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Chandler Reese Durham

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“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”

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#hyrox #hyroxnashville2026 #memphis taken in Memphis, Tennessee by @chandlerreesethebeast

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About two years ago I was in one of the hardest seasons of my life. I had started the fire academy while simultaneously going through EMT school. At the same time, I was going through a breakup with the woman I thought I was going to marry, facing eviction, drowning in debt, and watching my car slowly fall apart. My eating habits were terrible, and I used alcohol and meaningless relationships to cope with how broken everything felt. Instead of helping, those choices only made life harder. More in Comments. taken in Memphis, Tennessee by @chandlerreesethebeast

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“Do the hard thing.”

I’m not the best. I’m not even remotely close to being the best.

I’ve never been someone who naturally excels at everything I do. Whether it’s physically, mentally, or academically, I’ve always felt like I had to work twice as hard just to meet the same standard as everyone else.

And for a long time, that made it difficult to believe in myself.

But somewhere along the way, I realized something: Confidence isn’t something you have to possess before you take on a challenge. It’s something you develop by overcoming one.

Confidence isn’t the starting point. It’s the result.

That’s why I choose to do hard things.

Every time I push myself beyond what I thought I was capable of, every time I finish a workout I wanted to quit, every time I accomplish something that once seemed impossible, I prove something to myself.

I prove that I’m capable. That I’m resilient. That I can endure more than I thought possible.

And every one of those experiences becomes evidence. Evidence that I can trust myself to show up, to push through, and to keep going when things get difficult.

That evidence builds something far more valuable than temporary motivation.

It builds earned confidence.

Not the kind you fake. Not the kind someone gives you through praise or validation. But the kind you earn through discipline, discomfort, and repeatedly proving to yourself that you can do difficult things.

I don’t do hard things because I’m confident.

I’m confident because I do hard things.
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#memphis #firefighter #fitness by @chandlerreesethebeast

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What would your time be? #hyroxnashville2026 #hyrox #fitness #memphis taken in Memphis, Tennessee by @chandlerreesethebeast

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Who are you? FIGHT DAY MARCH 14th 🔥🔥🔥 LINK IN BIO taken in Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee by @chandlerreesethebeast

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10 months ago

9 years in the making - Congrats to the Millers❤️🎉🥂 taken in Boulder, Colorado by @chandlerreesethebeast

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a year ago

3 Flights of stairs (x3) - superset 10 Burpees each
(9 flights - 30 Burpees)
50 ft 2 1/2 - 20lbs vest - 40lbs backback - 30lbs toolbag - SCBA Mask - Helmet - Winter gear (dont want to damage turnouts)
Then a 2 mile run (no gear) #firefighter by @chandlerreesethebeast

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Life lately 🌅 by @chandlerreesethebeast

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a year ago

Did someone say Leg Day? taken in Bartlett, Tennessee by @chandlerreesethebeast

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