The You Project

#458 The Mind Architect (Peter Crone)

30 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t know who Peter Crone was before this interview was booked and while that was my loss, this chat was definitel...

#457 Steve Willis (The Commando)

29 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Not gonna lie, I wasn’t sure what to expect going into a conversation with ‘The Commando’. Interestingly, it didn’t happen. I ended up chattin...

#456 F**k the Prognosis

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Carol Cooke is a Canadian-born Australian cyclist, swimmer and rower. She was part of the Canadian national swimming team, hoping to be selected for t...

#455 In Pursuit Of Less (Part 2)

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes less is where the magic and the breakthroughs happen. Less pointless conversations. Less obsessing. Self-loathing. Over-thinking. Comparison...

#454 Functional Medicine, Genetics, Nutrition & Research (Part 2)

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is one of my favourite chats this year. No, really. Dr. Denise Furness is one of those rare people who can comfortably combine her considerable i...

#453 Functional Medicine, Genetics, Nutrition & Research (Part 1)

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is one of my favourite chats this year. No, really. Dr. Denise Furness is one of those rare people who can comfortably combine her considerable i...

#452 Funny for Money

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Simone Springer is funny for money. Her job is making people laugh. I love comedy but the idea of walking on stage for the sole purpose of making a ro...

#451 In Pursuit of Less (Part 1)

23 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes less is where the magic and the breakthroughs happen. Less pointless conversations. Less obsessing. Self-loathing. Over-thinking. Comparison...

#450 The Accidental Episode

22 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This was meant to be a conversation about something else. I planned an episode called ‘In Pursuit of Less’, exploring the things that, over the ye...

#449 Building a High-Performance Culture

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Okay, this was one of those surprise conversations and although I didn’t have any specific expectations going in, I certainly didn’t anticipate th...

#448 Improvement Not Perfection

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Heidi Anderson is a natural performer and I loved her energy in this ep. of TYP. Along the way, we spoke about being on Big Brother, working in commer...

#447 But How Are You Really?

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Apart from being an ex-Soldier, Policeman, MAFS Participant (is that the right term?), cafe owner and partner of TYP fave Bianca Chatfield, Mark Scriv...

#446 Winning in Sport and Life

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Alexander has been one of the most winning Coaches in professional sport in Australia over the last twenty years; coaching the Australian Diamond...

#445 The Mind of an Addict (Part 2)

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

“I was an addict waiting to happen” - Mick Hall. Twelve and a half years-old, a cask of port, passed out on railway tracks behind his school (the ...

#444 The Mind of an Addict (Part 1)

16 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

“I was an addict waiting to happen” - Mick Hall. Twelve and a half years-old, a cask of port, passed out on railway tracks behind his school (the ...

#443 Gut Health, Microbiome, Bacteria & ... Poo

15 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sure, I could have said ‘faecal matter’ but why would I when this episode is probably the only chance I’ll ever have to legitimately use ‘poo’...

#442 Making Your Mind a Nicer Place to... BE

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s be honest, sometimes our mind is a cerebral war zone. A cognitive catastrophe. A sh*t-fest of toxic thoughts, ideas, self-doubt, self-loathing...

#441 The Quantum Activist

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re interested in a conversational smorgasbord of science, spirituality, consciousness, identity, awareness, quantum physics and mysticism, th...

#440 Minimalism, Stoicism and Getting Punched in the Face (Part 2)

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A few weeks ago, I sat down with Tommy and Josh on the 1000th episode of The Daily Talk Show. To celebrate, they decided to do a live, non-stop 1,000-...

#439 Minimalism, Stoicism and Getting Punched in the Face (Part 1)

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A few weeks ago, I sat down with Tommy and Josh on the 1000th episode of The Daily Talk Show. To celebrate, they decided to do a live, non-stop 1,000-...

#438 Health, Happiness and Hormones

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mum of two, Exercise Physiologist and Educator Unna Goldsworthy is back and I’m gonna be honest.. the blokes don’t get much of a run in this episo...

#437 Kerwin Rae

09 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kerwin Rae is a businessman, entrepreneur, investor and international speaker. As one of the Australia’s leading business strategists helping busine...

#436 Psychedelic Medicine

08 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Paul Liknaitzky and I both work (okay, I study) in the same building at Monash University and are both part of the School of Psychological Science...

#435 Food and You (Part 2)

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Perry Venakis has been working with humans and their bodies for more than two decades, helping his clients optimise their genetic potential, create th...

#434 Food and You (Part 1)

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Perry Venakis has been working with humans and their bodies for more than two decades, helping his clients optimise their genetic potential, create th...

#433 Health Span Vs. Life Span

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Elizabeth Yurth is a fascinating, unconventional and can I say… jaaacked.. Medical Doctor, who is passionate about empowering people to live in ...

#432 Get off the Balcony and Get on the Dance Floor

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. David Buttifant is one of Australia’s most well known and respected High-Performance Coaches, Sport Scientists and Pioneers in the area of prepa...

#431 When to Ditch the Plan

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the world of Personal Development, we’re always banging on about being strategic, committing to the process and having a plan. And of course, pla...

#430 The Late Bloomer

02 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What if your best years are yet to come? What if your peak hasn’t come and gone? What if you can be more successful, fulfilled and empowered in the ...

#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...