Derek made his appearance on another podcast ealier this week that has a massive audience. However, the first question he was asked might have started the interview off bad...and even made some people mad. In this episode, Derek talks about success and freedom and how there is a possibility that most of us don't truly want it. Maybe most of us wouldn't be willing to do what is necessary to be successful and if that's the case, do we ever deserve it? Listen in to hear the answer...
May 20, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Derek is fresh off the world famous Riggins Rodeo and dives into one of the oldest questions that there are: is it nature or nurture? After a great discussion over the weekend, he decided to tackle the issue of whether or not you have a choice if you are inherintly pre-disposed to certain genes that could make life a little harder...which actually is a huge issue we face as a culture right now. If you feel like you don't have a choice because of how you were born or because of the circumstances ...
May 13, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 137
This week Derek takes you back to his days of coaching high school basketball where he heard a coach say something that is very relevant to life; not just basketball. Most of us grow up not knowing that greatness at ANYTHING is possible. Whether it be marriages, fitness, business or finances, we settle for "good enough." What is greatness is actually achievable? What if YOU could actually be great? Not only does Derek walk you through the process but he also gives you the top two steps to become...
May 06, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 136
In this episode, Derek talks about the local drama surrounding a school levy vote and how it is a microcosm of our national political climate. Ray Dalio, a billionaire hedgefund investor, recently talked about just how close we really are to a full scale civil war and this small town levy shows why we're in this position. Derek does his best to provide context on our current situation and how we can get out of this before we all drive over the cliff. Please take some time to listen to this episo...
Apr 29, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 135
In this episode, Derek talks about how having the flu recently and not feeling well in that moment may have cost him big time. We all have those ups and downs. We have moments of motivation and moments of just wanting to do nothing and be lazy. Those feelings are NORMAL. However, what if buying into that temporary feeling or emotion is actually holding you back from your big goals? How would it make a difference if you were able to identify those thougths and feelings to get through those short-...
Apr 22, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Just about every one of us has wondered at some point (if not MANY points) what it will be like when we die. Is there a heaven? Is there anything after this life? Is it just lights out? Bill Goodwin is a Maxwell Certified Leadership team member, the owner of Priority Living where he does speaking, training and coaching around leadership and has also served as the lead pastor at Lighthouse Church in Rosemount, MN. What may be the most important part of his story however is that he says that he me...
Apr 15, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Have you ever wondered if things will ever get better? Have you ever thought about why it takes so long to get to the "other side?" In this episode, Derek brings you through a conversation that he recently had that really drove the point home about how just about ANYTHING worthwhile will get worse before it ever gets better. Relationships, fitness, business and just about all areas of life seem to fit into this simple yet highly impactful structure: difficulty before reward. Keep going......
Apr 08, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Paul and Stacey Martino have worked with thousands of people to save their marriages and have less than a 1% divorce rate. How is that even possible? They never set out to be relationship "gurus." You will hear the story of how this whole concept started and not only why they do what they do but also how it can actually impact you! Relationship Development, the name of their massively impactful business, has changed the way so many people operate. Rather than being in a "demand" realtionship, yo...
Apr 01, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 131
This week Derek talks about a lesson that he was able to teach to his oldest daughter and how it was also a great reminder for him: your actions can be very different from your intentions. Most of the time when bad things happen, they aren't necessarily due to bad intentions. In fact, the intentions might be great but that doesn't mean a whole lot. Actions are what we will be judged on and never intentions. If you feel like you have great intentions for your life but keep falling short, this is ...
Mar 25, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Derek brought on his lovely wife again this week to talk about something that had been making news recently which is a MIT computer simulation that says we have less than 20 years left of our civilization as we know it. With that and all the stuff that is going on in the world, Derek and Jess decide to throw on their tin-foil hats and dive into what it would look like if this is all true and what we can do to prepare and thrive if it happens!
Mar 18, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Derek does his best version of a preacher this episode! Afer a long drive home, he was able to reflect on what has always seemed to get clarity even if you have been praying about something... So often we will ask God to show us the way or to help us along the path but maybe we have to do something first in order to see the path. Rather than waiting for the perfect staircase in front of you, sometimes you have to jump knowing that God has you taken care of...
Mar 11, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Derek had a conversation with a friend of his that prompted this episode. He was asked how he was able to lose the weight that he had and it came down to the only reason that anyone EVER makes a change...well, there's two reasons... If you wonder why you can't ever make lasting changes or even make any change, it is because of these two reasons aren't powerful enough yet. Make sure to tune in to find out what these two motivating factors are and HOW you can implement them today!...
Mar 04, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 127
After a week off for the first time, Derek comes back with a message about working through the hard times. We see people on social media that seem to have it all together and we see silly hashtags about no bad days but that isn't REAL life. In real life, there will be tough times...but what do we do to prepare? If you have fallen on hard times there are a few very specific things that can prepare you for them and Derek lays them all out on this episode.
Feb 25, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Derek talks about a recent "Superman and Kryptonite" exercise that he went through that completely exposed the truth to him. Most of the time, we skirt around the truth when it comes to weaknesses. Sometimes we even take passive aggressive shots but very rarely do we take them head on. For true growth, truth has to be accepted and this exercise that is laid out will provide it if you are willing to get out of your comfort zone...
Feb 11, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 125
One of the pillars of the entire Primal King platform and podcast is LEGACY. Derek asks every guest that he has on what they want their legacy to be...but what does that really mean? How can you tell if you are actually leaving a legacy? In this episode, Derek talks about the ONE simple way that you can leave a legacy. Hint: it has nothing to do with having your name on a building or how much money you will leave behind.
Feb 04, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Taylor Conroy has done a little bit of everything; from being a firefighter, a bodybuilder and a successful real estate entrepreneur to using psychedelics for growth and helping more than 200,000 people around the world through his social enterprise "Change Heroes." This is a different episode than Derek usually does. You will get to hear him and Taylor get into the "5D Plain," fulfillment, using psychedelics for expansion and what is going on in the world today and why it is such a great and in...
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Derek talks about two recent events that created fear; one that happened to him and one that happened to his daughter. The tricky thing about fear is that your brain can't distinguish whether or not if there is actual danger or whether the fear is actually REAL. If you find yourself scared to do something or if you seem to be living in a constant state of fear, Derek will walk you through how to distinguish the two and how you can quickly get through it.
Jan 21, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 122
In this week's solo episode, Derek takes on the taboo subject of politics...well, political theatre to be more precise. Manipulation, marketing campaigns, shaming and coercion seem to be running rampant. If you are objective at all, you have most likely witnessed this in the past couple years. The real question is what do we do about it? Derek talks about the 3 key steps to take to get out of the theatre and live a great life. These 3 action steps will protect you against all of the noise and th...
Jan 14, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 121
In this solo episode, Derek talks about the correlation between what we want and what we are willing to work for. We all know how easy it is to want something but not actually take steps to achieve the "want." Have you ever seen someone who is at a rough point in their life and they wanted to be there? Not usually. Typically they wanted much much more but never took the action steps (work) to achieve it. If you feel like you are wanting something but not achieving it, this episode will help you ...
Jan 07, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 120
We are wrapping up 2021 and Derek and Jess come together for a special episode and discuss the 5 questions that they believe are important for everyone to answer. This is a great episode to take some notes on and dive into the questions that they talk about. It's part reflection and part projection. They had fun with this one and they're sure you will too!
Dec 31, 2021•1 hr
In this episode Derek talks about a recent event that left him, maybe for the first time, truly disappointed in one of his kids. After some reflection he takes you through the reasons that so many of us don't do the things that we truly want to do which all comes back to a fear of judgement. Rather than pursuing our dreams, we worry about what someone might say. Rather than living how we want to live, we live by others' standards and never reach true fulfillment and alignment. The recent event s...
Dec 24, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Tareq Azim has so many accomplishments it's hard to put them all down but among them is training elite level athletes from the NFL and Mixed Martial Arts. He also has his famous "Disruptor" events helping high level executives regain their happiness and purpose. His new book "Empower" will be available January 11th, 2022 and will be a massive hit. Tareq's family were forced from their native country, Afghanistan, when the USSR invaded and it changed the trajectory of his life. He has never let t...
Dec 17, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Derek talks about a very impactful talk that he heard several years ago about how to know who you can save. So often in life we try to help as many people as we can. Some of us even experience anxiety or depression over not being able to help our kids, our family or our friends. How do we reconcile it? How do we sleep at night knowing how many people are suffering and need help? If you are ever feeling overwhelmed about who you can help or why it is that you can't get through to certain people, ...
Dec 10, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Brandon Poulin is the co-founder of the massively successful LadyBoss business and movement. Along with his wife Kaelin, they have not only changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of women but have done it while navigating through their marriage, their business and their young kids. For most people, just building a culture-changing movement would be challenging but when you are walking through it with your spouse, it can present a different set of challenges but it can also present massive fu...
Dec 03, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 115
As we approach the holiday season, it can be magical. Christmas songs, food, lights and cheer are all around...but it can also be one of the hardest times of the year as well. In this episode, Derek introduces a challenge as well as one of the things that he is doing to try to be a blessing in someone's life this holiday season. Sometimes if we're doing well, we don't realize that not everyone around us is doing well also. Derek talks about a few examples of how it's easy to think that we are al...
Nov 26, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Your favorite guest is back again! This week, Jess comes on to talk to Derek about whether all of their decisions have been based more on faith or through courage. Most people think that if they have enough faith, things will work out. Often times though, the first step still takes tons of courage. On the other side, without faith, how can you keep going? Derek and Jess have a little different take on why they have gotten where they have and which of these contributed more to their success but t...
Nov 19, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Expectations have been falling for quite some time. Standards on what it means to live a great life have also fallen. The best way to have an apathetic, uninspired population is to set the expectations of our lives so low that we never have to worry about being disappointed about missing our mark. Do you want to have a great marriage? Raise your relationship expectation. Do you want to have more money? Raise your financial standards. The list goes on and on. If you are tired of living a mediocre...
Nov 12, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Jim Huntsman is the host of the Western Huntsman podcast and is back for round two on the Primal King Podcast! This time around, Jim and Derek talk about a number of different things from teaching our kids to hunt and why it's vital to their future survival to Jim's new homestead and even touch on homeschooling and current events. Derek and Jim also discuss some current event issues and believe that two small-town Idaho boys can solve all of our problems!
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 111
In today's episode, Derek takes on the very taboo issue of VIOLENCE. Most of us, especially men, have been taught from a very young age that violence is never the answer. Is that actually true though? Is violence NEVER the answer? Derek talks about a few different instances around the topic of violence that seem to be going against our hard wiring as humans. Since we live in a society that preaches zero violence, are we setting our young men up for failure? Tune in to this episode to find out!...
Oct 29, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 110
In this episode, Derek talks about a new book that he started that caused him to deeply reflect on giving...and how much to give. Most of us like to think that we are giving, charitable people. We'll drop a few bucks in the can here and there or maybe we throw a $20 in the offering plate at church. How often do we actually give until it hurts though? There are two different stories that will drive the laws of reciprocity home crystal clear and this ONE universal law could be your missing ingredi...
Oct 22, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 109
