Did you hear what he said 😱 How is it possible that Gold Medal Olympian and 8X World Champion 🥇@lashawnmerritt isn’t competitive???? Because the competition isn’t the race…it’s the preparation. LaShawn summed it up beautifully when he said👇 “You don’t rise to the occasion, you rise to the level of your preparation.” “I’m not chasing adrenaline. I’m present in the preparation …that’s what fuels me.” He doesn’t hope for the moment. He trains for it. Because when you’ve done the work …”You don’t rise to the occasion, you rise to the level of your preparation.”-LaShawn Merritt The numbers don’t lie. 🏃🏿‍♂️Elite athletes train 25–30 hours a week for competitions that last under a minute. 🎻Concert violinists average 10,000+ hours of deliberate practice before ever performing on stage. 👨🏻‍⚕️Surgeons spend 8–12 years in education and residency before they ever perform solo. 🎤TED-level speakers rehearse their talks 150–200 times before stepping on the red dot. (I think I d...