Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

Stop Trying to Fill a Full Cup

Daily Chase #264

May 28, 2026
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Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash

We all have cups.

One is the career cup. One is the fitness cup. One is the relationship cup. One is the “how I feel about myself” cup. And every person, early in life, finds the cup that’s easiest to fill — the one that gives them the quickest hit of joy, the most immediate feedback.

So they fill that cup. And they fill it…

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