# 1416: Why We Stay in the Struggle (1 Big Lie)

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Podcast: [CONSISTENT by Primal Potential](https://stenobird.com/podcast/consistent-by-primal-potential-172811)
Published: 2026-05-25T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

What if the real enemy to your progress isn't your motivation, your plan, or how busy you are — but self-sufficiency? The belief that you should be able to handle this yourself. In this episode, I name the four disguises self-sufficiency wears in our lives, and what it's actually costing you to keep wearing them. The protection is the wound. Defense Foundations starts June 1. Apply: elizabethbenton.com/defense-app The perspective you need is one you can't get to on your own. The next honest move is to let someone else have one.

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