John Noonan is a performance coach, lecturer and business owner, he has over 15 years experience working with youth, senior and international athletes across various professional sports including Olympic medalists and National champions. In 2018 John founded his business Noonan Performance were he now works as a performance coach consultant to elite athletes and corporate clients, as well as running a coach mentorship programme. John is also a regular speaker at national and international conferences and a guest lecturer in strength and conditioning at Liverpool John Moores University.
In this episode John discusses:
- What key life values & priorities influenced his decision to walk away from a Premier League role.
- How the pandemic has increased the number of coaches looking for more autonomy over their life/career.
- His Family, Fulfillment and Finance framework for decision making around career opportunities/progression.
- How whether you are a Breaker, Survivior, Thriver or Redefiner will influence your values and decisions.
- The importance of identifying your values and making decisions in line with them.
- Why the conventional wisdom of degree, internships, fulltime role may not be suitable for everyone.
You can listen to the episode in full here.
You can follow John’s work via his Instagram account: @johnnoonancoach , Twitter account: @johnnoonancoach and website: www.noonanperformance.com , where you can buy a copy of the “Family, Fulfillment and Finance model”.
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