— Big Sam 🎙️🔥

I’m Big Sam… and I’ve done it the wrong way for a long, long time.

This week—excuses.

The ones that sound smart… but keep you stuck.

If you’re ready to take ownership and actually move forward—this episode is for you.

What does real leadership look like?

In this episode of The Big Sam Podcast, we break down four leaders from the Bible—

👉 Three real leaders… and one real perfect one

• Peter shows us how to step up
• David shows us how to build character
• Moses shows us how to carry the weight
• Jesus shows us what leadership really looks like

If you’re trying to grow, lead better, and move the needle in your life… this episode is for you.

🎙️ The Big Sam Podcast — Leadership for the rest of us
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Hey folks — new episode is live on audio.

If you’ve ever wondered what it really means to know God… not just know about Him…

this one’s for you.

We’re talking about the difference between information and relationship — and why that changes everything.

No fluff. No pretending.

Just real talk to help you move the needle.

🎙️ Listen now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

— Big Sam 🔥

A lot of people look free on the outside… but feel stuck on the inside.

In this episode of The Big Sam Podcast, we’re talking about what real freedom actually looks like—and how to step into it.

• Freedom from your past
• Freedom from habits that hold you back
• Freedom from the thoughts that keep you stuck

This isn’t complicated.
This is real, practical truth you can apply right now.

If you’ve been feeling stuck… this one’s for you.