Matt is a former NRL head Coach with the Canberra Raiders, Penrtith Panthers and NZ Warriors and is currently working in a leadership and assistant coaching role with the St George Dragons. He has also started a business called the Changeroom which we will discuss during the podcast but this is essentially a place that helps people recover from both physical and mental injuries and ill health.
Some of the key take aways I got from the discussion with Matt were the importance in developing human connections – while we can do the best form of training and eat the best nutrition, prepare perfectly etc human interaction is key into our wellbeing and this translates into performance on the field, track or pool. I also liked Matt’s message of thinking about the press or the media being about opinions and glorifying things to sell newspapers and in turn do not take any criticism too personally – like he said he’s watched TV for longer than he’s coached the game but that doesn’t mean he knows how TV’s work. The last point that really resonated with me was in the work that the change room are doing – Matt made the point that they do not focus on what is wrong with you but what’s right with you and what you can do and your capabilities and focus on those first and foremost.

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The Change Room Website: https://www.thechangeroom.info/
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