A Bid Farewell...
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All good things must come to an end and it is time for the Primal King Podcast to ride off into the sunset. After more than 5 years and 260 episodes, Derek is wrapping up the ride of a lifetime. To say that he is humbled and grateful for all of your support would be an understatement. Just as life changes and experience changes, so does the direction of what someone wants to talk about and who they want to talk to. That is exactly where Derek found himself while making this difficult decision. Make sure that you check out this final episode because there are some MAJOR updates for what...
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Are You Part of the "Useful Class"?
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Are you a part of the "useful class" or the valuable class? It seems like we have gotten to a point in our country where people that bring the lowest overall value to our society recieve the most financial gain. This isn't a victim claim but rather a call out to those out there doing the most important and fulfilling work that almost always goes completely unrecognized. There will be people that trade (basically) fake numbers on a computer screen all day on Wall Street that make billions yet the people that literally build society struggle to get by. People that trade rounding errors on...
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Couples Edition-Smack Dab In The Middle Of It...
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Do you ever feel like you are just smack dab in the middle of it? Maybe you aren't necessarily right at the starting line and you definitely haven't gotten to the other side so you don't know where to go or if you'll ever actually get to where you are going? If so, this episode is for you... Derek heard a saying years ago that "we shouldn't talk about our wounds, just our scars." The reason behind this saying is that wounds are still open and they can be difficult to talk about. However, what do the people do that have the wounds? Who can the people that are right in the middle of their storm...
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Couples Edition-Is Jess Becoming A...Prepper???
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You've all gotten to know Derek and Jess pretty well over the past few years so would you ever imagine that Jess is becoming a prepper? Well, maybe... We know how weird some of the things that are happening seem to be. A highly divided election season. Inching closer and closer to what could turn into WW3. Port strikes that could threaten supply chains. Natural disasters impacting millions of people. The list goes on and on. So, what should we do? Should we become preppers and just hunker down for a few months? Derek and Jess dive into what it looks like to be prepared in an uncertain time....
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Is A Great Marriage Possible In The Digital Age?
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Every generation has it's challenges when it comes to marriage. In the old days, isolation with your spouse could be an issue or the fact that you may not have had access to very many potential mates before getting married. Nowadays, we have a whole different set of issues. Whether it's access to those old flames through social media or if it's the access to being able to see just about anything we want anytime we want, it can really stress a relationship in ways that we haven't ever dealth with before. The question is this; how hard is it to stay married in this new digital age and if...
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Sometimes You Have To Submit...
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As humans, we all want to world to bend to our will. So often we want others to think like us or see things how we see them. We also know that isn't real life to have those expectations... In this episode, Derek breaks down how important it is to simply trust the process and don't try to do everything our way. As difficult as it can be, there are natural laws, roadmaps and clues to the success that we want in just about every area. Whether it's spirituality, fitness, business or a number of other areas, there are ways to achieve success but the question is...can you submit long enough to...
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Couples Edition-Those Hard Conversations...
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How do you handle those "hard conversations" with your kids? Is it with anger and strict consequences? Is it with compassion and being somewhat of a pushover? Does it maybe even vary from instance to instance? In this episode, Derek and Jess dive into what they have been doing recently with the hard conversations. As your kids get older and inevitably get themselves into some trouble here and there, what is the best way to navigate it in a way that sets boundaries but doesn't cause resentment? There most likely isn't any "right answer" to this question but Derek and Jess hope that opening up...
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This ONE Thing Will Show You What Makes Everything Else Make Sense
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Have you thought to yourself in the past few years that nothing seems to make sense? Have you had a friend that does things or makes decisions that don't make sense? I'm pretty sure we all have... When you can figure out this ONE thing, you can start seeing through all of the fog. You can see why people, politicians, corporations and even yourself keep making decisions that may not make any sense. Once you know, you can use it to your advantage and not only see through the fog, but you'll be able to go out and crush it in your own life!
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You Never Know What Someone Is Going Through...
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Sometimes it's really easy to take things personal. Maybe it's that guy that cut you off in traffic. Maybe it's that rude cashier or even that fight with a friend that you never saw coming. Maybe it's even someone taking their life that you would have never expected... The reality is, we don't ever truly know what someone may be going through but our reactions usually don't take those thoughts into mind. Yes, people should always have a certain amount of kindness and decency but it's also very easy for us to be so self-focused that no matter what the reason may be, we take it personal...and it...
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Couples Edition-We Went On A CRUISE...and Here's What it Taught Us
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Derek and Jess don't get a lot of time to spend doing absolutely nothing...but it happened this past weekend on a cruise ship to Mexico and back! We all know how easy it is for us to get in the day to day grind and sometimes what we all need is a change of environment and, perhaps, a change of pace to learn some real lessons. This episode is based around the two biggest takeaways that Derek and Jess learned from being able to take a couple days away from the ranch, the kids, the work and everything else to re-charge and re-focus. This should be a good lesson for all of us to consider...
info_outlineDerek and Jess are celebrating their 17 year wedding anniversary! Rather than just talking about how easy it has been, they decided to get real and lay out their best and worst qualities...
Often times in business, there will be team building exercises and personality tests and many other tools to help each other communicate at the highest level. Derek had an experience with a company that actually had the upper-level management lay out what they think the others' best and worst qualities were. This can help show an outside perspective of how people perceive one another and give insight into how you show up.
While this can be very uncomfortable, it can also spark conversations that will spur growth. Derek and Jess wanted to do this very exercise in front of you all in hopes that it will not only help them in their marriage journey but also to inspire these conversations to happen in your relationship.
Communication, honesty and growth has been key to their marriage and it can also be key to yours...if you're willing to do it.
You are encouraged to take this episode's topic back to your significant other and get real. Your relationship will be better for it in the long run...