The You Project

#429 Marc Randolph (Netflix Founder)

01 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Well let’s be honest, Marc Randolph ‘only’ co-founded Netflix. So not impressive at all. He was also the first CEO of the company, has created a...

#428 The Reluctant Guest

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The world’s most reluctant, loveable and talented, podcast guest is back. Many of you ‘know’ Dylan Keys because I bang on about him but for thos...

#427 Context, Confidence & Competence

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This chat with Bobby Cappuccio meandered from the deep and philosophical to the shallow, comical and silly. We covered everything from working out (an...

#426 The Ocean Less Travelled

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Spotz is an adventurer and the youngest person to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean (4,534 km). Did I say... row… a boat…alone? No support ...

#425 Broken

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In 2017, Marie Nilsson fell off a mountain. Literally. She was 500 metres from the summit of the highest mountain in Poland (Mount Rysy) when she slip...

#424 What is Fitness? (It's Not What You Think) Part 2

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For this two-part chat, I slip into Exercise Science mode and resident TYP Exercise Physiologist Russ Jarrett and I talk about the multi-dimensional n...

#423 What is Fitness? (It's Not What You Think) Part 1

25 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For this two-part chat, I slip into Exercise Science mode and resident TYP Exercise Physiologist Russ Jarrett and I talk about the multi-dimensional n...

#422 Becoming Ungiveupable

24 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

So much talk about change. So little actual change. So much starting and stopping. Over and over. So many excuses dressed up as reasons. So much talk....

#421 Living Long and Strong

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Calling Dr. Aaron Tressler a Chiropractor (which he is) is somewhat underselling him. He is a wealth of knowledge, inspiration and energy, who has wri...

#420 Carly Taylor (Part 2)

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

TYP Favourite Carly Taylor is back and this time we go deep on everything from stoicism, journaling, metacognition, virtues and values (the difference...

#419 Carly Taylor (Part 1)

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

TYP Favourite Carly Taylor is back and this time we go deep on everything from stoicism, journaling, metacognition, virtues and values (the difference...

#418 OCD and ADHD on TYP

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The charming, funny and brutally honest Tracy Bartram is back on TYP and this time we cover everything from addiction, obsession, ADHD, the oldest pro...

#417 Jacqui Louder (Part 2)

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jacqui Louder is one of Australia’s most respected Sport Psychologists, a former radio colleague of mine and a good Mate. This was a fun conversatio...

#416 Jacqui Louder (Part 1)

18 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jacqui Louder is one of Australia’s most respected Sport Psychologists, a former radio colleague of mine and a good Mate. This was a fun conversatio...

#415 Freestyling with Melissa

17 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is what happens when it’s Saturday arvo and the guest for our Sunday episode pulls the pin an hour earlier. It probably won’t change ...

#414 The Worst Pharmacist Ever

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine a Pharmacist who actively discourages people away from the chemical highway and towards a path of something far less synthetic and pill-shaped...

#413 Retro Gyms, Pelvic Floors and Aquatic Tinder

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Westlake is something on an icon of Australian Fitness and Health. And a friend of mine. As both a highly-regarded Physiotherapist and a national...

#412 The Breathing Cure

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is my surprise episode of the year (so far). To be honest, I was wondering how I might fill an hour talking to a bloke about breathing but in the...

#411 You and Your Potential

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A few years ago, I turned some of my words into a video. Well, Tommy Jackett did. Anyway, those words seemed to resonate with quite a few people and t...

#410 Angry White Pyjamas

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The inspiration behind the title will become apparent during the conversation. Apart from being one of my Mates, Francis is also one of Australia’s ...

#409 Talking vs. Communicating

11 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

To be honest, this was something of a conversational smorgasbord that neither Melissa or I were really in control of. We finally got around to the int...

#408 Listener Q & A (the last bit)

10 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is the last bit of three. Among other questions, we explored… what’s the one trait that you keep seeing in people who start their own busines...

#407 Richard Beddie is Back

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Energiser Bunny that is Richard Beddie (Head Honcho of Exercise NZ) is back going deeper and harder on all things fitness, training, performance, ...

#406 Listener Q & A (the second bit)

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second bit of three. Among other questions, we explored… what’s the one trait that you keep seeing in people who start their own busin...

#405 Creating Connection

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Levy is a behavioral scientist best known for his work in influence, human connection, and decision making. Jon specialises in applying the latest...

#404 The Life Re-set

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I’m loving TYP at the moment; we seem to be on a roll with great guests and conversations and while this bloke has been on a bunch, this chat was re...

#403 Listener Q & A (Part 1)

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Among other questions, we explored… what’s the one trait that you keep seeing in people who start their own business? How do you trust again when ...

#402 Victor Brick

04 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Victor Brick has 35 years of success in the fitness industry and is CEO of Planet Fitness Growth Partners (PFGP), the largest privately owned Planet F...

#401 The 21 Year-Old Who Said No to $20,000,000 (for His Business)

03 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is one of my favourite episodes this year. Maybe, all the years. Harry Sanders is an extraordinary young man, doing extraordinary things. I don’...

#400 TYP Review and Report Card

02 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was a conversation between Melissa and I about the peaks and troughs, challenges and lessons, wins and losses, breakdowns and breakthroug...

#399 Where the Logic and Woo-Woo Collide

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Tami Roos has a PhD in Parapsychic Science, so it’s not surprising that we slid into some ‘woo-woo’ moments during this chat. Among other th...

#398 The Woman Who Changed Her Brain

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I loved this conversation with Barbara Arrowsmith Young. Such a privilege to chat with someone who is a world-renowned pioneer, researcher and authori...

#397 Improvise, Adapt, Overcome

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mel Tempest is a strong, powerful, no BS woman who grew up in the middle of danger, violence and uncertainty, who was discarded by her mother at eight...

#396 Does Self-Help Work?

28 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bobby Cappuccio is back to discuss what frustrates him about the self-help ‘industry’ (programs, products, promotions, promises), how we might nav...

#395 What Issues?

27 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TYP, Nick Bowditch and I discover that we might be brothers from another mother. It’s seems we have a lot of the same issues, idi...

#394 The Meditating Accountant

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Cunningham (The Practice, Sen Radio, Network Ten and a few books) is a money and business bloke who doesn’t complicate the s**t out of things,...

#393 Unconventional Medicine

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Yet another fascinating chat with TYP favourite Ashok Gupta, exploring physical, mental and emotional health, healing and recovery. Enjoy.guptaprogram...

#392 The Disruptor

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s fair to say that Don Wood (PhD.) could be considered (by some) to be something of a disruptor when it comes to the understanding, management an...

#391 Friends & Frenemies

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Curiously, sometimes friendships don’t feel very ‘friendly’. You know what I’m talking about. We’ve all been in relationships that felt more...

#390 The Loudest Guest

21 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Like (nearly) all of our guests, Dr. Amy Silver is ace. Great communicator, story-teller and educator and she has a capacity to explore (what can be) ...

#389 The Happiness Conversation

20 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is happiness the same as joy? Or ecstasy (the feeling, not the drug)? Is excitement a version of happiness? What about contentment? The absence of anx...

#388 Becoming a High Performer (Part 2)

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is part two of our conversation about high-performance. Enjoy. 🙂 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#387 Becoming a High Performer

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When we hear the term ‘high performance’ what often springs to mind is the uber-successful, high-profile, annoyingly-talented superstars of busine...

#386 The Bloke Who Builds the World's Safest Trampolines

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Holmes’ company (Springfree Trampolines) makes the world’s safest trampolines and the evolution of their brand and business is a story of cr...

#385 The Third Place

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode of TYP, I sat down (cyber-sat) with gym owners, Russell Jarrett and Brad Cunningham and the three of us waxed lyrical (whatever that ...

#384 Eternal Curiosity

14 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when we die? What’s on the other side? Is there another side? Maybe this is the only one? According to my training partner (the Crab) w...

#383 Biohacking

13 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Tamati is one of the world’s best ultra-endurance athletes, a coach, podcast host, author, speaker and as it turns out, she’s also biohacker ...

#382 The Calm in the Chaos

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

At nineteen, I was an insecure man-child bench-pressing my way to nowhere in particular but at the same age, Ricardo Martinez was working at the coal ...

#381 Jokes with Dr John

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The last episode we did with Dr John Demartini almost saw me pull a cognitive hammy, just trying to stay in the conversation. We knew you’d love him...

#380 Triggers, Tipping Points and Tightropes

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Former Secondary Teacher, Exercise Physiologist, Author (Anxious Kids and Anxious Mums), Speaker, Mental Health Consultant, Wellbeing Coach and life-l...

#379 Is Retirement a Good Idea?

07 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is the idea of retirement better than the reality of it? Are people happier when their career is over? Is it a bad idea for some people? Should it be ...

#378 Chemobrain

06 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cancer Survivor, Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment sufferer (Chemobrain), Advocate, Legal Warrior, Fighter of Injustice, Medical Detective, Feather ...

#377 Off The Grid

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Kluwer, former tradie living in suburban Melbourne, now lives off the grid amidst 70 acres of nature; a facility he’s called Elevated Springs i...

#376 Can Obsession be Healthy?

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It turns out that Dr. Ingrid (our resident Psychiatrist) might have a few obsessive issues of her own. She may even be something of a perfectionist. H...

#375 Lifting Stuff: Beginners to Advanced

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I recently sat down with Russell Jarrett from The Australian Fitness Podcast and we discussed the ins and outs of strength training. Along the way we ...

#374 The Common Path to Uncommon Success

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Lee Dumas (JLD) is the founder and host of one of the world’s most successful business podcasts; Entrepreneurs On Fire, an award-winning show w...

#373 A Conversation About Autism

28 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Gemma Foxall (PhD.) is a University Lecturer, Researcher, Advocate, Speaker, Consultant and Service Provider supporting children aged 0-16 years o...

#372 The Busy Badge

27 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This conversation with Bianca Chatfield was quite different to our previous TYP encounters. It seems that our high-performing (ex)Elite Athlete, TV Ho...

#371 Richard Beddie: CEO, Exercise NZ

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve never spoken less in a podcast and I enjoyed every minute of it. Fortunately, everything Richard Beddie (the boss of Exercise New Zealand) had ...

#370 You, Me and OCD

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Brad McEwan is an interesting fella, great communicator, deep thinker and semi-regular on TYP. Of course, he’s well-known for his decades of work as...

#369 Steph Tisdell

21 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steph Tisdell is a comedian, actor, storyteller, deep thinker and half a lawyer, who, like most of us, is working through her sh*t, navigating the com...

#368 The Science of Resilience

20 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TYP, Paul Taylor and I do a deep dive into his PhD research, which is all around performing under pressure, keep our sh*t together ...

#367 The Self Help Antidote

18 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Apart from being one of the smartest people I know, a brilliant communicator, renowned speaker, published author, expert in human behaviour and genius...

#366 The Boxer and the Nurse

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

To say Ron and Sharyn Smith have had (are having) an interesting life together doesn’t come close to doing their story justice. Peaks, troughs, alco...

#365 The Whole TYP Crew

14 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa, Tiff and I have never done a podcast together and to say this episode wasn’t what I thought it might be, is an understatement. While it did...

#364 How to Find a Good PT (and other stuff)

13 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode, I momentarily stepped back in to Personal Trainer, Exercise Scientist and Fitness Educator mode, with Tiff firing a barrage of quest...

#363 The Alternate Classroom

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joelene Lavrick was a classroom teacher who now works with primary school-aged children (in person and online in seventy-four countries!) to improve t...

#362 The Dogs that Saved Geoff

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I always love connecting with Geoff Jowett but this chat was extra raw, real and revealing. Geoff shares about his depression, anxiety, obsessive-comp...

#361 Chicken Soup and Inspiration

07 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Victor Hansen is an American inspirational and motivational author and speaker, best known as the founder and co-creator of the ‘Chicken Soup f...

#360 Embracing the Suck

06 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Tamati is an extreme ultra endurance athlete with 25 years competing in the world's toughest endurance events, running in more than 140 ultra mar...

#359 Pete Shepherd

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I love Pete Shepherd because he’s a Coach who doesn’t sound ‘Coachy’. He’s just an interesting dude who loves going deep, loves people, is e...

#358 Behind the Scenes at Craig HQ

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If Melissa and I got together to combine a staff meeting and brainstorming session (for 2021) with a podcast… it would be this episode. In it, we un...

#357 The Unintentional Conversation

31 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa and I sat down to explore a particular topic and for some weird reason, we didn’t even get to it. At all. I blame her. Sometimes a particula...

#356 Professor Erin Cotter-Smith

30 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Associate Professor Erin Cotter-Smith is an Epidemiologist with extensive experience teaching and researching within the multidisciplinary fields of p...

#355 Could You Repeat That Slowly?

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. John Demartini is one of the world’s most prolific Authors, Speakers, Educators and Mentors in areas as diverse as personal development, relatio...

#354 Intelligence

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TYP, we discuss.. Different kinds of Intelligence. The limitation of IQ tests. Where our beliefs come from. Changing beliefs. Uncon...

#353 When the Motivation Fades

24 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve spent much of my career talking with individuals, teams and organisations about the function, value, limitation and science of motivation, when...

#352 Forget the Plan

23 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes no plan is the best plan. When Bobby and I talk, any semblance of a plan, particular topic, direction or predetermined theme, go out the win...

#351 The Strongest Woman I Know (literally)

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Liz Craven is a freak. In a good way. Pound for pound (kilo for kilo), she’s one of the strongest women in the world. You might find the fact that s...

#350 From Year 11 Failure to Mica Flight Paramedic

20 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Shepherd’s journey from being a disinterested student who hated study and failed year eleven, to Mica Flight Paramedic (the highest qualificati...

#349 Medicine, Connection and Compassion

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This was a surprise episode for me. What I thought might be a typical (but interesting) conversation with a highly qualified and skilled Emergency Phy...

#348 You and Your Time

16 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This started off being a very practical conversation with Tiff about all-things.. time. The way we use it, waste it, allocate it, experience it and ev...

#347 Deadly Paths

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Seymour joined the New South Wales Police Force in 1980 as an eighteen-year-old and spent twenty-four years in Police; four years in uniform, tw...

#346 New Year Revolution (Anna Feringa)

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Well, we made it. This episode of TYP is our final Instalment of our 10-part ‘New Year Revolution’ series and this time I sit down with workplace ...

#345 New Year Revolution (Danielle Grant)

10 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of The You Project is instalment nine of our 10-part ‘New Year Revolution’ series (we’re on the home straight) and this time, Exerc...

#344 New Year Revolution (Geoff Jowett)

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is instalment eight of our 10-part ‘New Year Revolution’ series and this needs bloke zero introduction. As always, Geoff is funny, inspiring ...

#343 New Year Revolution (Steph Prem)

06 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of The You Project is instalment seven of our 10-part ‘New Year Revolution’ series and this time, Winter Olympian, Pilates Queen, Stu...

#342 New Year Revolution (Jason Cunningham)

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of The You Project is instalment six of our 10-part ‘New Year Revolution’ series and our resident business-money bloke Jason Cunningh...

#341 New Year Revolution (Dr. Ingrid Nielsen)

02 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of The You Project is instalment five of our 10-part ‘New Year Revolution’ series. This time I sit down with our favourite Psychiatri...

#340 New Year Revolution (Carly Taylor)

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of The You Project is instalment four of our 10-part ‘New Year Revolution’ series. This time I sit down with Carly Taylor and as alwa...

#339 New Year Revolution (Tony Doherty)

29 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of The You Project is instalment three of our 10-part ‘New Year Revolution’ series. This time I sit down with down with Fitness Indus...

#338 New Year Revolution (Part 2)

27 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second instalment in my 10-part ‘New Year Revolution’ series. This episode is the completion of my ‘21 life-shaping questions worth ...

#337 New Year Revolution (Part 1)

25 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is the first instalment in my 10-part ‘New Year Revolution’ series. In it, I explore twenty-one life-shaping questions worth consider...

#336 Blown up by a Bomb

23 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sergeant Michael Lyddiard was 12 years into a planned 20-year career with the Australian Army when his world was shattered by two kilograms of insurge...

#335 The Healing Power of a Mum's Love

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I like to think I’m kind-of tough but really, I’m not. And this becomes apparent when I talk with someone like Josh Komen who, while in training f...

#334 Gambling, Addiction, Murder, Fame and Healing

20 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

💬”When I was eight, I was staying in a one-bedroom apartment with my dad and he was shot dead, sleeping next to me.”💬”I lost six and a hal...

#333 Food: The Good, the Bad and the Crazy

18 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Miranda Leeden is a Food Scientist and Clinical Nutritionist and just like me (and many of you), she’s had her own challenges with body image, emoti...

#332 The World is Your Classroom

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It sounds cheesy but it’s true; the world really is our classroom, every moment is an opportunity to learn and every person is a potential teacher w...

#331 Person, Persona, Performer

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew May is a younger, prettier version of me. Like me, he has spent much of his working life in the high-performance space with elite sporting team...

#330 Epiphanies, Life Lessons and Labouring

12 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Russell Robertson played 228 games for the Melbourne Football Club, is one of four players in the club's history to have led the goalkicking in four o...