Chasing Excellence
Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

Your Tools Are Never Too Worn

Daily Chase #189

Jan 22, 2026
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black and yellow claw hammer
Photo by Steve Lieman on Unsplash

There’s a line in Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If” that stopped us in our tracks:

“...Or watch the things you gave your life to broken and stoop and build them up with worn out tools.”

The imagery is striking. You’ve poured yourself into something. Then it breaks. Not just fails - breaks. And now you’re faced with a choice: wal…

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