EP 60: Chasing Cupcakes and Unleashing Your Primal Potential with Elizabeth Benton

Today’s guest on the Relentless Growth Podcast is Elizabeth Benton, the number one bestselling author of Chasing Cupcakes, host of the widely popular Primal Potential Podcast, and a seven-figure entrepreneur. After 30 years of battling obesity and her finances, Elizabeth made the life-changing decision to create the ultimate transformation. By losing over 100 pounds and eliminating $130,000 of debt in just 13 months, she became committed to helping guide women through their own life transformations and has touched millions of lives through her story, methodologies, podcast, and products. In today’s episode, she emphasizes the importance of making conscious decisions in order to create your ultimate transformation and explains the meaning behind the phrase “Success can be scheduled.” We discuss some of the harmful thoughts she had to overcome, why she gives energy to the solution rather than the problem, and how to bridge the gap between acting and reacting. We touch on the importance of focusing on the facts, the difference between fear and danger, and how to break free from the purgatory between the past and the future, and Elizabeth speaks candidly about dealing with grief and leaves listeners with some powerful advice: focus on today’s version of the solution instead of yesterday’s version of the problem. Tune in today to learn more!Key Points From This Episode:Hear the story of how Elizabeth’s book came to be titled Chasing Cupcakes.Chris highlights some of the ways Elizabeth helps to change people’s lives, starting with the thought that our pasts are only patterns, not prisons.The key to creating any and all change is the practice of thinking differently.How she reminds herself that, with every choice, she contributes to her healing (or not).What Elizabeth means when she says that success can be scheduled.What it looked like for Elizabeth to make the decision to create her ultimate transformation.Some of the harmful thoughts she had to transform and how she came to terms with taking a slow and gradual approach.The pivotal moments that contributed to Elizabeth’s desire to change.How she prevents herself from “being dramatic” by only giving energy to the solution.The opportunities Elizabeth has in her daily life to choose the solution over the problem.Tips for bridging the gap between acting and reacting; it is a constant practice.How to balance the dual perspective of grace and conviction by focusing on efficiency.Shifting perspective from playing the victim card to making empowered decisions.Elizabeth’s parting advice: focus on today’s version of the solution instead of yesterday’s version of the problem.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Elizabeth Benton on LinkedInElizabeth Benton on InstagramPrimal PotentialChasing CupcakesDISC AssessmentNo EgoAlready FreeFuture Proofing YouGoodman CoachingChris GoodmanWork with Chris HereGet to know Chris - Connect on InstagramCoach with ChrisLearn more about Goodman Coaching