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Episode Description
Confidence isn't something you find. It's something you build.
Professional cricketer Dane Cleaver knows that confidence comes and goes. In elite sport, performance is your currency, and there are days when self-belief is low but the expectation to deliver never changes. The difference isn't feeling confident—it's trusting your preparation, controlling what you can and continuing to perform anyway.
In this episode of the Fireside Leadership Podcast, Chris Turkington sits down with Dane to explore the mental side of high performance. They discuss resilience, preparation, process over outcomes, learning from failure, managing pressure, staying present and why consistency beats motivation every time.
Whether you're leading a team, building a business or simply trying to perform better under pressure, this conversation is packed with practical lessons that extend far beyond the cricket field.
- Why confidence isn't required to perform at a high level
- How elite performers separate process from outcomes
- The role preparation plays in handling pressure
- Why failure is essential for long-term success
- Practical techniques to stay calm under pressure
- How reflection accelerates improvement
- Why consistency beats motivation over time
- What it takes to keep showing up when things aren't going your way
Dane Cleaver is a New Zealand international cricketer, Central Districts Stags wicketkeeper-batsman and high-performance athlete. Across a long professional career, he has developed a reputation for resilience, professionalism and leadership, sharing practical lessons on preparation, mental performance and building confidence through consistent daily habits.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danecleaver/
Central Districts Cricket: https://www.cdcricket.co.nz/
The Fireside Leadership Podcast brings you conversations with exceptional leaders from business, sport, the military and public service, uncovering the experiences, decisions and lessons that shape outstanding leadership.
Hosted by Chris Turkington. Produced by Aegis Leadership. Fuelled by Dark Horse Coffee.
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