Chasing Excellence
Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

The Second Mountain

Daily Chase #76

Aug 18, 2025
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buildings near flower field during daytime
Photo by Mikita Karasiou on Unsplash

When you're young, ambition burns bright. You chase the obvious goals — money, status, recognition. You climb what author David Brooks calls "the first mountain." It's steep, demanding, but the path is clear.

Then something shifts.

You reach a plateau.

Maybe you've achieved what you set out to accomplish. Maybe you reali…

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