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 season of his life. After corporate norms, health crises, and moments of pure overwhelm, he chose to stop performing and start leading from the truth of his story.
This conversation is about what it actually looks like to lead through the fire, build with faith, and come out on the other side more whole than when you went in.
If you're scaling a business while carrying something heavy, wondering if your team can survive without you, or just trying to stay anchored when nothing feels stable, this one is going to shift something in you.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why minimizing your first crisis almost guarantees a bigger one, and what to do differently when the storm first hits
How a stage four cancer diagnosis forced Buddy to stop being the bottleneck and finally build a team that runs without him
The difference between motivational speaking and real authority, and why the people you lead can always tell which one you are
What stress does to cancer, cortisol, and your company at the same time, and why "pushing through" is often the most dangerous choice
Why identity isn't something you find, it's something you surrender to, and how crisis strips away the performance to reveal who you actually are
How to show up for your team when you don't have the answers, don't have the energy, and aren't sure of the outcome
The three steps Buddy uses to lead through any crisis: authenticity, boundaries, and building the foundation before the storm arrives
Connect with Buddy Clay: Website: buddyclay.com
Follow Stephen Scoggins: Website: stephenscoggins.com Instagram & TikTok: @stephen_scoggins
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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 you.
In this episode:
Why Krystal made entrepreneurship a non-negotiable on the very first date
How a layoff two months into dating became the turning point that launched their first business
Why most people stay stuck — and it's not strategy
How paying for mentorship collapses a 10-year learning curve to 6 months
How they define clear roles without stepping on each other as partners or spouses
Why Dedric says "the inner me is the enemy" — and how personal development unlocks every level of business growth
What it really takes to build a legacy that outlives you
If you're building alongside a partner, battling the fear of investing in yourself, or wondering if your business can survive your relationship, this one will shift something in you.
Connect with Dedric & Krystal: Instagram: @bepoliteproperties | Website: www.dedricandkrystal.com
Follow Stephen Scoggins: Instagram: @stephen_scoggins | Website: stephenscoggins.com

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 you have right now
- The asset classes Chris is investing in for the next 5 years (AI, quantum computing & more)
- The dangerous downside of generosity nobody talks about
- Why stewardship always has to come before abundance
Find Chris: chrissain.com | @chris_sain
Find Stephen: stephenscoggins.com | @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 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
📲 SUBSCRIBE:  @LionLambWithStephen  |  @Stephen_Scoggins 
Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-part-lion-one-part-lamb-with-stephen-scoggins/id1557786484
 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0GS73Oo2UY9FcGvBS1ahm7
🎙️ Follow Stephen Scoggins:
Website → https://stephenscoggins.com
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/stephen_scoggins
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@stephen_scoggins
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/stephenscoggins
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenscoggins
Connect with MJ Gordon
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@marinjayden/featured
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marinjayden/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marinjayden/
Website: https://www.mj-gordon.com/
🚀 FREE VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE WITH STEPHEN Want to go deeper? Join Stephen's FREE live virtual experience and get the tools to rise, lead, and last. 👉 https://resources.onepartliononepartlamb.com/5CrticaltoBuild?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio
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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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 "success without fulfillment" is the ultimate failure, and how to recognize it before burnout forces the decision
✅ The difference between physical burnout and soul burnout (and why nobody talks about the second one)
✅ How your nervous system sabotages your next level, and how to raise your internal thermostat
✅ How to operationalize your core values so misalignment shows up as data, not a breakdown
✅ The personal & professional scorecard system that replaces anxiety with daily direction
➡️ SUBSCRIBE:  @LionLambWithStephen   @Stephen_Scoggins 
Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-part-lion-one-part-lamb-with-stephen-scoggins/id1557786484
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0GS73Oo2UY9FcGvBS1ahm7
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
3:23 – The journey to fulfillment
20:30 – Using alter egos
37: 00 – Designing your life to show your core values
40: 00 – When it's time to rise and grow, your nervous system is going to keep your 53:30 – Fear will keep you
1:06:00 – Scaling peace through data and scorecards
🎙️ Follow Stephen Scoggins:
Website → https://stephenscoggins.com
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/stephen_scoggins
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@stephen_scoggins
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/stephenscoggins
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenscoggins
Connect with Kristy Kuhls:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristy_kuhl/featured
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristy_kuhl/
Website: https://kristykuhl.com/
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🚀 FREE VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE WITH STEPHEN
Want to go deeper? Join Stephen's FREE live virtual experience and get the tools to rise, lead, and last.
👉 https://resources.onepartliononepartlamb.com/5CrticaltoBuild?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio
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