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I turn 35 this weekend. I think there’s about 20 years between these photos (yes I was 14-15 in the blue shirt) It’s crazy to think that these are the same person. Sometimes I forget I even looked like that in the past and don’t even recognize that person. I show up relentlessly when things are going well. And when things are going poorly, you’ll think they’re going well because I show up just the same. It matters a lot to do that, because if you’re looking to find confidence and certainty in yourself, you have to be worlds more reliable than anyone or anything else. Most people are driven solely by what surrounds them. But people who find true success are driven regardless of what happens around them or to them. The difference between you and the version of yourself that you wish you were is that you still allow yourself to negotiate. Once you stop giving yourself the option to quit, that’s when you’ll stop quitting. Do you think when my 4:00am alarm goes off every single day, I sit there and wonder whether not I’m gonna stand up and do what needs to be done? No. I stand up out of bed and do what needs to be done every single time. Because there’s no other option. If you want certainty and you want confidence in your life, create it by being 1000% reliable to yourself....