Talking Performance

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/

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 our chat with "The Panel" which included the Galbraith Whanau (Family) as well as Tony Philp and Clark Laidlaw who are the HP Manager and Coach respectively for the All Blacks 7sIf 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 tried something new. We were lucky enough to have David's wife Aroha (who is also a clinical psychologist), their 2 daughters, as well as Tony Philp and Clark Laidlaw joining us for a panel discussion about competition in youth sport.It is an interesting conversation that really challenged my thinking and has made me reflect on what it is that I believe to be most important and how we can find the balance.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/

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 our chat with Clinical Psychologist and Ironman competitor Louise Davey.  Louise story is pretty unique and you can see she is very driven having completed in more then 10 Ironman events including the iconic Kona Ironman in Hawaii.  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/

Our guest this week is Clinical Psychologist and Ironman competitor Louise Davey.  Louise has completed more then 10 Ironman events including the iconic Kona Ironman in Hawaii. Louise also works for High Performance Sport New Zealand as a Psychologist, with some of New Zealand's top athletes and as a result has a unique take on the mental skills as she lives what she preaches. The sound quality is poor in this episode despite attemtps to fix it, so for that I aologise in advanceIf you enjoy the podcast please share it with your friends and subscribe on whatever platform you useSend us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This podcast episode reflects on the concepts shared by Sophie Devine, including adopting a positive mindset, the impact of COVID-19, pursuing joy in cricket, and investing in oneself and the community. The hosts also discuss depression, building trust through facing challenges, and their vision for the future of the podcast.