You're Not Lazy or Broken, Your Just Wired for Survival | MJ Gordon
One Part Lion - One Part Lamb with Stephen Scoggins
Release Date: 04/22/2026
Ego vs. Soul: Why Successful Leaders Keep Self-Sabotaging | Dana Grant
One Part Lion - One Part Lamb with Stephen Scoggins
She spent years building a record-breaking, multi-million dollar business while the man she trusted most was quietly poisoning her. The world saw the awards, the income, the beautiful home. What it didn't see was 80 pounds of unprocessed grief, a staph infection eating away her legs, and a truth she wasn't allowed to say out loud. What she rebuilt after that truth finally broke open will change how you think about faith, ego, and what you're actually carrying for other people. Dana Grant is the bestselling author of Truth Within the Lie and co-founder of Cauliflower Foods, where she set...
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He Built It From Nothing, Got Betrayed at the Top, and Lost Everything in One Morning | Josh Kosnick
One Part Lion - One Part Lamb with Stephen Scoggins
What does it actually cost to win at work while slowly losing everything that matters most? I've been sitting with that question since this conversation ended. My guest today, Josh Kosnick, was at the absolute peak of his career, leading a firm of 250 people, hitting every metric, checking every box, and in one morning at a Marriott, it was gone. A fabricated lawsuit from someone he mentored. A company he loved that chose the easy way out. And a drive home where he had to pull over and fall apart in a parking lot because his whole world had just collapsed. But here's what got me. It wasn't...
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One Part Lion - One Part Lamb with Stephen Scoggins
He was 33, healthy, building a mental health company from scratch, and a routine mole check came back stage three cancer. Four years later, it came back stage four. What he built in the middle of that will change how you think about leadership, faith, and what you're actually standing on. Buddy Clay is the founder of New Hope Institute, a multi-seven-figure mental health and addiction recovery organization, and he built it while battling cancer twice, delivering his daughter on his kitchen floor two weeks before opening his doors, and learning to lead a team through the most vulnerable...
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One Part Lion - One Part Lamb with Stephen Scoggins
She asked his credit score on the first date. He showed up thinking it was a date, she showed up with a five-year plan. What happened next built an empire. Dedric and Krystal Polite are the husband-and-wife real estate powerhouse and stars of the hit show 50/50 Flip. After corporate layoffs, betrayal from business partners, and building from nothing, they turned their relationship into a multi-million dollar brand, without losing their marriage in the process. This conversation is about what it actually looks like to be equally yoked, build with intention, and create something that outlives...
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How He Built Wealth Starting With $250 (And Why Rich People Aren't Who You Think) | Chris Sain
One Part Lion - One Part Lamb with Stephen Scoggins
Chris Sain built a million-subscriber community and retired at 37, starting with just $250 a month. No inheritance. No silver spoon. Just consistency, faith, and a refusal to run in the victim Olympics. In this episode, Stephen and Chris go beyond the tactics and into the real conversation behind wealth, the mindset traps, the biblical principles, the emotional discipline required, and why being generous can sometimes do more harm than good. What you'll take away: - Why 80% of pro athletes go broke 3–5 years after their playing career ends - How to start building real wealth with whatever...
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You're Not Lazy or Broken, Your Just Wired for Survival | MJ Gordon
One Part Lion - One Part Lamb with Stephen Scoggins
What if everything you've achieved is still leaving you empty, and it has nothing to do with mindset? MJ Gordon is a world-class strategist and performance coach who has worked with Super Bowls, Adidas, and elite executives worldwide. After nearly losing her marriage, burning out her adrenals, and discovering she was autistic and ADHD, she found the missing piece that no one in the high-performance space was talking about: your nervous system runs the show, not your mindset. Today, she helps high performers, business owners, and leaders finally regulate their physiology so they can access real...
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Success Is Blocking You, Here’s the Truth No One Tells You
One Part Lion - One Part Lamb with Stephen Scoggins
What happens when you've built the career, hit the numbers, and still feel completely empty inside? Kristy Kuhl was a top medical device sales executive, platinum handcuffs, big paychecks, and a soul that was running on empty. She walked away from all of it to find out who she actually was. Today, she coaches some of the most elite executives and entrepreneurs in the world, and she's bringing everything she learned into this conversation. If you're a high achiever who's winning on paper but losing meaning in the process, this one's for YOU. 🧠 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: ✅ Why...
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One Part Lion - One Part Lamb with Stephen Scoggins
What does it take to break the cycle your family handed you, and build something they never could have imagined? Dr. Bobby Grossi didn't come from money. His dad left when he was young. He was voted least likely to succeed. He flunked out of dental school. He almost lost his home, his marriage, and everything he'd fought to build. And then, he chose differently. Today, Dr. Bobby Grossi has built one of the largest dental practices in Michigan, completed a full IRONMAN triathlon, coaches dentists and business owners to scale and exit, and lives by one unshakable truth: Destiny is NOT...
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One Part Lion - One Part Lamb with Stephen Scoggins
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How to Build Loyal Customers in a Noisy Market with Kurt Luidhardt
One Part Lion - One Part Lamb with Stephen Scoggins
He built millions. He influenced campaigns. He "made it." …And still almost lost everything that mattered. In this powerful conversation, Kurt Luidhardt shares a conversation with Stephen Scoggins, to reveal the real story behind his success, the grind, the burnout, the identity crisis, and the wake-up call that changed everything. From sleeping in cars chasing opportunities, to discovering why success without purpose feels empty, to revealing the exact marketing framework that attracts aligned customers at scale. If you want to grow without losing your soul, DON'T SKIP THIS. Key takeaway:...
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MJ Gordon is a world-class strategist and performance coach who has worked with Super Bowls, Adidas, and elite executives worldwide. After nearly losing her marriage, burning out her adrenals, and discovering she was autistic and ADHD, she found the missing piece that no one in the high-performance space was talking about: your nervous system runs the show, not your mindset.
Today, she helps high performers, business owners, and leaders finally regulate their physiology so they can access real flow, presence, and fulfillment. without blowing up their health or relationships in the process.
If you're winning on paper but losing on the inside, this one is going to change the game for you.
🧠 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE:
✅ Why nervous system dysregulation, not lack of discipline, is the real reason high achievers hit the wall
✅ The difference between rest and recovery, and why scrolling your phone is not either
✅ How neurodivergence (ADHD, autism, OCD) shows up in entrepreneurs, and why it's actually a superpower with the right system
✅ What adrenal fatigue actually does to your cortisol, drive, and relationships
✅ How MJ and her husband nearly divorced, and the physiological system that saved their marriage
✅ Why your sympathetic nervous system is destroying your vision and blocking your flow state
✅ The "progressive flow" framework: how to structure your day around brainwave cycles instead of willpower
✅ How to separate your identity from your performance, and finally feel safe in your own skin
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0:00 – Intro: What happens when success feels hollow
2:00 – MJ's story: Beachfront Hawaii, high achievement, and a husband who said "I want a divorce"
6:00 – Why high performers' nervous systems are completely dysregulated
11:00 – Parasympathetic vs. sympathetic: the science of presence practices
15:00 – Neurodivergence explained: why entrepreneurs aren't neurotypical
18:00 – Physiology over mindset: when positive thinking stops working
22:00 – Homeostasis, identity, and why chaos feels "safe"
25:00 – Breathwork and the brain: how to stop a survival spiral in real time
29:00 – MJ's burnout story: zero cortisol, ADHD diagnosis, and getting her life back
36:00 – The Level Up System: biomarker testing, progressive flows, and recovery strategy
40:00 – Rest vs. recovery: why your phone is wrecking your nervous system
44:00 – Flow state, dopamine loops, and the entrepreneur's "busy work" trap
48:00 – Marriage, forgiveness, and using ClickUp for relationship guardrails
53:00 – The 5 constraints: arrogance, ignorance, fear, impatience, insecurity
56:00 – MJ's app, free audit, and who the Level Up System is built for
58:00 – What the world needs to hear about caregivers and first responders
1:02:00 – The oxygen mask principle: you can't pour from an empty tank
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