Talking Performance

This week we are joined by ex patriot kiwi Amy Collinson who is following her dream riding horses, currently residing in FranceAmy has worked with DG for over 10 years and delves in to some of her philosophies and talks about her "10 seconds of courage" which is a concept I love. Amy is a big part of our community and it was a real pleasure to have her on the show.If you like the podcast please share it with your friends as we would love to grow our community.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

Each week after we have a guest on we have a reflection session where we go through some of the concepts that the guest spoke about.This week we reflect on what All Blacks Coach Ian Foster shared with us around his philosophy since taking over the All Blacks. One thing that struck me about Ian was how he didn't need the limelight and saw himself as a cog in the wheel, surrounding himself with good people, If you enjoy this please share it with your friends and if you want to join in the live discussion join us on the Facebook TalkingPerformance group and tune in at 8pm (NZ Time) every Monday Night.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This week we are fortunate to have All Blacks Head Coach Ian Foster join. Ian was an assistant coach with the All Blacks under Steve Hansen for 8 years before taking over the main job after the 2019 World Cup.Ian and DG go back a number of years and Ian actually gave DG his first crack with a role at the Chiefs which turned out to be a great learning experience for both of them.I did have a wee hiccup in this for which I apologise for, you will notice it when DG heckles me!!!If you like the podcast please share it with your friends as we would love to grow our community.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

Each week after we have a guest on we have a reflection session where we go through some of the concepts that the guest spoke about.This week we reflect on what Wallabies Coach Dave Rennie shared with us around building team culture, why it is important and how he has done it in very different environments Dave is a helluva coach and an amazing man and you can hear his love of connection and family come out in what he says.If you enjoy this please share it with your friends and if you want to join in the live discussion join us on the Facebook TalkingPerformance group and tune in at 8pm (NZ Time) every Monday Night.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

To kick season 2 off we are so happy to have Dave Rennie on the show. Dave has had huge success in his coaching career with NZ U20s and the Chiefs here in NZ as well as the Glasgow Warriors in the UK and is now the Head Coach of the Wallabies.DG worked with Dave at the Chiefs and saw first hand how Dave connects the team with each other and also the wider community. In this chat Dave discusses what he believes is important when creating successful teams and leaders, regardless of the sport. If you like the podcast please share it with your friends as we would love to grow our community.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

During the lockdown of 2020 DG and I were invited to takeover Hyundai NZ's Facebook Page to do a live session. It is themed largely around golf but as always there are many life lessons or concepts that we can take out of this chat and apply to everyday life.Hyundai have been supporters of Golf New Zealand for many years and we were extremely grateful for this opportunity. I hope you enjoy the chat and DG and I will be back soon for Season 2 of Talking PerformanceSend us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This week we are lucky to have Brooke Neal, former New Zealand Hockey Player and current mindset and well-being coach. Brooke played 176 games for the Black Sticks over nine years and won gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 with the Black Sticks.‍"My journey has been tough. Injuries, setbacks, grief and loss have been pivotal moments in my life. I don't sugar coat it, and I always share the reality of what it takes to be 'successful'. My hope is that I give others permission to share their struggle."‍Brooke is a Mindset and Well-Being coach  to thousands of young sportswomen, she has condensed a decade of my experience in high performance into simple, actionable steps. This was a fascinating talk and one I am sure you will enjoy. If you enjoyed this and want to learn more about Brooke and her work go to her website, https://www.brookeneal.co.nz/Also if you like the podcast please share it with your friends as we would love to grow our community.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

Our guest this week is former NZ Football Ferns Coach Tony Readings  Tony was the longest serving and most successful coach of the New Zealand national women's team, guiding the team to their highest ever FIFA world ranking (16) and to the quarterfinals of the London Olympics.He remans the only person to coach a New Zealand team to the quarterfinals of a senior FIFA event, and has most international victories for a coach of a New Zealand senior team. He also works as a performance consultant, leadership mentor and executive coach.There is plenty of gold in this podcast from one of best coaches in the country.If you enjoy the podcast please share it with your friends and subscribe on whatever platform you useSend us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

Continuing our theme from last week we try and dive further in to the mind of DG. We cover some topics and themes that follow on from last week and have a look at what it takes to be Pathway 1. At the end of the podcast DG set him and I a challenge of trying to get in touch with Tim Ferris or Joe Rogan to help us with our podcast. I guess that really is chasing pathway 1!We will keep you posted with how we go with this....  If you enjoy this please share it with your friends and if you want to join in the live discussion join us on the Facebook TalkingPerformance group and tune in at 8pm (NZ Time) every Monday Night.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

Again we tried something new tonight, I interviewed DG. We all know that he has so much to offer and that is why I wanted to start this in the first place, so that I could expose many people to some of his wisdom.He was against it at first... well probably still is but I think this was a really powerful episode and one in which I hope you will enjoy. One episode doesn't do him justice so there will be more to come over the coming weeksIf you enjoy this please share it with your friends and if you want to join in the live discussion join us on the Facebook TalkingPerformance group and tune in at 8pm (NZ Time) every Monday Night.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/