Polly Mertens & Samantha Pruitt

The Everyday Awesome Project

The Everyday Awesome Podcast is your mega dose of multivitamins for building your mental muscles, physical body and an empowered life. Your hosts Polly and Sam are on your dream team; lifelong coaches in business, health & fitness and human potential. They are on fire to ignite change in the lives they touch.  Subscribe now to your weekly jam session where we walk you through actionable tools, game changing insights and inspiring stories to light the path towards YOUR awesome life.   The Everyday Awesome Project is a movement. We invite you to join our mission to connect and inspire humans to...

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Polly Mertens & Samantha Pruitt

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Education

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

58: Getting Pumped! Championship Mastery of 'State Management' 30.01.2025

Discover how to revolutionize your daily energy and focus by tuning into our latest episode, where we explore transformative state management techniques inspired by Tony Robbins.  What if simple changes in posture or the stories we tell ourselves could unlock a new level of performance and fulfillment in our lives?  We promise you’ll walk away with actionable strategies to harness your attention,...

57: Find Your People: Coach Sam's Solo Episode 23.01.2025

Unlock the secret to a more fulfilling life by finding your true tribe—those special individuals who naturally align with your values and elevate your existence.  Ever wondered why some connections drain you while others fill you with joy? Discover how the right circle can enhance your joy, creativity, and productivity, and learn to identify when your current relationships might be holding you bac...

56: Create a Theme for the Year: Coach Polly's Solo Episode 16.01.2025

Ever felt lost in the whirlwind of daily chaos, longing for a way to navigate with clarity?  Join Coach Polly as we embark on a transformative journey inspired by programs I've completed and my own personal  new year rituals.  Together we'll setting a yearly theme that becomes your personal North Star.  This practice isn't just about picking a word; it's about aligning with you...

55: Win Stacking: Generating Real Impact For Lasting Change 09.01.2025

This weeks episode with Coaches Sam & Polly centers on the concept of making sustainable changes by stacking positive impacts in manageable increments. To get yourself where you want to be in this new year requires self awareness, self compassion, and self investment. Listeners are encouraged in this session to embrace course corrections, cultivate supportive environments, and practice small b...

54: Unpacking Your Gifts - What's Yours to Share in this World 02.01.2025

Imagine waking up every morning with a renewed sense of purpose, eager to embrace your unique talents and gifts. That's the journey we're embarking on as we step into the second year of the Everyday Awesome Project.  We're excited to be back, sharing our commitment to creative collaboration and engaging content that challenges conventional definitions of success and fulfillment. Thi...

53: Reflections on Year 1 of The Everyday Awesome Project 26.12.2024

Here we are- honestly reflecting on our journey together the first year of this podcast and fully embracing the profound impact of all of our lives pivotal moments. Join us this week as we embrace the messiness of life that truthfully can unlock your true potential! This episode marks our podcast's one-year anniversary, and we're celebrating by looking back at the diverse range of topics...

52: Year End Closing Rituals w/ Coach Polly 19.12.2024

How do you want to bring closure and walk away with your life's lessons? Learn how Coach Polly engages each year in deep reflection and personal growth that sets the foundation for entering a new year; wiser, more grounded and empowered than ever.  This episode is overflowing with practical tools — from journal prompts to meditation practices —that you can adopt to encapsulate your season of...

51: Dream Lab Your Life 12.12.2024

What if you could design the life you've always dreamed of, starting today? Join us as Polly and Sam come together in person to explore the transformative power of dreaming and how it goes beyond mere fantasies or nighttime musings. Drawing from insights in a TED talk and Stanford's innovative Dream Lab, we delve into the art of consciously designing your life and turning dreams into rea...

50. Play The Cards You're Dealt & Win 05.12.2024

What would you do if you found yourself in the middle of a  140.6 mile Ironman race battling hypothermia, debilitating cramps and 25mph winds? Join us this week as Coach Sam shares her painstaking physical and emotional journey through these very challenges and more, illustrating the power of mental resilience and focused adaptability. Sam's race day mantra of "playing the cards you&apos...

49: Entering The Pain Cave: Coach Sams Going In! 28.11.2024

Looking for growth? Seeking the next level of yourself? Look no further than the PAIN CAVE! Yes, life's toughest moments are there for a reason and you can run and hide or you can step into those hard (and sometimes miserable) opportunities to see who you truly are.  Join Coach Sam solo this week, as she tackles the concept of the "pain cave" — that mental and physical space of extr...

48: Pre-Race Thoughts: Coach Sam's IronWoman 2.0 21.11.2024

Sit down with Coaches Polly & Sam this week and join the convo as Coach Sam heads boldly towards her IronWoman 2.0 journey at the Tempe, Arizona Ironman Race!  After a 13-year hiatus, now 55 and post menopause, she's ready to once again conquer the 140.6 miles of open water swimming, road biking, and running. This time it will be different for sure! Candidly Sam recaps her last 10 months...

47: Keeping It Real: Coach Sam Hosts Real Talk 14.11.2024

At age 55, Coach Sam stares down the barrel of her IronWoman 140.6 mile triathlon, a deeply personal journey full of life lessons. This week she shares with you a glimpse into the not so perfect path towards the start line. From a couch potato at 30 to the ultra athlete she is today, her story challenges the societal norms surrounding both age and gender. You are invited to join her learnings on h...

46. Recalibration: How To Reset Your Nervous System 07.11.2024

What if you could transform your mental well-being by mastering the art of self-regulation? Join Coaches Polly & Sam this week to unlock the secrets to recalibrating the nervous system, especially during the stressful times of year like the holidays. Drawing insights from our personal journeys, including Sam’s current experience training for an Ironman amidst the chaos of life, we share how to...

45. Kintsugi: Celebrating Flaws & Self Coaching 31.10.2024

How do life’s unexpected twists shape our journey, and can they actually be a source of beauty? Join us as Sam Pruitt returns to share her courageous battle with health challenges during and after the Ironman World Championships. Her story resonates with the philosophy of Kintsugi, the Japanese art of embracing imperfections. We unravel how life’s hurdles, like Sam's intense training regimen,...

44. Drive vs. Motivation : Coach Sam Transforms Dreams Into Reality 24.10.2024

Can motivation truly sustain us, or is there something deeper that propels us forward? Join me, Coach Sam, as we unravel the enigmatic power of drive, exploring how it stands apart from the fleeting bursts of motivation and inspiration. Discover how drive, deeply intertwined with our personal values, becomes the steadfast force guiding us through personal challenges and toward professional triumph...

43: Gratitude and Grace: Gifts To Give Yourself & Others 16.10.2024

What happens when life's toughest battles are met with gratitude and grace? Join us this week as Coach Samantha shares some of her lessons while supporting her brother through cancer treatment, revealing the profound gifts inside human resilience and connection. Our conversation today serves as a heartfelt reminder of how gratitude and grace can profoundly impact our physical and mental well-...

42: Friendship - The Power of Unconditional Love 10.10.2024

What you do for another, you do for yourself. That is why the unconditional love found in true deep friendship is such a gift. This week your coaches Sam & Polly share beautiful reminders of how quality friendship changes our lives. It will leave you inspired to reach out to your own friends and strengthen those healing bonds.  They discuss a recent movie they both saw called "Will &...

41: Satisfaction: The Power of Saying YES to Life 03.10.2024

I can't get no.... satisfaction!? If you are walking around in life singing like a Rolling Stone (or thinking to yourself ) those words then listen up! Mick Jagger and Keith Richards had it all wrong. You, our beautiful human, have both the right and the power to generate personal satisfaction each and every time you answer yes or no to new choices and opportunities in your life. BOOM!   This...

40. Stressed Out to Peaced Out - Path to Surrender 26.09.2024

What if letting go of control could transform your stress into serenity? Join me as I navigate the powerful journey of surrendering, sharing personal stories that reveal how ceasing resistance can lead to a profound sense of inner peace. With my co-host Samantha Pruitt away in France for the Ironman World Championship, I delve into my own experiences, from a nerve-wracking construction project to...

39: Life is Art: Embrace Your Creative Birthright 19.09.2024

Ready to have your mind blown? This week's podcast, in celebration of Coach Polly's Birthday, will breathe and blow so much joy into your brain and heart you will need to buckle your party hat on! First off, did you know that the odds of you existing in the world are one in 400 quadrillion? Today, we challenge the traditional view of creativity, proving that everyone is inherently a crea...

38: Make Peace With Food 12.09.2024

Food is a necessary relationship and source for all of us. But what happens when your relationship is rocky and the battle with food feels never-ending? Join us this week as coaches Polly and Sam share their deeply personal experiences with disordered eating and recovery. Coach Polly shares her 20-year addiction and eventual triumph over an eating disorder and Coach Sam unlocks the major mindshift...

37: Fitness: There Is No Right Way, Just Your Way 05.09.2024

Fitness is for everyone. Yes... YOU! But the trick is finding YOUR fitness: the combination of activity, time, energy and inspiration that work for you in your life. There is no wrong way or right way, no matter what the media and others tell you. Can you imagine transforming from a "chubby club" member as a preteen to becoming an elite endurance athlete. Let's just say the path was...

36: Anxiety: How Self-Exploration & Curiosity Can Tame That Flame 29.08.2024

Anxiety affects many people and can generate emotional worry, uncertainty of thoughts and sometimes lead to a full body physical response. Because your thoughts fuel your emotions and actions, we decided to talk about it this week and provide some relief ideas. Coach Sam opens up about her personal battles with anxiety, sharing how she has learned to harness and redirect that energy when she feels...

35: From Party to Purpose: Making You Birthday Count 22.08.2024

It is our Birthdays! Coach Sam and Coach Polly have August and September Birthdays back to back! So they decided to use this celebration episode to share new ideas around how YOU can use your birthday to spark a transformational pivot, instead of a party.  Have you ever considered using your birthday as a personal "new year" ? Well that is exactly what your coaches advocate in this week&...

34: Three Empowering "F" Words To Live By (Fun, Free, and Fricks!) 15.08.2024

Let's take the mundane grind of daily life and inject some joy and laughter-filled adventure! Join Coaches Polly and Sam this week as we explore the personal power of fun, freedom, and living authentically with zero F's given. Drawing inspiration from the fabulous RuPaul, we dive into how embracing fun can transform everything from your workday to personal relationships. We share our own...

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