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What does it mean?
The speaker boasts that basic training is easy for them.
In plain terms
They say training doesn't challenge them.
What can you take from it?
Confidence can be expressed as claiming ease.

Where it applies

  • training camps
  • new jobs

Putting it to work

  • use confidence to motivate others

Questions to consider

  • What are the risks of claiming something is easy?
  • How does bravado affect teamwork?

Another view

It may underestimate actual difficulty.

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