If the news has felt like too much lately, too long, too loud, too overwhelming, this is your sign to do it differently this new year. I'm Erica Mandy, host of The Newsworthy podcast. Each weekday, I break down the day's top stories in less than 15 minutes, giving you the facts, multiple perspectives, and even some lighter conversation starters, so you're not bogged down by arguing pundits or alarmist clickbait. It's a simple, efficient way to stay informed, feel confident, and move on with your day. Search The Newsworthy, wherever you're listening to this podcast, and follow or subscribe to The Newsworthy today. If the news has felt like too much lately, too long, too loud, too overwhelming, this is your sign to do it differently this new year. I'm Erica Mandy, host of The Newsworthy podcast. Each weekday, I break down the day's top stories in less than 15 minutes, giving you the facts, multiple perspectives, and even some lighter conversation starters, so you're not bogged down by arguing pundits or alarmist clickbait. It's a simple, efficient way to stay informed, feel confident, and move on with your day.

Search The Newsworthy, wherever you're listening to this podcast, and follow or subscribe to The Newsworthy today. Welcome back to the Primal Potential Podcast, not our normal intro, because

this is not our normal episode. I am Elizabeth Benton, and we are doing a 10 episode series called

The Consistency Vault. Because if you're anything like me or a lot of my clients, we can spend

a lot of time trying to build new habits, cut out problematic behaviors, and feel like it's two steps forward,

two steps back.

And we're always trying, but we never really master our goal.

We never truly overcome the struggle.

And the reason for this is that we haven't intentionally built the skill of consistency.

It's not enough to want to change. That's not a strategy. It's not enough to have clarity around

a path or a process. It's not sufficient to rely on willpower and motivation. Consistency is a skill and we can build it.

And that's what we're exploring in this 10 episode series. If you've missed the first few

episodes, go back and listen to them. They are absolutely cornerstone and critical for this skill of consistency.

Today, we're going to talk about the truth hiding in vague language and how that makes consistency

really hard to achieve. Let's talk about the things we say to ourselves that feel like

honest reflections. Things like, I'm stuck. I don't have time. I'll do it tomorrow. I'm just

tired. This is hard. All of those things feel very true. They are rooted in truth. But when we slow down and we look at them

closely, they're actually so vague that they're usually more dishonest than they are honest. Not

intentionally. I don't think we're trying to lie to ourselves, but when we stop short of being

specific, we avoid the whole truth. And that keeps us circling the same struggles,

justifying the same compromises and not even seeing that it's happening. Here's what I need you to hear.

Vague problems don't get solved. And vague language doesn't just create confusion. It straight

...