What our clients say
"When I ran into Gary early in the year it was great timing. My business was going very well but I regularly find myself waking in the morning with my mind spinning with everything that was going on.
I have benefited greatly from meeting up every couple of weeks for a coaching session and being able to talk through what is going on in my world. Gary is someone I feel comfortable talking to, the fact that he has known me from when I was in school as both my teacher and a rugby coach made it very easy to trust him. He knows where I have come from and I know he will listen, ask questions that will help me sort through what is going on and that everything we say is kept in confidence.
I have benefitted from Gary’s coaching skills in particular helping me to work on how to “flip” my thinking to find the positive in difficult situations and to separate the external situation from my internal response. I control my response to the situation.
I look forward to continuing to work with Gary and recommend his coaching."
Cam Massie
Managing Director – CBM
Working with Gary, I went from a perpetually stressed, emotional and disorganised teenager, to an independent student who self-regulates, sets smart goals, and ultimately feels an immense sense of pride at how far I’ve come. For me, talking to Gary for even an hour every week, I was learned to start reflecting more on everything; on what was going well, what hadn’t gone so well, and what I was grateful for. However, I feel that, most significantly, Gary helped me rediscover the person I was before I let the stress of school and constant pressure take over my life.
I know that life will not always be smooth sailing, but now I know that I am equipped to handle anything which is thrown in my direction. For instance, during one of my final IB exams I felt myself start to panic when I no longer felt capable of the task. However, I was able to almost immediately reign in my anxiety and return to tackle the exam head on. I’m not sure how well I did in that exam overall, but I was so proud of myself for being able to regulate my feelings like that, and I would have never been able to do that without Gary’s help.
I know that life will not always be smooth sailing, but now I know that I am equipped to handle anything which is thrown in my direction. For instance, during one of my final IB exams I felt myself start to panic when I no longer felt capable of the task. However, I was able to almost immediately reign in my anxiety and return to tackle the exam head on. I’m not sure how well I did in that exam overall, but I was so proud of myself for being able to regulate my feelings like that, and I would have never been able to do that without Gary’s help.
J - student
“I have known Gary for over 20 years and I didn’t hesitate for a second when he approached me with the idea of academic coaching for my son, Tom.
What attracted me to the program was to be able to provide Tom with skills and programmes that will not only benefit him during his schooling but also provide him a rock-solid foundation for tertiary study as well as when he enters the workforce.
The GBR programme provides that. It is also very much student focussed with the relationship and interaction being between student and coach.The benefits for Tom have been very apparent with better planning skills, great time management and most importantly coping activities to ensure that he copes when the ‘heat’ comes on during peak semester assessment.”
What attracted me to the program was to be able to provide Tom with skills and programmes that will not only benefit him during his schooling but also provide him a rock-solid foundation for tertiary study as well as when he enters the workforce.
The GBR programme provides that. It is also very much student focussed with the relationship and interaction being between student and coach.The benefits for Tom have been very apparent with better planning skills, great time management and most importantly coping activities to ensure that he copes when the ‘heat’ comes on during peak semester assessment.”
Father
“We were fortunate in having Gary’s considerable academic coaching expertise. One of the most impressive aspects was the focus on balancing Monty’s many commitments. They worked to identify what was going on in Monty’s life and together, developed a weekly plan, importantly leaving some “Monty time” for unwinding.
Daivd & Claire - Parents
"Gary is an amazing facilitator. He was able to adapt course work to suit our unique online learning environment with students and work through case scenarios that could arise out of this complexity . Gary is a warm and caring person. A good communicator. He helped participants feel relaxed with a safe learning environment to take risks during role plays."
MHFA Course Participant
“With the coaching help I have been able to set clear and achievable goals. This has given me something to aim for and has increased my focus. The GBR program has been a great help to me.”
Joel - Year 10
“Gary from Going Beyond Results has worked with my daughter this Semester focusing on helping her with strategies for organising her study timetable and assessment timelines, managing stresses and demands and approaches to improving her Academic results. As a parent, I couldn't have asked for more. Often the advice I was giving her was helping but when Gary has a coaching session with her, she is in control about what she needs help with and can ask for advice; this one on one time has been invaluable. It has changed my daughter’s mindset and motivation and that is invaluable.”
Jane - Mother
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“Gary provided me with many tips and tricks to help study more efficiently and overall have better time management. Some of these tips included how to identify and minimize my distractions, such as my mobile phone, TV shows, friends and other family members. Another included using self-reflecting comments to record marks out of 10 for the quality of the study period just completed.
Monty - Year 10
"Gary was a fantastic instructor. I really enjoyed the course and especially the way he taught it. His background of teaching, being a boarding master and more was evident in the way he taught the course. He made a heavy day of learning more light and delightful if you can say that. I would recommend Gary to everyone taking this course. Very happy and confident."
MHFA Course Participant
"Since my son has been coached under the GBR program I have seen a marked improvement in his organisational skills and study habits. He is now less stressed about his study as he has a clear plan in place. His results have also improved under the coaching program which was of course the ultimate goal. I highly recommend the program.”
David - Father
“I have known gary for over 20 years and i didn’t hesitate for a second when he approached me with the idea of academic coaching for my son, tom.
What attracted me to the program was to be able to provide tom with skills and programmes that will not only benefit him during his schooling but also provide him a rock-solid foundation for tertiary study as well as when he enters the workforce. The gbr programme provides that. It is also very much student focussed with the relationship and interaction being between student and coach.
The benefits for tom have been very apparent with better planning skills, great time management and most importantly coping activities to ensure that he copes when the ‘heat’ comes on during peak semester assessment.”
Michael - Father
"Gary was a fantastic instructor. I really enjoyed the course and especially the way he taught it. His background of teaching, being a boarding master and more was evident in the way he taught the course. He made a heavy day of learning more light and delightful if you can say that. I would recommend Gary to everyone taking this course. Very happy and confident."
MHFA Course Participant