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CONSISTENT by Primal Potential

1347: The Whole Truth (and Nothing But the Truth)

CONSISTENT by Primal Potential

Elizabeth Benton

Money, Self-improvement, Inspiration, Transformation, Motivation, Affirmations, Health & Fitness, Mindset, Selfhelp, Weightloss, Education, Loseweight, Goals, Nutrition

52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

We’re quick to spot the truth in other people’s choices:
“If he would just manage his time better…”
“If she’d finish one thing before starting the next…”

But when it comes to our own patterns? The truth feels harder to see — and even harder to admit.

In this episode, I’m digging into the critical practice of telling yourself the truth — the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Because the stories we tell ourselves don’t have to be true to shape our lives. They just have to go unopposed.

You’ll hear:

  • Why it’s easier to analyze their problems than to face our own

  • How “permissive phrases” like “I’ll start tomorrow” or “I need this to take the edge off” quietly run the show

  • A client story that shows exactly how to challenge vague justifications and uncover the truth

  • The difference between evaluation (judging yourself) and coaching (creating a way forward)

  • A simple 3-step challenge to practice radical honesty and break free from excuses and procrastination

If you’ve ever wondered why you keep starting over, why you feel stuck in cycles of “I’ll do better tomorrow,” or why it’s so much easier to see solutions for other people than for yourself — this episode will be a game-changer.

Your breakthrough is on the other side of one question: “What’s the truth here?”

Transcript

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0:00.0

If you want to be more consistent, you're in the right place. I'm Elizabeth Benton. Welcome to

0:07.1

Consistent, a podcast by Primal Potential that is for all of you who feel frustrated by your lack of

0:13.3

progress or overwhelmed by all the change that you want to make in your life. Here, we stop frantically

0:20.5

chasing new habits and start

0:22.6

strategically building a structure of consistency. Let's get into it. Hello, everybody,

0:30.5

and welcome back to the primal potential podcast. I am Elizabeth Benton. We're going to talk about

0:36.4

the truth today. The whole truth. Where I want to

0:39.8

start with this is, have you ever noticed how easy it is to solve everybody else's problems?

0:44.6

Have you ever found it very easy to see exactly what is wrong with somebody else's choices or

0:51.0

somebody else's behaviors? If somebody you know really wants to improve their

0:56.0

finances, like, you know what they need to do, you know what they need to change, you know what the

0:59.7

problem is. If you're talking to a friend or a loved one who really wants to lose weight,

1:03.6

like, you've got it figured out, right? Sometimes I'll look at my husband and I'll think,

1:08.8

if you just ask, I really think you should manage your time

1:12.8

better and I think you need to be more specific about what needs to get done. And I think you should

1:16.4

really work to finish one thing before you move on to the next from the outside. Easy.

1:22.1

But when it comes to our own choices and our own patterns and our own struggles, suddenly it feels kind of murky.

1:29.4

Suddenly the solutions don't feel so obvious. Yeah, well, it's tricky because I'm not really

1:34.6

sure where I should start. I don't really know that I can do that because of this and the other thing.

1:42.2

It's very easy to be honest about other people's circumstances,

1:46.9

other people's struggles, other people's problematic behaviors.

1:51.5

But we're a lot less likely to be that level of honest with ourselves.

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