349 The Service Game with Marius Barnard

As a professional tennis player who beat six world number ones including Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Goran Ivanisevic and won six career titles in doubles, Marius Barnard believes there is much to learn from the mindset of a tennis player. Marius emphasises the importance of controlling one's own mind and emotions sharing his personal experience of squandering 17 match points as a 16 year old. Now as an Executive Coach, Marius has ventured beyond the court taking his learnings into the business and personal development world. Helping CEOs, directors and managers to improve their performance, his service game takes on a very different meaning.   KEY TAKEAWAY "The first thing as a tennis player you have to sort out is your own mind."   BOOK RECOMMENDATION* The Inner Game of Tennis by W Timothy Gallwey -https://amzn.eu/d/eY3Q21w   ABOUT MARIUS BARNARD Marius' interest in psychology was galvanised when he learnt to shift his mindset as a 16-year-old tennis player after freezing on 17 match points. A month later, he won the South African National Grass Court Championships, followed by ATP Tour titles and quarter finals at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. With a degree in Organisational Psychology, 20 years in management and coaching, Marius is currently guiding athletes and business leaders, on how to thrive in performance, stress management and teamwork.   CONNECT WITH MARIUS Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariusbarnard/ Website: https://www.mariusbarnard.com/   ABOUT THE HOST - AMY ROWLINSON Amy is a Life Purpose Coach, Podcast Strategist, Top 1% Global Podcaster, Speaker and Mastermind Host. Amy works with individuals to improve productivity, engagement and fulfilment, to banish overwhelm, underwhelm and frustration and to welcome clarity, achievement and purpose.   WORK WITH AMY Amy inspires and empowers entrepreneurial clients to discover the life they dream of by assisting them to focus on their WHY with clarity uniting their passion and purpose with a plan to create the life they truly desire. If you would to focus on your WHY or launch a purposeful podcast, then please book a free 20 min call via www.calendly.com/amyrowlinson/enquirycall   KEEP IN TOUCH WITH AMY Sign up for the weekly Friday Focus - https://www.amyrowlinson.com/subscribe-to-weekly-newsletter   CONNECT WITH AMY https://linktr.ee/AmyRowlinson   HOSTED BY: Amy Rowlinson   DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.  *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.