I contend that change isn't what most people think it is.

They think it's not having that second cookie.

They think it's not having the glass of wine. They think it's not hitting the

snooze button. But that's not where the focus of change should be.

If you really want to change, focus on what you are thinking immediately before that moment of choice.

The story you're telling yourself about your options before you make that choice,

that is change. That is where the change needs to be to get the results that you want.

Hey everybody, welcome back to the Primal Potential Podcast. I'm Elizabeth Benton.

This is our Cons 365 series, mini episodes

that air between our full-length Monday and Saturday

episodes that are intended to help you stay connected to your goals.

Stay connected to the pursuit of what you want for your life most

so that we don't continue to get distracted by what we want in any given moment.

I was having this conversation with a client of mine who was struggling with her eating choices in the evenings.

And she was saying, I keep trying to make this improvement,

but again and again I end up overeating in those pre-bedtime

hours.

And I said, I think change isn't what you're focusing on. You're focusing on I need to eat less, you're focusing

on the actual behaviors that are happening between those 7 PM and 11 PM hours, but the impetus for change, where it actually happens, where we need that big shift to be, is in the moment immediately before the decisions that you're making that you don't

feel so good about because it is the story that we tell that determines the direction in which we go.

So if the story is, I'm just tired, I don't even care, I'll do better tomorrow,

it's been a stressful day, This one thing won't hurt.

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