The Primal Questions That Shape The Rest of Your Life | Mike Foster

In this week’s episode, I am joined by Mike Foster!

Known as the Mr. Rogers of personal development, Mike Foster is a best-selling author, speaker, and executive coach empowering people to build strong lives by turning their setbacks into superpowers.

Mike is the creator of the Primal Question Framework and is a master-trainer in the model. He is a Certified Experiential Specialist recognized by the International Society For Experiential Professionals.

Like a grace-flavored snow cone on a hot, judgmental day, Mike’s chart-topping and highly acclaimed Primal Question Podcast will give you the one-two punch you need to stop making excuses and start living a stronger, better life.

His work has been featured on Good Morning America, FOXNews and the New York Times.

Key Points • Primal questions define our identity

• Parenting influenced by primal needs

• Simplicity is key in personal growth

• Learn the "Primal Question" technique

• Understanding core drivers empowers us

Best Quotes

05:51 - 06:00

• "I think the, the thing that's so exciting about this work is I really believe in just human potential."

11:18 - 11:31

• "And we have, you know, I always say like, personal and doing this work and really understanding the, your primal question, how it drives your life, it's an opportunity to say, I'm on to me, okay." 12:28 - 12:42

• "This is why we have these conversations about kind of the core drivers of our life, understanding what is the need that we have that is asking for us to pay attention to it and start paying attention to it, start working on it."

15:48 - 16:12

• "I've never seen comparison create transformation. I've seen, you know, me actually doing the inner work, me getting honest with myself, me taking ownership of my life, me having wise mentors come alongside and challenge me. I've seen that produced transformation, but never through just straight up deluge of co compare comparing myself to other people."

30:46 - 31:02

• "You know, one of the things that's was really exciting about the research when we say research was five years of research, 6,000 hours of one-on-one interviews, 22 group labs, 32,000 assessments that come up with this framework."

31:50 - 31:57

• "Your whole orientation in relationship is about you helping people be successful."

38:33 - 38:40

• "The whole point of we take our own primal question and we place it over everybody else and assume they're asking the same question."