#22 Gary Kirsten - The Journey of trying to Unlock Potential - a podcast by Logan van Beek

from 2021-06-29T17:48:34

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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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