If you want to double your progress, triple your growth. Your health, your choices, your relationships and your life are only as good as you are.
I made a poster for my office that says, "If you want to double your business, triple your growth. Your business is only as good are you."
The other day, someone emailed me to say that they don't know what I mean by this. How does one grow? How do you triple your growth? How can you double your progress with anything related to personal growth?
Today I'm diving into this idea, what it means to me, how I practice it in different areas of my life and how you can, too!
https://primalpotential.com/627/
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Are you focused ENOUGH? Are you focused on the things that will make a difference?
Most of you know I have a 5 month old labrador puppy named Rumi. He is a HANDFUL. On a recent drive to visit family, I was listening to dog psychologist Cesar Milan and was fascinated when he shared that dogs in 3rd world countries don't have the behavioral problems we see in more affluent countries.
Why?
Because they are hungry.
And that got me thinking about focus and boredom. If you aren't focused on something - if you live your life kinda bored, going through the motions, THAT'S when we see maladaptive behaviors like overspending and overeating.
Drama.
In today's episode, we're going there. We're talking about it. We're talking about getting out of the rut and becoming HUNGRY for something more in your life! It's time to get focused and creating meaningful change in your life! Stop waiting!
(Are you here looking for the info to join me Monday July 8th at 6pm ET to talk about options, opportunities and the gut/brain axis? You're in the right place! Here's the link to join me!)
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I've pointed out to a few clients this week that they are asking the wrong questions. They are solving for the right thing. Most recently, a client said, "I can't figure out why I'm so inconsistent".
Wrong question. You're solving for the wrong thing.
When you ask why you're so inconsistent, you're looking for evidence to support the problem. What you should be asking is, "How can I be more consistent today?"
In today's listener Q&A episode, we're diving into your questions and a few times, we're exploring how the question can be shifted to be way more empowering and effective.
Is there an update on EB's experimentation with CBD? How is that going? Has she noticed any changes?
What does EB indulge in that IS worth it??
I don’t drink coffee, but can I do bulletproof hot tea?
What are good ways to keep a mindset focused on consistent effort over time?
How do I change a lifetimes worth of habits?
How do I get control of my mindless eating so I can lose weight for good?
How do I break free from analysis paralysis?
Dos and Don'ts of Bulletproof Coffee
Episode 621 - Breaking Barriers
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You don't have to struggle. We can ALL create personal freedom and independence from struggles, setbacks and limitations. In fact, we must!
In today's episode, we're talking stepping beyond the things you think are in your way. We're talking about opening your mind to explore new options and going beyond your comfort zone into possibility.
If you feel limited by your health, your body, your finances, career or anything else, there are options. There are things you haven't considered.
It's time to set yourself free!
If today's episode speaks to you and you'd like to learn more about the microbiome, gut health and a side-hustle that can serve others and set you free, I'd love for you to join me and Brooke Thomas on Monday July 8th at 6pm ET. To register, use this link
Join us Monday July 8th at 6pm ET to talk about the opportunity discussed on today's episode
Your Gut Health is Impacting Everything - Episode 596
Brooke's episode on Mental Health - Episode 589
Is fear holding you back? Past patterns? Doubt? FOMO? Money? No matter what it is, it's time to step out of the tangle of fear thinking!
Too many people are remaining behind the walls of their fears. They are keeping their lives small by choosing to stop everytime they bump into fear of judgement, fear of failure, fear of loss or fear of missing out.
Is there a chance that is what is holding you back? Today's episode is a must-listen!
https://primalpotential.com/623/
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Mark Nepo's The Book of Awakening
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You can create success after struggle. Don't let fear of failure or past experiences get in your way! Dozens of people have reached out to me this week expressing doubt in themselves.
They don't want to invest in the 12 Weeks to Transformation only to give up or drift again.
They're questioning whether or not this can be different.
When I ask people what they want or need, they almost always lead with the past, the story and the struggle.
On today's Q&A episode of the podcast we're answering all your questions along that theme: quitting, drifting, fear...all of it!
https://primalpotential.com/622/
Let's do it together! Registration is now open for the 12 Weeks to Transformation!
If you have questions about the 12 Weeks to Transformation, listen to these episodes:
Episode 620: It's Not Your Plan, It's Your Perspective
If you want to change your life, this is where I'd love for you to start. In today's episode, not only am I sharing how I overcame my own 3 biggest barriers, I'm also sharing some powerful mindsets that will allow you to create transformation in any and every area of your life.
If you feel like you really want to change and you're frustrated by your constant excuses, you need to listen to this.
If you feel like you swing wildly between "all" and "nothing", you need to listen to this.
If you doubt your ability to do the work and maintain your progress, this is the very episode you need to begin with.
https://primalpotential.com/621/
I'd love to invite you to join me in our summer 12 Weeks to Transformation! Registration is open now and we kick off on Sunday July 7th.
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If you have questions or you want to talk it through, be sure to let me know! I'm always just a quick message away!
It's not your plan that's the problem, it's your perspective. You don't need a new plan, you need a new perspective.
Last Thursday, I opened up our Summer 12 Weeks to Transformation to the wait list and we had an awesome live webinar about getting out of your own way.
Prior to the webinar, I sent out a survey to everyone on the list and asked them two questions:
In the webinar, we talked about the most common barriers. We talked about money. We talked about fear. We talked about inconsistency.
Today, I'm sharing part of that free training with you AND I'm opening up registration for our summer 12 Weeks to Transformation!
Join the 12 Weeks to Transformation
Are you ready to go to the next level? Are you tired of struggling? Today you're going to hear from one of my 12 Weeks to Transformation clients about how even though she had lost weight, she was still really unhappy. She didn't feel like she was in control of her life.
Instead of settling for the struggle and making herself a victim of it, she USED the struggle and the tools within the 12 Weeks to Transformation to go to the next level.
She's happier than ever. She's lost weight. She feels empowered. As you'll hear her say, she's transformed her life over the last 10 months. She's getting up earlier, she's working out more, she's drinking less, spending less, saving more, losing weight and taking great care of herself while enjoying the journey.
You don't want to miss today's episode!
https://primalpotential.com/619/
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Does your life feel like Groundhog Day? Like every day is pretty much the same as the last and you're just going through the motions, not living the life you want?
I've been there and I'll say this: I refuse to live that way anymore. Life is too short. Our potential - YOUR potential - is just too huge to settle for the same-old life you don't love.
https://primalpotential.com/618/
Today is another listener Q&A episode and Sarah and I are diving into your questions! Here are some of the topics we're tackling:
Are you living your life or are you choosing it? Are you just going through the motions or are you being intentional about creating exactly what you want in every area of your life?
Today you're going to hear directly from one of my 12 Weeks to Transformation clients about how she has become militantly on her own side. She's decided to get out of her own way and step into her potential while loving herself and her journey.
She didn't bully herself into transformation. In fact, she was gentle. She was patient. Understanding. And also: drama free and determined.
If you're wondering if you can do it, the answer is YES and today's episode will help!
https://primalpotential.com/617/
Episode 559: Identity Journaling
I'd suggest getting started with the Change Maker series of the podcast.
I am so excited to introduce you to one of my 12 Weeks to Transformation clients. Before we started working together, she shared that she was depressed and feeing lost in life. She wanted to lose weight, yes, but generally, she just wanted to be happier and healthier.
As she shares her story, she'l share the ONE THING she had to change in order to lose weight, take control of her finances and become happier than she's ever been.
If you're ready to learn more about the 12 Weeks to Transformation, don't wait! Now is the time! I would be happy to talk to you about your fears or worries! In fact, Thursday June 20th at 8pm ET I'm going live for a totally free workshop on overcoming past patterns and breaking free from habits that no longer serve you. This workshop is exclusively for people who are on the wait list, so that's absolutely your first step. Please note that I will be on there LIVE so I'll be happy to answer any questions you have!
https://primalpotential.com/616/
Episode 559: Identity Journaling
Here are some episodes and blogs you might want to check out. I also strongly encourage you to seek support from a licensed mental health professional! Here's a great place to start.
490: Pain, Joy, Depression & Progress
You know "the grind"? That feeling like you're always working on something, that "effort" is "hard" or you're just not enjoying the journey? It's all hustle, all pursuit, no pleasure?
I've certainly been there. In today's listener Q&A episode, we're answering a bunch of questions including several about how to balance growth & progress with contentment and really enjoying life and the journey of each day.
This is such a critically important topic and I hope you'll take a listen!
https://primalpotential.com/615/
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Stop complicating things. It's holding you back, slowing you down and overwhelming you.
Today we're talking about practicing simplicity in your thoughts and actions - I promise you it will fast track your progress! Whether you're thinking about changing what you eat, improving your health or fitness, losing weight, starting a business, paying off debt or enhancing your relationship, complexity is the enemy of progress!
In today's episode we'll talk about a new paradigm around progress and I'll help you catch yourself when you're adding unnecessary complexity and help you get to your simple, effective path to progress.
https://primalpotential.com/614
People complicate things to justify their inaction and support their excuses.
Complexity is the enemy of execution.
Stop adding more when less will do.
"Knowledge is about piling up facts. Wisdom lies in simplification" Martin Fischer
Eliminate the unnecessary so the necessary may speak.
What have you added to the facts?
Identify the essential & eliminate the rest.
Hop on the wait list for our Summer 12 Weeks to Transformation
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Episode 533: Simplify & Improve Your Decision Making
Do you struggle with not wanting to miss out? Do vacations, travel or evenings out get you worried about that line between deprivation and over-indulgence?
Travel used to be a total train wreck for me. I was constantly worried about food. I worried about eating too much. I stressed about not enjoying things enough and feeling like I was on the sidelines, deprived.
I really saw it as either/or - either I indulge and feel frustrated with myself, or I don't and I feel like I'm missing out and deprived.
Last week, I took a vacation in Bermuda. I shared a lot of pictures in my Instagram stories and posted daily recaps in our private (free) Primal Potential FB group. Today, I'm sharing the mindsets and strategies I employed to ensure that I didn't ever miss out AND I felt amazing every single day! You never have to feel like you're missing out again AND you don't have to return feeling like you "blew it".
https://primalpotential.com/613/
Hop on the wait list for the summer 12 Weeks to Transformation!
Join us in the free Primal Potential FB group!
Past episodes on vacation & travel include:
Episode 177 - Travel & Weight Loss
Episode 461 - Avoid Travel Train Wrecks Part 1
Episode 462 - Avoid Travel Train Wrecks Part 2
Episode 534 - Binge Eating & The Holidays
Don't forget to enter to win our weekly Saturday show giveaways! Every Saturday, we pick a winner from someone who has shared the podcast on social media (and tagged us) or left a review of the podcast in iTunes or a review of Chasing Cupcakes on Amazon!
It's another listener question & coaching episode! Today we're tackling protein smoothies - are they worth it? Should you drink them? Are they a waste of money or calories?
On all of our Saturday shows we do a GIVEAWAY! Today's winner is @karmachow! Email sarah@primapotential.com with 613 winner in the subject line! You win one of my favorite things: Artisana Coconut Butter travel packets from our sponsor - Thrive Market!
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There will be a new winner every single week, announced on the Saturday episode of the podcast! The following are ways you can win:
Curious about protein smoothies? Here's one of my fave smoothie recipes that mimicks the "Shamrock Shake" from McDonalds! Lately, the most common way I make my shakes are the two variations below:
Choc/PB
Vanilla/Berry
If you have a question for a future episode, submit them here.
Make sure you're on the wait list for the Summer 2019 12 Weeks to Transformation!
If you want to make big change in your life but you aren't sure how - this is your show. If you're going through the motions & want to break free, tune in!
Today I'm talking with Rob Murgatroyd about his decision to refuse the status quo and his unwillingness to settle for anything less than a life he loved. We're exploring how he walked about from a successful chiropractic practice and embraced uncertainty so he could create the life of his dreams instead of settling for a routine he was no longer enjoying.
Rob is so full of powerful truths and empowering mindsets. He serves up some tough love, reminding us that we can certainly continue to tell the story of why we can't do something but we're also free to stop telling that story and start to focus on how and why we can.
https://primalpotential.com/611/
Want to connect with Rob? Check out his Work Hard Play Hard mastermind here.
Ask yourself these questions:
What would it look like if this was easy?
What would it look like if this was fun?
What would it look like if this was elegant?
Learn more about morning pages for starting the day with intention & opportunity.
One of Rob's tools for creating big change in his life is to use the mantra "I belong here". While I love that mantra and think it's an awesome tool for stepping up and creating confidence, what I love most is what he said next. He said that he says it over and over (for weeks and months) "until it starts to feel real..." That's the ticket. We create these new stories and we repeat them until they feel real. Whether the story is, "I make great choices" or "I am a creative energetic problem solver" or "I belong here" - you repeat it and repeat it until it starts to feel real. (Tune in for more on this)
Chasing Cupcakes for questions
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If you're struggling with inconsistency, this episode is for you. This new perspective on the cost of inconsistency will reframe all your future choices! Today we're taking something you've probably heard before and taking it someplace new and powerful.
We all understand that consistency is something that accumulates in value over time and that inconsistency reflects a short term perspective rather than a long term one, but today, we're putting it in a whole new light that makes the price paid for your lack of consistency MUCH more real!
I'm taking you inside the 12 Weeks to Transformation with this one and I can't wait to hear what you think!
Don't forget that I'm doing free video coaching for everyone on the 12 Weeks to Transformation wait list over the next couple weeks so get on the wait list now!
Today's episode is brought to you by Four Sigmatic - you can use the coupon code PRIMAL to save 15% off your next order!
Learn more about the 12 Weeks to Transformation & get on the wait list! Registration opens up for our next 12 Weeks to Transformation in just a few weeks and between now and then, I'll be sharing FREE weekly coaching with everyone on the wait list to help you determine if my style is a good fit for you and if the 12 WT will help you crush your goals so make sure you're on that wait list!
Have a question, challenge, struggle or topic request? Share it with us here!
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Want more episodes like this? Listen to episode 548 for more tough love, straight talk and tips to create progress and momentum!
How can you get motivated? More importantly: how can you stay motivated? Get more motivated?
Saturday shows are listener question & coaching episodes and today's show definitely has a theme of motivation!
We also pick a winner for a free giveaway every Saturday!
You can enter to win by leaving a rating & review of the podcast on iTunes, leaving a review of Chasing Cupcakes on Amazon or posting a favorite episode of the Primal Potential podcast on Instagram or Facebook.
Today's winner is Joannew12 - please email sarah@primalpotential.com to claim your prize from Four Sigmatic.
Four Sigmatic is the sponsor of today's show! Check them out here and use the coupon code PRIMAL to save 15%!
Does it matter if you use decaf coffee for bulletproof coffee?
How do I get motivated? I do I keep my motivation alive and strong?
How do I commit to lifestyle change without being overwhelmed?
What steps does it take to become motivated and believe you can win this battle?
Beyond willpower, how can I change?
If you have a question, you can submit it here.
Make sure you're on the wait list for the Summer 2019 12 Weeks to Transformation!
Dos and Don'ts of Bulletproof Coffee
The Motivation Manifesto by Brendon Burchard
Eat the Yolks by Liz Wolfe
Here's the great news about change: while there are thousands of tools, tactics and approaches, you don't need to collect all of them to win. You don't need 75,000 strategies. You don't need to know more. You certainly don't need to know anything. Creating change requires just a small handful of tools that you actually use.
That right there is one of the keys - don't delude yourself into thinking that utility requires novelty - that something new is more valuable than something familiar that you just haven't implemented consistently.
In today's episode I'm sharing with you the 3 most common tools I've been using with my 12 WT clients to help them create change in their lives. I think you're going to love them! You don't want to miss today's episode!
https://primalpotential.com/608/
Get on the wait list for the Summer 12 Weeks to Transformation
Episode 579 - Change Maker Part 1 - Awareness
Episode 548 - Other Tools for Change
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If you want to hit any goal in your life, you have to know how to recover faster from setbacks & frustrations.
The other day, I had a big setback and I was emotional about it. I cried. I got mad. I spent hours focused on how I didn't understand another person's behavior or thought process.
Then, I had a bit of an "aha" moment. I came to the realization of a powerful perspective shift that I now think of as my "drama shut off" valve and I'm sharing it with you on today's episode!
Today's episode is brought to you by Four Sigmatic - you can use the coupon code PRIMAL to save 15% off your next order!
Learn more about the 12 Weeks to Transformation & get on the wait list! Registration opens up for our next 12 Weeks to Transformation in just a few weeks and between now and then, I'll be sharing FREE weekly coaching with everyone on the wait list to help you determine if my style is a good fit for you and if the 12 WT will help you crush your goals so make sure you're on that wait list!
Have a question, challenge, struggle or topic request? Share it with us here!
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Want more episodes like this? Listen to episode 548 for more tough love, straight talk and tips to create progress and momentum!
Today we are tackling how to let go of negative thoughts, past patterns and limiting beliefs. It's another listener Q&A episode AND we're announcing the winners of our 4 prizes in celebration of our 600th episode!
Don't forget! We'll be doing a giveaway on every Saturday show! To be eligible to win, leave a review of the Primal Potential podcast on iTunes or a review of Chasing Cupcakes on Amazon or post on FB or Instagram (and tag @elizabethbenton or PrimalPotentialPodcast) about your favorite episode of the podcast!
Questions tackled in today's episode include:
Old thoughts of the past keep popping up in my head. I'm ready to create change but I don't know how to let go! Please help!
What kind of coffee do you drink? Spoiler! Four Sigmatic! You can check it out here and use the code primal to save 15%!
I had no idea that there are different strains of probiotics and that they function differently. Can you talk more about this? (Listen to episode 596 for more on probiotics!)
Why do I do things I know are bad for me? (Listen to Change Maker Part 1 - episode 579)
How do I stay focused over the long term? (Spoiler: you don't)
What's the best way to cope with late-40s body changes? Listen to episode 538!
Why are you so awesome?
To get on the wait list for the summer 2019 12 Weeks to Transformation, please click here.
Need a little tough love to overcome your excuses and break out of a pattern of feeling overwhelmed or frustrated? Today's motivational minisode is serving up a dose of the truth:
You don't need to change your circumstances. You need to change the way you interact with them.
Too many people are talking themselves into their problems and their past patterns. As they do that, they're talking themselves OUT of their potential and today it's time to STOP!
Learn more about the 12 Weeks to Transformation & get on the wait list! Registration opens up for our next 12 Weeks to Transformation in just a few weeks and between now and then, I'll be sharing FREE weekly coaching with everyone on the wait list to help you determine if my style is a good fit for you and if the 12 WT will help you crush your goals so make sure you're on that wait list!
Have a question, challenge, struggle or topic request? Share it with us here!
Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram!
Want more episodes like this? Listen to episode 548 for more tough love, straight talk and tips to create progress and momentum!
Join our Primal Potential Facebook Community!
Slay all day. I'm coining a new term: slay day. We are all capable of creating a Beyonce-style level 10 day, any day!
It's time to get out of the middle and win the day we're in!
Last week, I reached out to my friend Terri-Lynn and I asked if she'd be down to have a conversation about this "slay day" concept - what it takes to totally CRUSH the day you're in, and repeat that as a pattern.
If you want to build momentum and enjoy the journey, listen in to this conversation with me and Terri-Lynn! (You can follow Terri-Lynn on Instagram here or check out her website!)
Consider these elements:
Get on the wait list for our next 12 Weeks to Transformation! I'd love to work with you!
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What's the deal with positive affirmations? Do they even work? And is journaling REALLY effective in helping you make better choices? How do I change my relationship with food? We're diving into these questions and more in today's episode of the podcast! Don't miss it!
https://primalpotential.com/603/
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