What Playing International Sport Taught Me About Mastery (and How You Can Apply It Too)

You’ve built success in business, sport, or your career, but maybe you’ve hit a plateau. At work, in your leadership, or in your relationship, it feels like something’s missing.

I get it. I’ve been there. I know what it takes to push through plateaus and reach the next level.

Before I became a Master Certified Coach, I played AFL my whole life before switching to rugby in 2015, eventually competing internationally. 

And it was through sport that I discovered the mindset, habits, and environments that create true mastery, lessons I now bring into my coaching and leadership work with men.

In this episode of The Heart-Led Man, I share six lessons international sport taught me about mastery, and how you can apply them to your own career, business, relationships, and leadership.

You’ll discover:

• Why a clear, compelling vision is the fuel that pulls you forward.
• How stepping into a new identity accelerates results.
• Why trusting the process and improving just 1% daily creates exponential growth.
• How setbacks expose weaknesses and give you the chance to build what’s missing.
• The power of an elite environment to raise your standards fast.
• Why you must be obsessed with your vision and the process if you want true mastery.

These lessons shaped me as both an international athlete and one of the small percentage in the world to achieve the MCC coaching credential. More importantly, they’re the blueprint for high-performing men who want to find their edge, lead powerfully and achieve their biggest goals.

(0:00:00) - Welcome back + my journey from AFL to international rugby

(0:03:24) - Lesson 1: Vision

(0:14:13) - Lesson 2: Identity

(0:20:00) - Lesson 3: Trust the process

(0:24:56) - Lesson 4: Setbacks

(0:34:45) - Lesson 5: Elite environment

(0:41:28) - Lesson 6: Obsession

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🎧 The Heart-Led Man Podcast is hosted by Evan Spargo, MCC Coach & Founder of The Ascension Men's Community. Helping men lead with purpose, presence, and peace, without losing themselves or the people they love.

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