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The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

421. Fitness, Motivation, Mentorship, and Life's Calling | Derek (More Plates More Dates)

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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Education, Science, Society & Culture

4.634.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2024

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down in-person with Derek from the “More Plates More Dates Podcast.” They discuss Derek's journey into the fitness industry, how he became a main player in the “manosphere,” developing self motivation, effective ways to find a mentor, and how to recognize when the adventure of your life is calling. Derek is the founder of the “More Plates More Dates” YouTube channel, where he discusses strategies to optimize your health and nutrition. He is also a co-founder of the preventative medicine company called Marek Health. - Links - 2024 tour details can be found here https://jordanbpeterson.com/events Peterson Academy https://petersonacademy.com/ For Derek: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MorePlatesMoreDates Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moreplatesmoredates/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Derek_Fitness TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moreplates Blog: https://moreplatesmoredates.com/ Gorilla Mind: https://gorillamind.com/ Marek Health: https://marekhealth.com/ Intelligent Shop: https://intelligent.shop/

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0:00.0

The Hello everybody. Today I have the opportunity to speak with Derek,

0:19.4

a social media influencer, Canadian social media influencer, there are a few of us.

0:24.1

He runs a YouTube website, a famous one.

0:27.0

More plates, more dates.

0:28.3

He's also a serial entrepreneur who runs three companies, Merrick Health, which is an organization that I use,

0:34.8

guerrilla mind and intelligent shop. And so what did we discuss? Well, we

0:42.4

discussed how Derek transformed himself and made himself successful over a multi-year period, but really starting intensely in 2016, how he became a blogger, how that transformed into a YouTube career,

0:57.1

how that rearranged his relationships with women and with people in the social environment more generally,

1:03.5

how that opened up the marketplace for him,

1:05.9

how that helped him become financially successful

1:08.5

to look for entrepreneurial activities,

1:10.3

and what that meant for him psychologically and inter-personly and financially.

1:18.5

And so, and on the way we talk about issues pertaining to men's mental and physical health on all sorts of different fronts,

1:28.0

most particularly because this is where Derek started with regard to the facilitation of performance and physical fitness,

1:35.7

but also with forays into the broader issues of motivation, enthusiasm, and confidence.

1:42.4

And so join us for that. motivation, enthusiasm, and confidence.

1:42.6

And so join us for that.

1:45.0

Well, thanks very much for coming in today.

1:46.8

Yeah, absolutely.

1:47.4

You flew in from Vancouver?

1:48.7

Yep.

1:49.2

And that's where you're based?

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