Surfing with Confidence: Fake it 'til you make it.

How do you become confident out there in the water? I’ve been thinking about this a ton lately and, while safety is a huge priority, getting out of your comfort zone is too. “Fake it ‘til you make it” is the phrase that comes to mind.

I think it’s really important to go for waves every sesh that are out of my comfort zone, that look a little bigger and gnarlier than I’m cool with. And to be approaching it with confidence: Ok, I’m gonna rip this. Half the time I eat shit. But the other half? I may not quite rip it, but I make it, and my confidence gets a boost. I’m learning, I’m growing, I’m expanding what I can do.

You have to keep moving forward. It’s all process. And the more opportunities you give yourself to prove you can do it, the more confidence you’ll have.