Moving past disappointment, “next task” mentality, staying mentally tough through injury, and the value of an accountability buddy. Olympian, captain, and all time leading try scorer of women’s Rugby Sevens Team USA, Naya Tapper shares her strategies for remaining goal oriented, avoiding distraction, figuring out your “why,” and fighting for small wins. Today’s special guest, Naya Tapper is a USA Rugby great having the honour of representing her nation in the Tokyo Olympics, being the first female player to score 100 trues in USA Rugby history, both captaining and being the all time leading try scorer of the USA national team, and is a dedicated advocate for rugby in the States, having founded the Naya Tapper Scholarship program to drive youth participation in the Great Game. On The Mark host Mark Zimmermann is the founder of On The Mark Coaching, co-author of Amazon #1 best seller “Winner’s Mindset,” international keynote speaker, and high performance motivational coach in both sport and business. Key Links: Check out the Naya Tapper Scholarship: https://www.ombacwallabies.com/nayatapper Check out everything else Naya Tapper: https://nayatapper.com/ Take your mental game to the next level with On The Mark coaching: https://otmcoaching.com.au/

Mastering the mental game, the bumpy road to success, learning from failure, and coming to terms with the 2019 World Cup semi-final loss to England. Former All Blacks Captain, Kieran Read joins On The Mark founder, Mark Zimmermann to share his experience capping the New Zealand team, lessons learned from rugby that help him in all aspects of life, the importance of being a good listener, quickly recovering from frustration and disappointment, and more. This episode’s special guest, Kieran Read, has had a legendary rugby career. Having accrued 127 tests, 52 games as captain of the All Blacks, four Super Rugby titles with the Crusaders, and two Rugby World Cup wins with the All Blacks. His experience as a captain has helped him learn vital lessons around teamwork, leadership, and communication. It has given him the mental fitness required to operate under the intense pressure of an international stage, as well as the fortitude to recover from the most crushing disappointments. On The Mark host, Mark Zimmermann is the owner of On The Mark Coaching, co-author of the Amazon #1 best seller “Winner’s Mindset,” international keynote speaker, and high performance motivational coach in both sport and business. Key Links Attend a high performance workshop from the legendary Keiran Read himself: https://kieranread.co.nz/  Take your mental game to the next level with On The Mark coaching: https://otmcoaching.com.au/

On The Mark is a Rugby podcast focusing on the mental side of the game and is a journey of soul searching & discovery as we tackle rugby stories of resilience & mindset from around the world, shared through the voices of some of the games greatest coaches, players, officials and fans, past and present.