Rob Website and Access Podcast :

https://www.robmasonruns.com.au/

Chapters:

• 00:00 — Why mindset is the “low-hanging fruit” for fireground performance
• 03:50 — Rob’s early career: modelling calm, competent leaders
• 06:00 — Calmness as optimal arousal (and finding your personal level)
• 11:30 — Coast to Kosci: the mindset gap → the turnaround
• 17:45 — Research: self-talk boosts endurance; how to build your phrase
• 22:20 — Instructional vs motivational vs coping self-talk (fireground examples)
• 39:40 — Vision, Purpose, Meaning → Goal setting that sticks
• 54:20 — Personal Operating System & “Game Face” by scenario
• 1:10:40 — Journaling & reflection: turn experience into expertise
• 1:16:50 — Resources & parting advice

Resources:

• The Chimp Paradox — Prof. Steve Peters
• The Brave Athlete — Simon Marshall & Lesley Paterson
• The Confident Mind — Dr. Nate Zinsser
• The Inner Game of Tennis — W. Timothy Gallwey
• A-/B-Game framing — Emma Murray
• Psycho-biological model of endurance — Prof. Samuele Marcora