In this episode, Gary with host Logan discuss his Journey:
Chapters
- Key Moments and Lessons growing up in South Africa (3:51)
- How Gary followed through on representing SA in Cricket (7:34)
- Importance of Mentors to help you pursue your professional career? (9:50)
- How Gary goes about making Big Decisions? (11:15)
- Gary’s speaking about how he worked out his Key Values (14:37)
- Dealing with Pressure, handling it and what he did to prepare himself (17:12)
- The day Gary didn't want to turn up for a Test match, "I'm done, I’m finished" (25:18)
- "Sultan Zarawani" arguable the toughest cricketer of all time (31:46)
- At what stage did Gary believe he was good enough to play International Cricket? (33:43)
- Handling ‘Performance Fear’. Separating the person from the performance, finding a healthy life balance. (37:27)
- Transitioning successfully out of Professional Cricket into the real world. Starting the Gary Kirsten Academy. (43:07)
- First Head Coaching job. The Indian Cricket Team. Building the trust with the players (47:14)
- Understanding what coaching style a player needs within a team. (55:35)
- Gary's ideal mix of players within a cricket team. The four different types of players (58:52)
- Challenges transitioning from Indian Head Coach to South African Head Coach. (1:03:26)
- How do you encourage open & honest conversations between coach/player & player/player (1:05:42)
- Learnings from his coaching failures and lowlights. (1:09:36)
- What made MS Dhoni & Graeme Smith so special as leaders (1:14:56)
- Toxic behaviours seen within a team environment (1:18:58)
- One piece of advice Gary would give himself at the start of his coaching career? (1:24:47)
- Gary Kirsten Academy / Coaching Education Courses / Gary Kirsten Foundation / APEX Coaching forum (1:28:43)
- Where does Gary see himself in five years time? (1:33:44)
- How has Gary being able to Follow Through on his achievements throughout his career? (1:35:01)
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