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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