Andy Stumpf

If you're going through a selection course or a program, I know in the modern era, almost everyone in every training pipeline, whether it's military, law enforcement, whatever, go on the internet.

You're going to be able to find the testing standards.

I know this exists for first, second, and third phase for buds.

Make sure that you can pass those on your worst day.

What does that show you?

That you've put in the work, that you're trained, that you're prepared and you should be confident.

It doesn't remove risk from injury and things like that or sickness or just life happening, losing a parent, whatever it may be.

But then you know you've done the work and you're measuring it against that.

How do you do those things though?

How do you get to that point?

You cut out the BS.

Don't think about other people.

Think about yourself.

Focus and prepare for that.

And realize it's good that you're scared.

That means you're doing something that is important.

That means you're doing something that matters.

And I don't mean like terrified and paralyzed with fear, but a level of uncertainty.

God, am I good enough to do this?

Do I have what it takes?