03/11/2025
It can’t be about chasing the next thing. The medal, the car, the promotion, the grade.
Because the next thing won’t fix how you feel.
It won’t make you more worthy.
It won’t make you less empty.
It won’t make you finally feel good enough.
The win isn’t what changes you.
The work you put in, your effort, your values, your attitude, that’s what does.
Don’t pin it on the medal.
Pin it on the person you’re becoming along the way.
Take a moment to think about what’s driving you:
Is it the love of what you do, or the need to prove something?
If the outcome never came, would you still be proud of who you’re becoming?
Read more in the latest substack The Medal Trap, link in bio 🫶