1351: The Real Problem Isn't the One You're Focused On

CONSISTENT by Primal Potential

Elizabeth Benton

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

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🗓️ 11 October 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

What if procrastination isn't the real problem?
What if what you see — the delay, the excuses, the inconsistency — is just smoke… and the real fire is underneath?

In today's episode, I'm walking you through a real conversation I had with a client in DEFENSE, where we uncovered the truth behind her procrastination — and it wasn't time management. It wasn't planning. It was belief. Identity. A narrow picture of what change had to look like… that she didn't even want to live.

We talk about:

Why solving surface problems doesn't lead to lasting change
How "diet food" and "I don't like exercise" become unconscious blocks
What to do when you tell yourself "I'm just not worthy"
Why you don't need to be addicted to your comfort zone anymore

👉🏼 This is exactly the kind of work we do in DEFENSE. Applications just opened to the waitlist. Spots are extremely limited - only 20 are available.

We spend 8 weeks together, and you'll leave with a 50+ page custom strategy guide tailored to you.
No templates. No one-size-fits-all. Just transformation, built around your life.

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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.
0:29.3	Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the primal potential podcast. I am Elizabeth Benton.
0:35.7	Thanks so much for joining me. I want to kind of take you behind
0:38.3	the scenes today. I have been having the best time working with 22, to be exact,
0:44.8	22 clients in the eight-week defense program. And I wanted to share with you a couple of the
0:51.8	conversations we've been having. because defense, for those of
0:55.9	you who don't know, I am so excited about it. I think it's the most effective work I've done in
1:01.9	the last 11 or so years in business because what I have realized is that most people are really
1:09.5	experienced in the offensive approaches to change.
1:13.0	So whether that is, I'm going to stick to a budget, I'm going to use this new financial
1:17.3	software, I'm going to go on this diet, I'm going to follow this meal plan, those are all
1:22.1	offensive.
1:23.1	And offense matters.
1:24.1	Offense is great, but offense without defense is ineffective, is incomplete.
1:30.3	We'll not win games. We'll certainly not get you where you need to go. Defense is where
1:36.3	you need reinforcements and protection. Specifically, the areas where it always falls apart
1:43.2	for you. What I hear a lot of times from clients is I can do
1:49.9	really well, but then this inevitably comes up. Like, I can do well for a while, but then it's like
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