ABOUT

Rory Darkins, is a positive psychology researcher, speaker and high performance coach who is passionate about well-being and peak-performance.

Rory has a diverse sporting background, having spent several years travelling the world pursuing professional cricket before settling in Sydney where he is now based. Rory is also a competitive runner and has competed internationally in Surf Lifesaving 2km beach run events and trained with national and olympic-level runners. Since 2014, Rory has worked with elite, professional and Olympic athletes from numerous sports in his role as a high performance conditioning coach with Jock Athletic.

This pursuit of personal excellence is what first sparked Rory’s interest in the mental side of sport. Like many athletes, he wanted to know how to get the best out of himself so he took a keen interest in the stories of successful athletes and completed his Psychology degrees whilst travelling with sport. In 2015, Rory began a research project in which he interviewed six of Australia’s greatest cricket captains and coaches about their experiences of well-being in elite sport. Rory presented these findings at the Canadian Positive Psychology Conference and subsequently spoke on a panel for elite sport at the Australian Positive Psychology and Well-being conference in Adelaide.

Rory has since developed unique well being and performance programs for individuals and travels as a keynote speaker in schools, for corporate events and at international conferences. In all that Rory does, he is passionate about helping others enhance their performance and well-being in their sport, in business and within their everyday lives. Through 1-1 consultations, online programs and ongoing support, Rory brings the best of positive psychology and sport psychology to you.