281: Is It Self-Sabotage?
CONSISTENT by Primal Potential
Elizabeth Benton
4.9 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 January 2017
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
I ask every one of my Primal Potential e-mail readers: how can I help? What do you need from me? Recently, I've seen a number of responses talking about self-sabotage.
I can't say I'm surprised by the number of people who feel like they self-sabotage - like they are intentionally setting themselves up for failure.
Here's the thing though: I don't think it's self sabotage, at all.
I think it's inconsistency and lack of practice. I believe that calling it self-sabotage is way more dramatic than it actually is and I think the drama holds us back and prevents us from seeing a far simpler truth: we're inconsistent and we can change it.
In today's episode I'm talking about self-sabotage, failures and how to change deeply engrained patterns on behavior. Don't miss it!
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| 0:00.0 | This is Primal Potential and I am your host, Elizabeth Benton. |
| 0:06.6 | Through education, motivation, and implementation, we will bridge the gap between knowing and |
| 0:13.7 | doing so we can master fat loss naturally and help you reach your highest potential. |
| 0:21.3 | Let's get started. |
| 0:25.3 | Hello everybody and welcome back to the Primal Potential podcast. |
| 0:29.0 | My name is Elizabeth Benton and I am so glad you are back to hang out with me and talk about |
| 0:35.6 | some strategies that will help you live your very best life. |
| 0:40.8 | And my goal in 2017 is to do everything in my power to help you do that, to help you move |
| 0:50.7 | from thinking about it, to embracing it, taking action, from being pissed off or resentful about |
| 0:58.4 | the work required to improve your life, to being enthusiastic about it, grateful for it even, |
| 1:04.9 | excited about what is ahead and confident, really truly believing that your best life is possible |
| 1:12.4 | and you have everything you need to create it. To that aim, today we're talking about failure and |
| 1:20.1 | sabotage and I will first say that I have been there. I have lost weight and put it back on, |
| 1:25.9 | I have started diets, seen them work and then stopped, right? And I've read hundreds of emails |
| 1:33.6 | from you guys and one of the things that comes up very regularly is this idea of self sabotage. |
| 1:42.0 | And I'll warn you ahead of time that my thoughts on this might seem strong. |
| 1:47.7 | That doesn't mean I'm judging anybody who feels like they struggle with self sabotage. |
| 1:53.5 | There's a difference between conviction and judgment. What I'm about to say, I very, very much believe |
| 2:01.0 | in it, I very strongly believe in it. That doesn't mean that I don't understand people who feel like |
| 2:08.1 | I'm sabotaging and sabotaging and I'm certainly not judging you. I've eaten food out of the trash |
| 2:13.2 | more than once. I've done it all so I can assure you there is no judgment. |
| 2:18.4 | Let's dive into this idea of self sabotage. People feel like they are making progress |
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