Marius Barnard Testimonials
Testimonials 2024
Dr David Langford BA, MA, DPhil, PGCE, Cert. Executive Coaching
"Marius brings to his coaching a powerful combination of insight, empathy and skill. With his calm and encouraging demeanour he builds trust and guides you towards and through a personal development plan which is always carefully designed for your particular needs."
Jackie Senior – Partner at Azets
“I wanted to share what a valuable, thought-provoking experience it was and how it surpassed expectations. I was put at ease very quickly, enabling me to share thoughts, feelings and past experiences – Marius listened, delved deeper and identified patterns of behaviours which he relayed back in a logical, insightful way. Marius has really helped me to think about things differently, realise my strengths and have the self-belief that I can achieve whatever I set out to achieve.”
Dr Kirsty Kennedy – Consultant Clinical Psychologist
“Completing the Positive Intelligence course under Marius’ wise guidance has been enlightening in relation to my professional, personal and sporting performance. I found the process engaging and fun, in addition to helping me take some decisive actions about which previously I didn’t have adequate clarity. I would recommend the course to anyone wanting to know more how to address psychological barriers and to harness strengths.”
Luke Johnson - ATP Tour Professional Tennis Player
“Since Marius has started working with me on my mindset, awareness, concentration, and my present-moment-strategy my results have been transformed – winning, not only doubles titles but my first singles title. The Positive Intelligence tools are also helping me to take command of my thought patterns with a real sense of positivity, calmness, and clarity. The focus is on performance, building self-belief but also on my development as a person.”
Paul Griffiths Stress Prevention author/consultant for business leaders
“I am impressed by Marius’ calm and encouraging manner. It is apparent that he has learnt how to deal with stress and pressures at the highest level of professional sport. He focuses all his insightful experience of coaching, first-hand knowledge and research to make incremental improvements in performance and to simplify solutions to a variety of problems. He possesses real empathetic listening and observation skills. Travelling and forming partnerships with players from all around the globe provides the background knowledge to engage with a diverse audience in a very relevant way. Marius is somebody you can trust to deliver transformational results in a very supportive way.
Steven Matsell – CEO Leander Games
“Positive Intelligence has been transformational for me. It allowed me to understand what was holding me back and provides a structure for decreasing the negative influences we allow to infiltrate our thought processes and therefore our lives. The course is designed in bitesize chunks to fit modern day life and focuses on building small habits using insightful practices to bring about positive change.”
- March 2025