486: How to Be Self-Reliant & Ready for the Unexpected | Clint Emerson

Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/clintemerson486 Clint Emerson (IG: @100deadlyskills) grew up in Saudi Arabia, attended high school in North Dallas and enlisted in the Navy in 1994, serving as a SEAL operator at SEAL Team Three, the NSA, and SEAL Team Six, before retiring in 2015. Now he runs a crisis-management company, Escape the Wolf. Today we’re discussing Clint’s latest book, The Rugged Life: The Modern Guide to Self-Reliance. Stick around and learn how to design and live a more independent life for you and your family. In this episode, we discuss: What does the “rugged life” mean? Start with your interests Be your own homemaker Learn how to collect water + how to filter it You still need an income to live off-grid Be your own power grid Do you like who you’re living with? How to make a vertical garden out of old tires Ideas to monetize your farm The willingness to fail Build a community to barter with How to build a chicken coop in your backyard Understanding the cycle of life and death on the farm The spiritual aspect of valuing nature Be your own protector Become your own handyman Solve your own problems Being self-reliant doesn’t mean being stupid Clint’s transition from being a Navy SEAL to civilian life Make a decision, do research, take action Movement is naturally built into the rugged life Take advantage of luxury & time Show sponsors: Oura Ring <== Buy the Oura Ring Generation 3 and get 6 free months of Oura membership BiOptimizers <== Get your free bottle of Masszymes & 3 eBooks Cymbiotika <== 15% off all Cymbiotika products by using the code ultimatehealth at checkout Related links: Clint Emerson - The Rugged Life (book) Clint Emerson’s website Follow Clint Emerson on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Clint Emerson - 100 Deadly Skills (book) Clint Emerson - 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition (book) Can You Survive This Podcast with Clint Emerson Trayer Wildnerness Related episodes: Too Much Comfort Is Destroying Your Health & What to Do About It | Michael Easter (#441) 370: John & Molly Chester – The Biggest Little Farm 344: Rob Greenfield – Living A Simple & Sustainable Life 307: Elizabeth Willard Thames aka Mrs. Frugalwoods – Financial Independence Through Simple Living 227: Andy Couturier – The Abundance Of Less • Enjoying The Process • Thinking For Yourself Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. Making a purchase through these links won’t cost you anything but we will receive a small commission. This is an easy, free way of supporting the podcast. Thank you! How can you support our podcast? 1. Apple users, please subscribe and review our show on Apple Podcasts, we make sure to read them all. Android users, be sure to subscribe to our show on Google Podcasts. Subscribers never miss any of the action ;) 2. If you'd prefer to watch vs listen to the interviews, head over to our YouTube channel and enjoy the full video conversations. Be sure and subscribe while you're there. 3. Tell a friend about The Ultimate Health Podcast. They will surely thank you later. You can use the envelope button below to email a friend or tell them about TUHP in person. 4. Join TUHP Facebook community (FREE). This is where we all stay in touch and ask questions in between episodes. Join our community. 5. Follow our adventures on our favourite social media platform, Instagram. 6. Download The Ultimate Health Podcast app (FREE). This way you'll have our whole library of episodes right at your fingertips. Download our iOS/Apple app or our Android app. 7. Share using the buttons below. Thank you!