When Perpich is saying ” You are you most valuable asset” And you are all you got I think he was trying to say to Brian to get a move on, not just sit there waiting for something to happen.  He is saying get going start surviving . Get motivated and go. Then later in the day he got moving. remembering Perpich. he said to him self a am the only thing I got, I have to do something. Perpich would tell him to stop messing around. Get motivated. Perpich was also telling him to stop messing around. Get motivated. Perpich was also telling him you are the best thing you’ve got right now. Perpich was a motivating guy and that’s what Brian thought when he was out in the woods alone. He thought about his motivation and how it would help him, and it did. he got motivated and got up and did something