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December 8, 2020 37 mins

At the age of 18, Richard Maloney was recruited to play AFL for the St. Kilda Football Club. 

Unfortunately, he wasn’t mentally equipped to handle the pressure of being an elite sportsman and his AFL career was cut short.

However, this set Rich on a journey of personal development to understand how the human psyche worked and reprogram himself to be more resilient. 

In this interview, Rich shares his story of personal discovery and explains the system he has developed that can help reprogram your subconscious mind and change your trajectory in life.

What you’ll learn

  • Richard’s background including his behavioural problems at school, his AFL experience and his journey to find himself
  • His undiagnosed ADHD and how it helps him be creative
  • His work with elite athletes 
  • The system he developed to help sports teams win premierships 
  • About the two companies he has founded – Engage and Grow and Quality Mind
  • Blokes United – a Facebook Group for dads with over 20,000 members
  • How our subconscious is programmed during our first 7 years of life
  • How to reprogramme your subconscious mind
  • How to manage aggression and frustration 
  • The importance of men talking with other men
  • The law of attraction
  • The link between the mind and the body – how Rich learned to predict injuries in elite sportspeople
  • About his latest book: Stress-Free


More information
Show notes and links to resources mentioned in this interview are available at https://thedadtrain.com/38 

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