Andy Stumpf

Somebody did this, so I had to.

No, somebody did this, so you chose to.

And that sucks.

I mean, I get it.

Don't get me wrong.

I mean, I'm not a bastion of success over here.

And it is so much easier to point fingers out in an external direction and be like, this happened because of that and this and this and that and that.

And yeah, that's not generally the case, if not ever the case, because nobody can make you do anything, especially in the world when it comes to giving up.

So you need to bring all of your energy and focus onto what you can control and cut away all of the BS associated with like, well, how could I be the special person?

How could I do it if they can't?

Who cares?

Let other people be on their journey.

When you go into a selection process, the best way, in my opinion, to build your confidence

is to take control over the things you have control over, which is yourself, your training, your preparation, your hydration, your food, your recovery.

God, recovery is left out of so many of those things.

All of those things, and you sharpen the blade to the point where you cannot sharpen it anymore for who you are and given the time that you have allotted.

And then you put everything else aside and you use that blade to the best of your ability and you refuse to surrender to the insecurities or any thoughts that you may have about giving up because you realize that nobody can make you quit and nothing can last forever, especially a selection course or a crucible program.

So by focusing on you, that's the way you build your confidence.

When should you be confident?

When you've put in the work.