Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

Perfectionism Is Armor for Your Ego

Daily Chase #127

Oct 28, 2025
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a man swimming in a pool with a swimming board

Perfection seems like the ultimate goal. If you’re perfect, there are no flaws to criticize, no weaknesses to expose, no failures to explain. Your ego stays bulletproof.

But perfectionism isn’t ambition. It’s fear wearing a costume.

When you chase perfection, you’re building armor around yourself - not to become better, but to avoid being hurt. You’re say…

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