Your support network: the heart of performance

At the highest level, everyone knows how to play tennis. What makes the difference is the people around you.

In this new episode of Intervalles, my guest is Dominique Monami, the first Belgian player to break into the world top 10, an Olympic medalist and today, among other hats she wears, an executive coach.

We talk about the importance of your support network, but also about gradual progression, handling pressure, the rituals that help you show up in the best possible shape on game day, and how ambition is built step by step. We also discuss what remains unseen: the invisible cost of elite sport and the trade-offs it involves.

Throughout the conversation, Dominique looks back on the key milestones of her career. She also shares some of the principles that shape the way she supports leaders and teams today.

Among other things, we explore:

✍︎ Why your support network is one of the most powerful performance levers;
✍︎ Why you shouldn’t try to be excellent too early;
✍︎ What happens before you step onto the court;
✍︎ What “controlling the controllables” really means;
✍︎ The cost of elite sport and the trade-offs it involves;
✍︎ What elite sport can teach us about leadership, business and entrepreneurship.

An exclusive conversation with one of the best players in the history of Belgian tennis, who competed against and beat the biggest names in her sport. Beyond tennis, a discussion about the mechanisms that allow each of us to reach our full potential.

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