1357: Between All And Nothing - Clearing The Confusion

CONSISTENT by Primal Potential

Elizabeth Benton

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

5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

We all know what all looks like — strict rules, clean eating, heavy discipline.
And we definitely know what nothing looks like — throwing in the towel and saying, "Whatever, I'll start over Monday."

But what about the middle?
Why does it feel so hard to define… let alone stay in?

In today's episode, I'm unpacking a powerful conversation I had with a client who said something so many of us feel:

"Navigating the middle feels lost — like no direction. It feels like too much freedom and an impossible place to navigate."

Especially this time of year — when schedules are packed, events are frequent, and temptations are everywhere — the middle can feel impossible.

We're talking about:

Why "the middle" feels so elusive
What to do when you don't hold the line
How to adjust your goals without abandoning them
Why re-engagement matters more than perfection
And how to stay in the game — even when you miss the mark

This is not about following a perfect plan.
It's about building the resilience to keep going when life gets loud.

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🎧 Listen If You're Struggling With:

The all-or-nothing mindset
Staying on track during the holidays
Feeling like "you know what to do" but still not doing it
Letting one indulgence spiral into a week of disengagement

💬 Let's Keep the Conversation Going:

What does "the middle" look like for you right now? DM me on Instagram or tag me in your stories @elizabethbenton — I'd love to hear what this episode brought up for you.

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. Welcome
0:31.4	back to the primal potential podcast. We are inching closer to the holiday season. I don't know.
0:37.4	If you're me, it feels like it's already here.
0:41.3	And today we're going to talk about all or nothing mentality, but specifically this sense
0:47.0	of like, I don't know another way, right?
0:50.9	I've certainly been there.
0:52.5	I want to talk about the middle and when the middle feels
0:57.6	impossible, either impossible to figure out or impossible to stick with. And this conversation
1:05.0	comes from one of my clients in defense who sent me a message that I know a lot of us are going to be able to relate to.
1:12.5	Here's exactly what she said.
1:14.8	She said, I feel really lost trying to navigate the middle.
1:18.4	Like I have no direction.
1:20.7	The middle feels like too much freedom and an impossible place to navigate.
1:26.4	And then she said, honestly, I don't even think I know
1:30.1	what the middle is. And I get that feeling. And I know that that feeling can feel even louder
1:37.0	during the holiday season when we're surrounded by candy bowls and social events and school
1:42.2	functions and family gatherings.
1:45.5	And we can end up in a position where what felt really doable in March or June feels
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