The Rage To Master
Jul 16, 2025NFL camps start next week. After a decade coaching players and coaches in this league, I've noticed something:
My most accomplished clients?
They're not just talented. They're obsessed.
Psychologist Ellen Winner calls it "rage to master." A deep, internal drive to understand, create, solve. Not for applause. Not for trophies. But because there's still room to grow.
Every one of these folks has it.
In fact, every truly accomplished person I've worked with has it. It's less about being the best. And more about the pursuit of greatness.
They're not chasing praise.
They're chasing precision.
I’ve got a defender breaking down footwork frame by frame. A CEO rereading every contract for leverage. A baker tweaking the same recipe 27 times to gain a half-inch rise.
Most people stop at good enough. But the rage to master doesn't stop. It just keeps asking:
"What else is possible?"
What about you? What's your craft?
What's the thing you'll never stop doing, not for a finish line, but because there might be another level?
