Chasing Excellence
Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

Fear Is the Real Problem

Daily Chase #118

Oct 15, 2025
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We love to use sophisticated words to describe what we’re feeling. We call it stress when we’re overwhelmed at work. We call it anxiety when we’re worried about the future. We call it being hyper-vigilant when we’re constantly scanning for threats that might never come.

But as our friend Chris Irwin, a retired Navy SEAL, …

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