Do It Scared: Courage, Strength, and Self -Trust with Sam Engel Sullivan
Sat Nov 01 2025
Welcome to the Full Vantage Podcast. Today Trevor sits down with Sam Engel Sullivan, General Manager of Physical Culture Club at Nurture (Denver, CO). This one’s about strength in every dimension — body, mind, habits, communication, and community.We cover:• Sam’s path from public health & clinical research to coaching and leading at PCC• The “work ethic code”: 1) show up as your best self, 2) whole-ass one thing, 3) clear, proactive communication• Why courage often looks like “do it scared” + how to build self-trust• Gratitude practices that beat “toxic positivity” by staying real about hard things• Decision paralysis → taking action, defining values, and setting goals with timelines• Community & physical literacy: why a holistic gym model (strength, yoga/pilates, recovery, cafe, co-working, providers) changes everything• Training for a 50K and learning to love the process• Bonus: food as creativity, and why beans might be the most underrated performance food 😅If you’re in Denver and curious about Physical Culture Club, this convo shows what “let’s get better together” looks like.Key themes & keywords:strength training denver, nurture denver, physical culture club, holistic gym, habit building, goal setting, proactive communication, work ethic, gratitude practice, trail running 50k, community fitness, personal training, physical literacy👋 Connect with Sam: mailto:sam@nurture.me📸 PCC on Instagram: search “Physical Culture Club Denver”—🔔 Subscribe for more conversations that help you see life from the Full Vantage.👍 If this helped, like the video and drop your favorite takeaway in the comments.🎧 Check us out on YouTUube: “Full Vantage Podcast”📩 Want to collaborate or be a guest? Contact the show.
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Welcome to the Full Vantage Podcast. Today Trevor sits down with Sam Engel Sullivan, General Manager of Physical Culture Club at Nurture (Denver, CO). This one’s about strength in every dimension — body, mind, habits, communication, and community.We cover:• Sam’s path from public health & clinical research to coaching and leading at PCC• The “work ethic code”: 1) show up as your best self, 2) whole-ass one thing, 3) clear, proactive communication• Why courage often looks like “do it scared” + how to build self-trust• Gratitude practices that beat “toxic positivity” by staying real about hard things• Decision paralysis → taking action, defining values, and setting goals with timelines• Community & physical literacy: why a holistic gym model (strength, yoga/pilates, recovery, cafe, co-working, providers) changes everything• Training for a 50K and learning to love the process• Bonus: food as creativity, and why beans might be the most underrated performance food 😅If you’re in Denver and curious about Physical Culture Club, this convo shows what “let’s get better together” looks like.Key themes & keywords:strength training denver, nurture denver, physical culture club, holistic gym, habit building, goal setting, proactive communication, work ethic, gratitude practice, trail running 50k, community fitness, personal training, physical literacy👋 Connect with Sam: mailto:sam@nurture.me📸 PCC on Instagram: search “Physical Culture Club Denver”—🔔 Subscribe for more conversations that help you see life from the Full Vantage.👍 If this helped, like the video and drop your favorite takeaway in the comments.🎧 Check us out on YouTUube: “Full Vantage Podcast”📩 Want to collaborate or be a guest? Contact the show.