The things that bother us most in other people usually bother us in those other people

because they poke at something, often unconscious, that bothers us about ourselves.

Hey, everybody, welcome back to the Primal Potential Podcast.

I am Elizabeth Benton.

This is our consistency 365 series. These are many episodes

that air between our full-length Monday and Saturday episodes so that we can all

build the habit of taking advantage of every day to move the needle

towards our goals and no longer waiting for the right time, waiting until we feel like

we have time, waiting until we feel like we have time, waiting until we feel more motivated or have a specific plan,

every day gives us opportunities to move the needle and we need to get better at seizing them every day.

I was having an exchange with a client of mine who had a reaction to some things that drive

her crazy about her family.

Among other things, one of them is they're always late.

They're always late and that drives me crazy.

And you might think, okay, but I'm not always late and that's why it drives me crazy.

But here's the thing.

It's not an issue of time management that bugs you.

It's an issue of the fact that their word isn't good.

They said they would be someplace at a certain time

and they didn't keep their word.

And that pokes at us when we are somebody who often doesn't keep our own word.

But it's a lot easier to point out the flaws in other people

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