Inspector John Mcdonough AFSM

John is an operational Duty Commander with nearly 40 years experience as a firefighter. For over 15 years, John he was Team Leader of the Fire Operational Training Team. He is globally recognised as an expert in structural fire behaviour, firefighting techniques and tactics

In 2009, he was awarded Australia’s highest honour for Fire Officers, the Australian Fire Service Medal, for his work developing this training

In our talk we are lucky to hear from John About his operational experience but for his openness to learning, his attitudes to leadership and developing expectations and commitment to being the best firefighter possible.

And in these ideas, is links to Mental Skills Training , as an opportunity to use an evidence based practice to improve our skills and performance

📚 Booklist – Episode 3

📘 Bounce — Matthew Syed

💪 The Confident Mind — Dr. Nate Zinsser

🧠 Peak Mind — Dr. Amishi Jha

🎤 How to Achieve High Performance Under Stress — Jannell MacAulay (TED Talk)

🏀 The Mindful Athlete — George Mumford

🏆 Sacred Hoops — Phil Jackson

🔥 Mindarma (RAW Mindfulness Program) — Black Dog Institute

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Sam Monaghan:

https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/sam-monaghan-nsw-2025/

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Content Reference:

Professor Adam Nichols : 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗲-𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗹

Alex Auerbach Ph.D: Release-Reset-Refocus.

Mark Dobson AFSM : "Ordinary Courage" : https://ordinarycourage.com.au/

Sam Monaghan: https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/sam-monaghan-nsw-2025/

Books:

Owen Eastwood: Belonging: The Ancient Code of Togetherness https://www.amazon.com.au/Belonging-Ancient-Togetherness-Owen-Eastwood-ebook/dp/B08HQKG9HZ

Sebastian Junger: Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging https://www.amazon.com.au/Tribe-On-Homecoming-and-Belonging/dp/144344958X

Podcast:

Prof G by Scott Galloway https://www.youtube.com/c/TheProfGShow-ScottGalloway