Brendan Murray - Coach | Director - Mezzanine Coaching Agency.
Home town- Albury/Wodonga.
Sport - Triathlon
Athlete heroes - Michael Jordan, Chris Mccormack, Craig Alexander
Current Sporting Goals - Ironman 70.3 - Get faster, fill potential, pro level.
Coaching Philosophy
- Ultimate belief in the potential of the Athlete
- Goal setting
- Understanding an athletes personal drive
- Training should be stimulating, challenging, balanced & variable
- Training the mind & body is same same
- Training, racing by feel.
- Using timing as a tool when useful to motivate & or mark progression
- Physical limitations are dictated by beliefs, endeavour & consistency
Envisage | Endeavour | Accomplish
Favourite Quotes
No bird soars to high if he soars with his own wings’. - WIlliam Blake
When you get into a tight place & everything goes against you, till it seems as if you can't hold on a minute longer , never give up then, for thats just the place and time the tide will turn. - Harriet Beecher Stowe
Favorite food - Frozen Bananas, Peanut Butter
Coffee - Long black
Music - RnB, Metal, Dubstep, Chillout,
Start Sign - Libra
Other Passion - Writing
Blog
My personal blog as a Triathlete can be viewed here
About me
Most of my childhood was spent playing sport. It was there in thebackyard and on the
sporting field that I learnt how focusing on doing something you love can bring such achievement, confidence & pure enjoyment.
I decided to make life my university with the intention to go with my gut and seek to find out what life was all about.
I began to set goals which challenged my self to move out of my comfort zone, meet knew people and try different things - Anything that I thought might give me some answers.
I re-discovered my love for running & found other runners to be genuinely amazing people.
I was 21 when I moved to sydney and discovered my purpose.
I worked as a Fitness Coach & surprised
myself to be able to understand the needs of each individual, which lead me to produce some life saving results.
I believe my suffering of chronic fatigue & burnout during 2007,2008 was a gift in disguise. It constantly pushed me to learn how to condition myself both mentally and physically with balance in mind.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
With this I learned a passion for coaching others to achieve their goals and believe in themselves despite the challenges that come with the journey.
My passion turned into a dream of opening my own Coaching studio. I move further north to the Gold coast & founded & opened Mezzanine Coaching Agency in 2010. The Purpose of the business - To provide a vehicle to help others achieve their next level. The Philosophy - Envisage Endeavour Accomplish.
I’ve always followed my dreams & intuition. My favorite thing to do is to pass this on to others & watch them learn to believe in their own dreams. Give them a stairway to get there.
BJ
My Sport -Triathlon
Triathlon is my dream & a challenge of “I can do that”. The pathway has become irrevocable in the pursuit of fulfilling my absolute potential. I have proven success in achieving goals by establishing my own Coaching Business & becoming a prominent community figure through my Company & the parkrun Organisation. My desire now is to place my energies & success pattern into my Triathlon goals. More than just a sport triathlon has become a character building channel. To me growing as a Triathlete is about being open to internal & external change. I expand my philosophy & apply the necessary equations to reach the next level of performance. My endeavour is to continue to be inspired & inspire others to put their energy into their own personal quests. More than anything Triathlon is an expression of my own personal freedom