The Coaching Podcast Emma Doyle

Explore the world of coaching insights and wisdom with Coach Sean Brawley, a trailblazer in unlocking human potential and maximizing performance. In this episode, we chat about coaching philosophy, how to win, and the transformative power of the Inner Game. From dissecting the Hero's Journey to uncovering the essence of relaxed focus, Sean shares invaluable lessons drawn from his extensive experience in coaching top athletes and business leaders alike. Join us as we navigate through key moments touching on the fix-it culture, and the profound impact and sustainability from the famous book, The Inner Game of Tennis. Get ready to embark on a journey of learning, growth, and mastery in the world of coaching.

Check out the key moments below;


2.04: Are you a Star Wars or Star Trek fan?

Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey


3.17: Is it possible to win forever and do you have a coaching philosophy?
7.20: We live in a 'fix it' culture!
8.50: "Do not try your best!"

"This is not a big game. This is not a big rival." You are in danger of pumping yourself up too much! Instead, trust your training and play normal.


12.55: Polyvagal theory is the science of safety and trauma, created by Dr. Stephen Porges.

 For more information on the POLYVAGAL Theory go to www.polyvagal.org


15.06: Relaxed Focus is the #1 skill of the inner game.
 19.26: About the book: The Inner Game of Tennis (first written in 1974)
22.15: The difference between goal setting and having an intention. 
24.30: Pay attention to what works and what doesn't work with your students (being mentored by Timothy Gallwey).
26.53: Coach EM's favorite parts of the book:

1) 'The opponent in one's own head is more formidable than the one on the other side of the net.'
2) If a coach can help a player to remove or reduce the internal obstacles to their performance, an unexpected natural ability will flow forth without the need for much technical input from the coach.' 


30.12: What is the ONE thing that you can focus on? The Tennis Ball!
35.20: It takes 15-20 minutes to have beginner tennis players 'playing' the game. One of our primary roles is to bring out their natural ability. 
41.28: Definition of coaching - helping people improve their learning and performance in an enjoyable and meaningful way.
41.47: Is there a difference between sports coaching and business coaching? 
43.43: What makes a great coach?  

1) Masterful Coaching
2) Deliberate Practice
3) Commitment/grit/perseverance

1) Results (consistent results)
2) Caring (Belonging and feeling safe)
3) Presence (Notice what is really going on)





The Coaching Podcast is sponsored by The Sampson Agency - a talent entertainment and sports management company owned and operated by Tina Samara.

Visit: www.thesampsonagency.com or  email: tina@transitioncoach4athletes.com

To learn more about becoming a workplace coach or advancing your coaching skills, visit: www.opendoorcoachingusa.com or email: info@emmadoyle.com.au 

About Sean Brawley Sean Brawley has dedicated the past 25 years to helping people from all walks of life unlock their potential and elevate their performance. In the process, he has become one of the world’s foremost experts on accelerated learning, innovative coaching, and sustainable high performance in sports and business. Sean has created leadership development and coaching skills training programs for leaders and provided executive coaching services to senior executives across diverse industries. His coaching engagements include working with CEO’s, senior vice presidents, COO’s, international sales leaders, and division presidents in entertainment, technology, healthcare, professional service firms, and finance companies. His corporate clients have included GE, Dave & Buster’s, ITT, Union Bank, Creative Artists Agency, House of Blues, ITT, and Seagate Technology, among others.

As a former Top 150 world-ranked tennis professional who competed at the highest level of the

Welcome to another episode of The Coaching Podcast. I'm thrilled to be joined by Mark Hlawaty, the Head Coach at Royal South Yarra Tennis Club, whose journey through the world of tennis has been as diverse as it has been enriching. Today, we're exploring the art of problem-solving, understanding the essence of the player, and cultivating a winning mentality both on and off the court. From dissecting coaching methodologies to drawing parallels between sports and the business realm, our conversation promises insights into the world of coaching. So, grab your racquets, and let's serve up some invaluable lessons. 

Check out the key moments below;


1.12: Do you prefer to run, walk, or cycle?
2.50: The 2024 Australian Open experience? We are all human!

"If I'm happy off the court, I'm going to play free."


11.51: How much do you focus on strengths "V" improving weaknesses? 
16.19: Do we over-coach (in the sporting context)? 
18.02: How can a coach teach problem-solving in practice?
20.49: What is a winning mentality?

Understand your WHY and then embrace it!


23.18: Identity: "I am a tennis player "V" I choose to play tennis."
26.06: What makes a great coach? (WMAGC)

Understanding - ask a lot of questions
Listening - and hearing what they are saying
Openness - share some of your vulnerabilities with them


32.30: What can tennis learn from the business world?
37.19: In the ever-evolving coaching landscape, what disruptive idea do you have that will change the way we coach in 2030?

Find a better balance between work and life!



The Coaching Podcast is sponsored by Transition Coach 4 Athletes - a US College placement service and mentoring program owned and operated by Tina Samara.

Visit: https://www.transitioncoach4athletes.com or  email: tina@transitioncoach4athletes.com

To learn more about becoming a workplace coach or advancing your coaching skills, visit: www.opendoorcoachingusa.com or email: info@emmadoyle.com.au 

About Mark Hlawaty - Head Coach at Royal South Yarra Tennis Club

"I see myself as an educator of all things related to tennis. I have been involved for most of my life in a competitive or coaching role. I achieved my highest ATP ranking 437 singles, and low 200's doubles whilst in my 30's. The beautiful game has taken me all over Australia and the world, with coaching stints in Malaysia, China, Canada, and Europe. The challenges of relationships and tennis are intertwined and that is what I find so much fun."

 

Welcome to The Coaching Podcast, where we take a look into the minds of exceptional individuals who bring peak performance strategies into the sports arena and business world. Today, we're honored to host Carlos Salum, a coach of peak performance and mental training. With a remarkable career coaching Grand Slam tennis champions, Formula Racing drivers, Olympians, and business leaders, Carlos embodies the essence of the breakthrough mindset. In his book, "The Glass is Full and a Half," Carlos unveils the secrets behind peak performance, emphasizing curiosity, vision, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. Join us as we explore Carlos's journey, from igniting curiosity to fostering trust and achieving extraordinary results, and discover how his disruptive ideas are shaping the future of coaching.

Check out the key moments below;


1.04: Do you prefer to sing or dance?
1.35: What makes you great? 

Curiosity (that's the entry point), passion for understanding (secret story of the evolution), and what's your aspiration (in service of what)?


2.52: What's the secret sauce in your origin story? 
5.29: The trigger question: WHY NOT? Is there another way? This will ignite your curiosity!
7.31: Flow state mindset when working with racing car drivers.

Tennis reaction time is 0.5 seconds, in comparison to racing car drivers' who must react within 0.2 seconds.


12.01: Can business people access flow state? Yes, because when you take the speed away, the pressure remains and people respond to pressure in the following ways:

1) Walk away
2) Get angry
3) Blame circumstances or other people (trying to protect our self-esteem)
4) Choke (because we can't see the next step)
Or 5) You can take the risk because you consider yourself a learner (love the challenge)


13.48: Do you believe in mental rehearsal? Yes, it's essential because:

"You win before you win. You are going to be the best under pressure."

"I don't need to believe, I have experience."




15.53: What makes a great coach? (WMAGC)

Discernment - diagnosis to help
Vision - alignment and compelling
Leadership - infuse positive emotion so that they trust the journey


18.15: My definition of Trust among individuals and in Teams is as follows:Trust = Co3Re3Trust is Co3Re3 = [Communication x Cooperation x Commitment] x [Reciprocity x Results x Rewards]. 

Trust evolves from one element to the other: Communication leads to Cooperation, which leads to Commitment… Reciprocity (trust but verify, keeping it fair) leads to Results and Rewards. The impact is exponential (to the cube).
The alignment of these Co3Re3 factors makes Trust in Teams exponentially powerful. It allows people to create common languages that IGNITES high positive energy and pride to attain meaningful achievements. 


21.07: Book: The Glass is Full and a Half - A Memoir of Transformation by Carlos Salum

"We cannot be creative if we don't allow ourselves permission to play!" (Especially in humor)


A peak performer is a flexible, versatile, creative, resilient, and situational thinker who designs extraordinary results. 
27.56: In the ever-evolving coaching landscape, what disruptive idea do you have that will disrupt the way we coach in 2030?

AI for collective ethical wisdom!


Remember to check out the World Tennis Conference 4 thanks to Fernando Segal: Click here

The Coaching Podcast is sponsored by The Sampson Agency - a talent entertainment and sports management company owned and operated by Tina Samara.

Visit: www.thesampsonagency.com or  email: tina@transitioncoach4athletes.com

To learn more about becoming a workplace coach or advancing your coaching skills, visit: www.opendoorcoachingusa.com or email: info@emmadoyle.com.au 

About Carlos Salum - Founder, Salum International Resources, Inc.

Peak Performance and Mental Training expert, he worked with Grand Slam tennis champions Gabriela Sabatini and Sergi Bruguera. He also coaches ATP and WTA-ranked players, FIA Formula Raci

Welcome to The Coaching Podcast. In today's episode, we have the privilege of hosting David Wheadon, a renowned coach whose insights redefine the essence of coaching. With a career spanning decades, David's wisdom illuminates the intricate fusion of empathy, teaching, and people management that defines effective coaching. From unraveling the art of empathy to navigating the delicate balance between science and art in coaching, David's perspectives offer invaluable lessons for coaches at every level. 

Here is a summary of the key points;


1.20: Cats or dogs?
1.46: Coaching = People Management + Teaching

Teaching is the act of making learning happen
If you are going to be a teacher, you have to be a good people manager. At the base of this is EMPATHY - understanding the perspective of the other person.
You have to know what motivates someone - what 'bait' do they want?

4.10: How can a coach improve in the art of empathy?

Ask questions and listen to the answers (stop talking)!
What's behind what they are saying is often not the truth.


 7.06: What do you mean by the art and science of coaching?

"I believe that coaching is an art based on a science."
The artist coaches last longer in sports as long as they surround themselves with scientists.


9.46: Skill Acquisition - all open skills require you to teach decision-making first, technique second (but not secondary), because the best players are often the 'smartest' (they are in the right place at the right time). Make sure you expose players to different ways of solving problems.
13.07: The Yips: Any sport/skill where there is time to think about failure is difficult.
15.42: Coaching Philosophy = The beliefs and principles on which your decisions and actions are based! Having a well-developed coaching philosophy (that evolves) will help you during times of uncertainty.
16.54: Once you choose a philosophy, have a mentor take the opposite view to challenge you on what you believe to be true.

"Players 'feel', coaches 'see'. Therefore, teach your players to teach other players what they know (focus on their strengths - the fastest way to improve their self-esteem).
 They started coaching during the matches.19.30: What are the benefits of peer coaching?


23.00: Top 3 tips:

1) Learn how to teach (get a qualification). Teach through pearls of wisdom. Players learn through doing.
2) Learn how to teach skills. There are four ways that teaching can occur:

1) Coach to Player
2) Player to Player
3) Player to Coach
4) Player alone


3) Practice your people management - learn how to build relationships with your players.


24.58: The Next Coach Program - There is not one way to coach but think about how you are going to coach. It's based on principles, not methods. 
28.25: In the ever-evolving coaching landscape what disruptive idea do you have that will disrupt the way that we coach in 2030?

It's evolving to teaching through play!
Good training is really ugly! How can we teach better than what we already know?
In 2030, we will have really good goal-kicking coaches.


31.20: What makes a great coach? (WMAGC)

Empathy 
Teaching
People Management 


32.27: A mentor tells you things that you don't want to hear. A mentor is someone you respect.  Someone you believe in and who is on your side.

The Coaching Podcast is sponsored by Transition Coach for Athletes - A global mentoring and US college placement service owned and operated by Tina Samara.Visit: www.tc4a.com or  email: tina@transitioncoach4athletes.com

To learn more about becoming a workplace coach or advancing your coaching skills, visit: www.opendoorcoachingusa.com or email: info@emmadoyle.com.au 

About David Wheadon

David Wheadon's career in Australian Rules Football (AFL) spans from player to coach, marked by notable achievements. Beginning with Collingwood, he transitioned to coaching at a young age, leading major league country football teams before becoming a prominent figure in AFL coaching sin

Join us on The Coaching Podcast as we delve into the transformative insights of Ben Easter, the visionary behind Lucid Shift Coaching. Discover how Ben's journey from adversity to empowerment shapes his unique coaching approach, guiding entrepreneurs to overcome obstacles, gain clarity, and unlock their fullest potential. With an authentic blend of wisdom, effective communication strategies, and business acumen, Ben's coaching transcends conventional boundaries, offering a beacon of inspiration for all seekers of personal and professional growth.

Here is a summary of the key points;


0.46: Summer or winter?
1.46: How did you come up with Lucid Shift Coaching?

Where are you directing the flashlight of your life?

3.17: Sliding doors moment.
5.55: Why do you coach?
8.17: Why do people fail?

Failure only happens when we stop trying!
Re-frame failure - you simply don't have the skills 'yet'.
Success is equal to failed attempts + ONE! (Learning how to walk analogy) 
Success is inevitable as long as we have EFFORT and the TIME!

12.00: What are your thoughts on the word 'try'?

Choose to ...

13.35: Language hacks:

Be careful of these words: should, need to, have to, must - instead use the words: want, get to, etc.
There are 3 intrinsic motivators (AMP) from the book DRIVE:

Autonomy - we want to be in charge of our lives.
Mastery - we like to get better at things.
Purpose - we like to contribute to something larger than ourselves.


16.17: How can we be authentic? 

Listen to your desires and let them govern your reality.
Perplexity AI - similar to Chat GPT
Zapier - automate your workday.
Notion - is a single space where you can think, write, and plan.20.54: Shout out to our sponsor: Heyday.wyx/coaches (great to summarize your coaching and create ideas for blogs and social media posts).

23.18: What makes a great coach? (WMAGC)

Safety – Create a safe space for people to open up and be authentic.
Connection – Listen deeply and help the client connect ideas together. 
Optimism – Can create a major breakthrough because they begin to believe that it is possible.

25.30: In the ever-evolving coaching landscape what disruptive idea do you have that will disrupt the way that we coach in 2030?

Having an always-on AI companion - to ask:

What are the themes that are showing up in my life right now?


27.47: How do you deliver a tough message? With safety, connection (empathy), love, and permission!
30.07: The Shift to Freedom Podcast - The mindset of business.

The Coaching Podcast is sponsored by Heyday.xyz/coaches. Heyday is an AI thought partner that turns your conversations into notes, quotes, and ideas into posts. It's a game-changer for business coaches like you who want to turn their information into actionable insights effortlessly. Don't miss out on this opportunity to revolutionize your coaching practice with Heyday! Visit: www.heyday.xyz/coaches 

To learn more about becoming a workplace coach or advancing your coaching skills, visit: www.opendoorcoachingusa.com or email: info@emmadoyle.com.au 

About Ben Easter

Ben Easter is the founder and head coach at Lucid Shift Coaching, where he helps entrepreneurs overcome inner hurdles to gain the clarity, confidence, and courage needed to fulfill their potential. After recovering from a traumatic brain injury in his youth through a period of intense self-improvement, Ben now draws from his diverse life experiences to quickly grasp and reframe the core issues holding his clients back. His coaching integrates spiritual insights, communication techniques, and proven business strategies customized to each client. Ben brings an authentic, unfiltered approach, meeting people wherever they are and empowering their growth.

Connect with Ben

Website: https://lucidshiftcoaching.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamineaster/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucid_shift_coaching/  @lucidshiftcoaching 

Welcome to The Coaching Podcast, where we talk about the dynamic world of coaching through an insightful conversation with a young game-changer, Coach Mario Matejcek. Mario is the Director and Head Coach at Spark Tennis, whose journey as a player and a coach reflects his dedication to excellence. Mario's story is one of passion, perseverance, and an attitude of curiosity. He is a life-long learner and shares some great advice for young and experienced coaches. Get ready to be inspired and empowered as we uncover the secrets behind Mario's success and his mission to shape exceptional athletes and individuals alike.

Here is a summary of the key points;


1.19: Do you prefer fruits or veggies?
1.54: What's your playing background story?

Hard work and no shortcuts can be a double-edged sword! 


3.16: Is starting tennis at 3 years of age too young?
5.14: What's your coaching story?
7.24: Where does your lifelong spark and passion for learning come from? 

You as a coach have to know the WHY behind what you are doing.


8.39: Why is it important to listen to the needs of your clients? 

Find out their pain points! 


9.12: How do you navigate the balance between listening to your customers and staying true to your principles?  
10.38: What makes a great coach? (WMAGC)

Curiosity – About yourself, the game, and the person in front of you.
Empathy – Can you be in your client's shoes?
Listening – To the needs of your clients.


11.56: How have you grown as a coach since your junior development coaching course?

Realizing that I'm the second most important person!


13.16: What are your top 3 tips for young coaches? 

 1) Approach each day as a beginner- learn something new each day.
2) Keep it simple and learn how to do the basics well.
3) Create a vision for your future (30 to 40 years from now) and work backward creating a step-by-step plan. Here are some questions to ask yourself:

What and who do I want to be when I grow up?
What's my ideal life?
What's my ideal career or business?




16.28: In the ever-evolving coaching landscape, what disruptive idea do you have that could impact the way we coach in 2030?

Mandatory communication and psychology within coaching courses.


18.01: Social media tips: Understand your market to meet their needs with short and sharp videos.
18.51: What's next for you?

The Coaching Podcast is sponsored by The Sampson Agency - a talent entertainment and sports management company owned and operated by Tina Samara.

Visit: www.thesampsonagency.com or  email: tina@transitioncoach4athletes.com

To learn more about becoming a workplace coach or advancing your coaching skills, visit: www.opendoorcoachingusa.com or email: info@emmadoyle.com.au 

About Mario Matejcek

Mario Matejcek is dedicated to the art of tennis coaching, transforming players, one serve at a time as the Director and Head Coach at Spark Tennis, Mario leads with an unwavering commitment to excellence, both on and off the court. With a career spanning years in the dynamic world of tennis, he has not only dedicated his life to the continuous improvement of his craft but also harnessed the same energy and passion for business.

As a 17-year-old, Mario was invited to train at the prestigious Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Paris. There, he had the honor of hitting with the likes of Serena Williams, as well as many of the world’s Top 100 ATP-ranked players.

Over his 18-year playing career, Mario achieved an Australian ranking of 72 and has won 10 AMT tournaments that included more than 20 Junior titles. Having traveled all over the world from Europe to Asia and Africa, Mario has competed in many ITF and ATP tournaments both locally and internationally and has completed his Club Professional qualification with Tennis Australia.

My mission is to inspire and shape not just exceptional athletes but well-rounded individuals, instilled with the values of sportsmanship, resilience, and the pursuit of excellence. My co