What is “Forever Chasing Better”?

“The next one.”

— Tom Brady, in response to which of his Super Bowl rings is his favorite

Welcome to Forever Chasing Better– a site of my random musings, perspectives, and life principles. This page isn’t geared toward everyone; rather, it’s targeted toward the ones who find a fascination in seeking unreachable heights of success in life’s passions Those who may constantly feel like they have more goals to achieve, and whom are never ready to rest on their laurels. People who imagine themselves miserable in that stereotypical ‘retirement’ scenario of cracking beers on the beach, seeing themselves unsure of what to do with their hands in such a nightmare, preferring to spend retirement becoming even busier en route to a new life venture to undertake and derive satisfaction from.

Maybe it’s just me, or perhaps it’s just the current phase I’m going through in life— but I love being busy. There were things that used to bring me happiness as a kid: racing through all my homework so that I’d have a full evening of my favorite Nickelodeon shows; going to a friend’s house for a weekend of Playstation 2, Family Guy, and gorging ourselves full of nachos and Chipotle; or the first day of summer vacation, waking up at 8 AM with a feeling of euphoria, knowing that I had absolutely nothing to do for the next two-plus months (aside from watch Wimbledon) and I couldn’t wait to sloth my way through that reality. But these shallow thrills pale in comparison to the happiness I’ve been able to work toward in my adulthood.

Now, don’t get me wrong— I still have a soft spot for my youth’s hobbies; the topics that held my interest as a kid have helped me bridge many gaps to some of the realizations I’m equpped with today. Throughout Forever Chasing Better, you can expect to see plenty of nerdy videogame, movie, and sports analogies that help gather my thoughts into a relatable topic—if not to the readers, then at least relatable to the younger version of myself.

Forever Chasing Better is about making these connections and putting them on paper. The name itself is exactly what it sounds like: When you live a life of constant hunger, a relentless yearning for more, and a neverending journey toward a destination you can never fully reach, you discover one of the most counterintuitive lessons that life has to offer: If you set the loftiest and most impossible of goals, you will (by definition) never fully achieve them. However, when you chase them regardless? When you continue running toward bigger and better aspirations, you never peak. When you can continue to get better every single day, you never cease to grow as a person. And when you take your focus off the finish line, instead keeping it on the race? You never grow jaded and resentful toward the process.

These ideas are hardly revolutionary nor unique– but my words and my voice are. I’m by no means an English major, nor a grammar guru. Bear with me on that process. As a friend once pointed out to me, you often cringe at something you wrote not even a year ago. While that’s true, you only get better through the most basic of methods: pure reps and learning through mistakes. And as a coworker once suggested, ‘Why not wait until you have another decade of life experience under your belt before trying to offer life advice?’ Well sure, you can always think of a million reasons not to do something, perhaps waiting for a more ‘right’ time— but right or not, it was about time that I got a bit uncomfortable, and published some of the inner-workings of my mind; even if I’m the only person who ever reads this, and it becomes my own journal of ‘self-hype.’ I’m by no means promising that these entries will be all coherent, error-free, or ‘good enough’— but as Tom implies in the opening quote, and as I’ve learned to start living life as well, ‘good enough’ is a fallacy anyway when you’re on the quest for the impossibly great. Because no matter how good you are, you can always get better. So if you’d like to take the journey with me, then put your head down, start climbing the mountain, and don’t plan on ever reaching that peak, as you’re now forever chasing better.

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ALL critiques are welcome and incredibly appreciated! Feel free to send them to feedback@foreverchasingbetter.com; Be as harsh as you’d like— Sugar-coating tastes good, but nobody gets better with a compliment…