Perspectives from farming shaping a footy player and leader with Ned Hanigan

You may have heard of Ned Hannigan, if not, he’s a professional rugby player. His rugby career has taken him around the world, so far he’s played more than 50 games for the Waratahs, 25 games for the Wallabies, the highest honour & spent a bit of time playing in Japan as well. But Ned’s a bloke from the bush, home is at Pasadena, the family property not too far from Coonamble in NSW. 

In this chat we talk about the journey Ned’s been on, where rugby has taken him and how his mindset and perspective has shifted around who he is and what he does.

• The culture within high performance teams
• Realising that the dream as a professional athlete was coming true
• The importance of trying your best
• Lessons in blocking out the external noise and being kind to yourself
• Separating who you are from what you do