The Minor League: Are You Underestimating Yourself?The Minor League: Are You Underestimating Yourself?
Addict II Athlete Podcast
Savannah and Blu talk about how underestimating yourself fuels stress, doubt and vulnerability in the teenage years, especially around addiction risk. Through personal stories and practical advice, they highlight ways to build genuine self-confidence from the inside out.
27:03•28 Apr 2021
The Minor League: Stop Underestimating Yourself
Episode Overview
- Relying on external approval for self-worth creates ongoing stress and anxiety.
- True confidence comes from acknowledging your own effort and progress, not just results.
- Both praise and criticism can distort self-image, so it helps to hold neither too tightly.
- Small changes in feedback, like focusing on what went right, can significantly boost confidence.
- If you don’t know what others think or why something happened, ask or observe rather than guessing.
“If you don’t know, don’t guess, because you always guess wrong.”
Curious about how others manage their sobriety journey? This chatty, down-to-earth episode of Addict II Athlete’s Minor League series leans into one deceptively simple idea: stop underestimating yourself. Co-hosts Savannah Robinson and her dad, therapist and addiction counsellor Blu Robinson, aim their conversation squarely at teenagers and young adults – the same age range Blu notes as the most common window for addiction to begin.
Their message sits right at the intersection of mental health, self-worth and staying out of, or getting out of, addiction. Drawing from the teen-focused book *Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff for Teens*, they talk about how relying on others for constant approval ramps up stress and anxiety. As Blu reads, “If we don’t get the approval we’re looking for, we feel anxious and stressed.
And even if we do get it, we’re always wondering if it’ll last.” From there, they unpack how this pattern can crush confidence and make people vulnerable to peer pressure and unhealthy choices. Savannah shares her recent lifeguard certification story, including failing her written test the first time and the spiral of self-doubt that followed, then how she regrouped by focusing on the present rather than beating herself up.
She also talks about a classmate whose confidence grew from “my parents kind of forced me to be here” to proudly landing his first job. Blu adds memorable examples from schools, like the teacher who swapped a red pen for a green one and watched students’ test scores rise, and he drops advice inspired by Gary Vaynerchuk about not over-attaching to either praise or criticism.
Together, they stress the importance of giving yourself credit, questioning negative self-talk, and not guessing what others think. If you’re in recovery, supporting someone who is, or raising teens on the edge of big life choices, this episode might have you asking: where have you been selling yourself short, and what happens if you stop?
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