Rabil: Athletes must stack intermediate mastery goals before targeting global supremacy
Paul Rabil · #125 Paul Rabil: Confidence and Competition · Nov 30, 2021 · at 18:19
Lacrosse champion and PLL co-founder Paul Rabil describes his step-by-step psychological framework for achieving athletic excellence.
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“I always wanted to be the best version of myself, and then the best version on, on that team, and then the best player on the field, which could, you know, then quickly became best in the world, or best in college, or best in high school. So it was like, that process to me unfolded organically, if that makes any sense. I didn't, because I do see kids that say, I want to be the best in the world, or I want to be the best player in high school. And they're not even close to being the best player on the midfield line yet. So I stacked them, I think, appropriately.”
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