Michael Hussey | Finding Balance Between Intensity and Enjoyment

Huss does not need much of an introduction, a legend of the aussie game and one of my heros growing up. He was widely regarded as one of the and hardest workers in world cricket and a very intense man. Along with this came many internal battles, he was constantly battling low self-belief and openly admits he crossed the line of pushing things too far. After getting dropped from the WA team he found a new sense of balance and freedom which then catapulted his career to playing for Australia and scoring thousands of runs across all 3 formats. He goes into great detail around his training strategies and mental routines and I'm sure you will all get a lot out of this one. Being too intense and working too hard having a detrimental effect on his performanceHow comparing himself to others led to inconsistency and getting droppedThe basics of his batting mechanics and how he trained thatHuss' 4 step batting routine that helped him navigate high pressure environmentsManaging his emotions during his test debut The importance of celebrating success in being able to maintain a high intensity when on the field How the Chennai Super Kings have maintained a strong team culture and sustained performance in the IPLHow he helped the Sydney Thunder go from being at the bottom of the league to winning the BBLHow he approaches coaching in the IPL with players such as MS Dhoni, Faf Du Plessis, Rayudu