It took me a long time to realize that to walk around without a certain amount of belief in myself, to walk onto a job with my tail between my legs, wasn't behooving anyone else.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I look at my career and it's still hard for me to believe the way things turned out and how things happened. I've been so blessed.
I spent most of the early years of my walk with God focused on what was wrong with me. Most of us probably do that, hoping to change ourselves.
When I started working, I didn't have a clue what I was doing, in that I was just wandering around, hoping that I could succeed. Then after I got a little under my belt, it took me about 25 years to feel like I knew what I was doing.
I realized that I've lived half my life already, and it's time to believe in - and stand up for - myself.
I've always had a belief in myself and an ability to always do what I believe.
I had a massive amount of self-belief when I did stand-up.
I have grown to appreciate the power of believing in myself and of always having faith in myself. I rarely look back; instead, I always look forward. There is so much of life that we miss when we wallow in regret.
I was raised to sense what someone wanted me to be and be that kind of person. It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.
And one thing that I always believed and that I knew for certain was that I could never have sustained a personal relationship while I worked this hard, or while I was that driven this intensely by the story.
I've always believed in myself, and it's such a long competition over two days, you can't worry about what anyone else is doing.