Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

What Your Shame Is Telling You

Daily Chase #274

Jun 16, 2026
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Shame has a bad reputation. And for good reason - weaponized shame is destructive. Shame used as a tool against others corrodes trust, confidence, and belonging.

But there’s a different kind of shame. A quieter kind.

We talked to the author Jay Heinrichs about it - that feeling you get when you do something (or don’t do som…

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