Be careful what you chase. You’ll become whoever it takes to catch it.

Pursuit shapes the person doing the pursuing, because reaching a thing requires becoming the kind of person who can reach it. Whatever you have set your sights on is quietly issuing instructions about what to prioritize, what to tolerate and who to spend time with. You will arrive at the goal already changed by the route.

Look at what you are currently chasing and ask what it is asking you to become. If you would not want to be that person, the prize is not worth the conversion. Choose goals partly on who you will be while pursuing them.