Primal King Podcast

Nick Thayer is a Coast Guard veteran and developed a love of fitness that led him into becoming a Crossfit coach. That passion didn't stop there though and it ended up leading him to a place that he never could have expected; The Tactical Games. The Tactical Games will push even the most fierce competitors and warriors to their limits. With a mixture of physical hardship and precision shooting, Th...

Sometimes marriage can make us all a little complacent. We may gain a few extra pounds or we may start taking for granted all of the things that got us together in the first place. So, if you woke up single tomorrow, would you be attractive to date? It's a weird question but it's one worth asking... Derek and Jess take on this question after they saw it posed on a Facebook post and they walk you t...

This week Derek and Jess dive into the topic of marriage and where it should rate in regards to everything else in life. We live in the "hustle" culture that can make us think that there are many things more important than a marriage but is that true? Well, maybe at certain points... Derek and Jess talk about marriage and how to make it a priority even when things are busy. They also dive into int...

TJ Morris aka "Bear" has had a pretty incredible path to where he is now which is the owner and CEO of several different businesses and ventures as well as leading a massive YouTube following. From starting out as a drummer in a metal band that couldn't get gigs booked and deciding to make enough money to be able to get his own shows and book other bands to play with them to a wobbly path to findi...

It's Couples Edition time again! This week, Derek and Jess dive into the complex issue of how hard is too hard when it comes to pushing your kids... So often in our modern society, we see kids being held to less and less of a standard. We have turned into a culture of "if it feels good do it" and that has become a problem. Everywhere we look it seems like there are spoiled, entitled, ungrateful li...

We here a lot about how we are now in the period of time with the most anxious, depressed and addicted society that we have ever had. Why is that? While there could be several reasons for this, whether it is diet, purpose or a number of other factors, could it actually be the GAP? In this episode, Derek breaks down why this GAP could actually be one of the driving factors for why we continue livin...

How do you keep going when things get hard? What is the fuel that you use? Or...do you just quit... What most people fail to realize in our "instant delivery" society is that almost anything that is worthwhile takes time. It also takes more resolve and mental toughness than we are ever led to believe. Businesses often fail in the first couple of years but why is that? Could it be that too many of...

Aaron Zar is the owner of SLNT, one of the most important businesses out there that is taking the drawbacks and potential hazards of current technology head on. They are entrusted by military, governments, business leaders and travelers who want to have the peace of mind knowing their information is safe. SLNT's mission is simple; to empower humanity to reclaim their right to disconnect. In this e...

Telling the truth is easy, right? None of us ever want to be liars. However, it can also be one of the most difficult things in life and in business... A little lie here about why a customer didn't get their order earlier. A little lie there about something to your spouse. These all add up and the outcome is NEVER good. Sooner or later, truth will always come out.  Derek and Jess had two different...

If you aren't getting the results you want, here's why...you aren't making the choices and decisions that people would make to get the results you want. If you want to be rich...you can't make poor people decisions If you want to be fit...you can't make overweight people decisions If you want a great marriage...you can't make single people choices Success in nearly every area of life leaves clues...

After being together for over 20 years, are we still the same people? Of course not. After all, if you're the same person you were 20 years ago then you obviously haven't evolved or grown. If we all grow over the timespan of our marriages, how can we make sure that we grow together and not apart? That is a big topic... In this Couples Episode, Derek and Jess talk about when their mental growth sta...

When is the last time that you committed to ANYTHING good or healthy for 75 days? How about for 30 days? How about for even 14 days? Most of us, if we are being completely honest, will have a hard time remembering. It's very easy to work on developing "healthy" habits but so often life will throw us curveballs that knock us off track. It could be the unexpected travel. It could be the last minute...

Social media is like a fun house mirror at the circus; there is some truth to it but it's an absolute distortion of reality. All of the "successful" people that you see have one true thing in common and it's not the Lambos and beachfront properties...it's that they've all FAILED more times than they could count. It isn't popular to talk about failing. In fact, if you have any ego at all, it can ac...

If you live rural you definitely know what a bungee cord is. You've probably used them to tie down things or strap things in at some point. So...what does a bungee cord have to do with us holding back our progress? In this episode, Derek dives deep into stretching our capacity and how it is the single greatest factor in growing our mindset and mental toughness.  Most of us will never know why we a...

Derek had a memory pop up from two years ago that can teach us all a HUGE lesson... Two years ago, his daughter wasn't able to get a single minute of playing time in her team's championship game. With Derek's history in sports, he wasn't used to not being in the game and it was even harder to see his daughter not get a single second of playing time.  This may not seem like the end of the world for...

We always hear how much people that achieve greatness have to sacrifice. Almost everyone has their own "success story" that they talk about. It could be the amount of hours that they had to put in. It could be how hard they had to work. It may be how much money they invested or borrowed. These are stories that are talked about ALL THE TIME. But what about the cost of greatness that could impact ou...

We all want to believe that we are irreplaceable, right? After all, most of us think we are the most important person ever created...but what if we actually aren't that important at all?  In the past couple weeks, we have seen two of the most respected and successful coaches in football retire and each of them had their replacement hired within 48 hours. We've all seen loved ones and famous people...

Jeramiah Solven is a decorated former Army Ranger, an Ultra Racer (completing multiple 100+ mile races), a podcast host and a leadership and high performance coach. To say that he has completerd a few challenging things in his life would be a huge understatement.  In this converstaion, Derek and Jeramiah dive into not just deciding what you want in life like so many will try to do and most likely...

It's hard to argue that we have moved from a spiritual world to a digital world. Data, metrics and measurements have taken over where we might have been able to clearly hear our intuition. We can complain about it but we're all guilty. If everything you do is only based on logic and data, are you missing out on a critical voice? Maybe even the voice of God? Derek believes so... In this episode, De...

Will 2024 be one of, if not the most, chaotic years most of us have ever seen? If so, what can we do to THRIVE despite any of the chaos? Do you have a gut feeling that we are walking into a pretty volatile year? So many people seem to have the feeling that we are. With so many different things that could escalate into chaos such as middle eastern wars, our southern border being wide open, civil un...

Frank Sell has been an entreprenuer for over 20 years and has the bumps and bruises to show it. It all started with a $100 investment into a VHS tape to learn how to fix hail damaged cars. For anyone that has ever started and grown a business, they know exactly how hard it can be to get things up and going. On the other hand, having someone tell you what you'll make and when you'll work and not wo...

Have you ever heard someone say "don't take it so personal?" Most of us have... Rather than not taking things personal, maybe we should. Maybe we SHOULD hold enough of a grudge to fuel the fire that otherwise might not be there. In this episode Derek goes through several examples of people that have taken things personally. From athletes to business owners and everyone in between, the best of the...

How many times have you asked yourself or your significant other how much is enough? How many times have you wondered if it's all "worth it" to keep pushing even after your basic needs are taken care of? When does wanting to "do well" turn into greed? These are the types of questions that Derek and Jess tackle in this very important episode. They dive deep into the reasons why it's okay to want mo...

If you have ever heard the saying that "nice guys finish last" you probably think it's because they are getting pushed over by the "mean guys." What if that wasn't the case at all? What if the goal is to NEVER become the nice guy at all? In this episode, Derek reflects on a conversation that he recently had that made this point crystal clear and how he was the "nice guy" in a situation that really...

Slavery is a thing of the past, right? Well, maybe not... If the definition of slavery is to be owned by someone else, what would it be called to be owned by SOMETHING else? So many of us are owned by debt or a mortgage or a relationship that forces us to not be able to be truly free. Would that be called a slave?  In this episode, Derek dives into how so many of us are living in a modern day, sel...