Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

Fix the Trust Before the Behavior

Daily Chase #240

Apr 16, 2026
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Photo by Juliane Liebermann on Unsplash

Your kid lies to you. Again.

And the moment you find out, two things happen at once — you’re hurt, and you’re angry. The hurt is about the relationship. The angry is about the rule they broke. Most of us handle them as one problem. That’s where things go sideways.

This idea comes from Ray Dalio’s book Principles. Whe…

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