The You Project

#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...

#329 Rushing to Nowhere in Particular

11 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

“How have you been?” … “Busy” … “Me too”… “Crazy huh?” … “Yep, flat out” … “Soooo busy”. Ever been in the middle of ...

#328 Science, Self and Spirituality

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I can’t tell you how much I loved this conversation with Ashok Gupta. ‘ is a Sanskrit term for a teacher, guide, expert or master and while Ashok ...

#327 Abuse, Vulnerability, Courage and Healing

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The other day I was on young Tiff’s Podcast (Roll with the Punches) and we somehow took a conversational left turn and went down a rabbit hole that ...

#326 Dave Hughes

05 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Hughes is an Aussie icon, best known for his work on the telly, radio and comedic stage. And while I love Hughesy the performer, the bloke I got ...

#325 Lessons from Prison

05 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

TYP fave Mick Hall is back unpacking more of his fascinating journey. In this episode, we talk about ‘time’ as a subjective experience (on the Mic...

#324 Tracy Bartram: Fame, Addiction, Recovery, Hope

03 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Like many people, Tracy Bartram spent a significant part of her high-profile life denying, deflecting, avoiding, role paying and ‘pretending’ her ...

#323 Post Traumatic Stress Injury

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Sugrue began his law enforcement career in the U.S. Air Force as a Security Forces Officer in 1998. He specialised in Law Enforcement, Global ...

#322 How to Create an Effective Plan

29 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Off the back of my last podcast (Stop Wishing and Start Planning), a few people asked if I could expand on the concept and share something of a ‘how...

#321 Wish Less. Plan More.

27 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Many people think they have a plan but they don’t. They have a story, an intention and some ideas about how they want things to ‘turn out’. What...

#320 How I Eat And Train

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I’m always being asked about how I train, eat and more broadly, stay in shape. I don’t think it’s a particularly fascinating conversation (neith...

#319 Senator Jacqui Lambie

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I consciously don’t have too many expectations or plans going into podcasts but this free-range chat with Jacqui Lambie (Lambo, to me) was real, raw...

#318 Paul Taylor

22 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I was recently on Paul Taylor’s podcast (The Mind Body Brain Project) and we had a great chat about all-things human performance, resilience, happin...

#317 Mark Seymour (Hunters & Collectors)

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Seymour is an amazing singer, songwriter, musician, story-teller, Aria winner and Aussie music legend. He's also a charming, smart, thoughtful, f...

#316 The Woman Who Wants to be an AFL Coach

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Alexander is one of the winningest Coaches in Australian sport at an elite level, having coached the Australian Netball Team (The Diamonds) more ...

#315 Easy to Say, Hard to Do

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Think better. Choose better. Do better. Create better. It’s not a complicated strategy but neither is it an easy one. And therein lies the challenge...

#314 Making a Few Bucks and Staying Sane

15 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I was recently on Jason Cunningham’s podcast (Save My Business) and not surprisingly, we spoke about the trials and tribulations of building and run...

#313 Live, Laugh, Love, Learn

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist, broadcaster, business owner, entrepreneur, deep thinker, Tai Chi teacher, ex-city slicker, long-time mate of mine and now proud resident o...

#312 Strength Training And Brain Health

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Mawby is back and among many fascinating things, we talk about the latest research (and the practical application of that research) focusing on t...

#311 Fitness, Health, Recovery, Performance and Function

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While gym owners in Melbourne (and beyond) dust off their kettlebells, oil their bikes, deep clean their facilities and plug in their treadmills, some...

#310 The Limitation of Personal Development

08 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I’m always amused when people try something (program, intervention, process) for five minutes and then say to me “oh, I tried that but it didn’t...

#309 Lies, Morality and Ethical Conundrums

07 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Two TYP favourites are here for one special episode and we're excited. This is the first time we’ve had Paul Taylor and Bobby Cappuccio in the same ...

#308 Paralympian Michelle Errichiello

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Errichiello was twenty-four years old, minding her own business and putting out some bins when a car careered off the road, pinned her agains...

#307 Razor Ray: The Best Worst Job

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine going to work and being verbally abused and insulted by thousands of people while you do your job. And I don't mean cyber abuse, I mean actual...

#306 Mind and Body: Healing and Hope

01 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To say this episode was a pleasant surprise, would be a massive understatement. It is now one of my favourite TYP experiences. I loved the conversatio...

#305 Hackers, Suckers & Cyber Crime

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bastien Treptel was just 14 years old when he started hacking into accounts and stealing money, but since turning his life around (after the Feds came...

#304 Darren Hodge

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Darren Hodge is a MICA Flight Paramedic, Author and Educator who has spent more than a quarter of a century serving the community, navigating complica...

#303 Religion, Spirituality, Faith and Belief

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This solo episode is the result of numerous requests for me to share my thoughts and experiences in and around religion and spirituality. To be honest...

#302 Making Sh*t up as We Go

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I was recently on The Daily Talk Show with Tommy and Josh and as I’m essentially lazy, I thought I’d use their show description.“Craig Harper is...

#301 Bad Bosses and Toxic Workplaces

25 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Gibbings is bringing back the happy to workplace culture. The author of three books and a global keynote speaker, she's on a mission to help ...

#300 Performing Under Pressure

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

299 episodes later, our first ever TYP guest is back for our 300th show. 323 games, 4 x All-Australian, 3 x Best & Fairest, St. Kilda Team of the ...

#299 Dr. Dinesh Palipana

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Medical Doctor, Lawyer, Disability Advocate, Researcher, TED Speaker and Order of Australia recipient Dinesh Palipana does life from a wheelchair beca...

#298 The Bloke who Catches Crooks and Pulls Trains

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Grant Edwards is a recently-retired Australian Federal Police Commander, with over 34 years of service protecting vulnerable people around the world. ...

#297 My Forty-Year Apprenticeship

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I feel like my entire working (learning) life has been an ongoing training process. An apprenticeship, of sorts. And while I know (intellectually) tha...

#296 Being a Contrarian

17 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The wise-beyond-his-years Pete Shepherd is back at TYP Central and without doubt, this is my favourite conversation with him. We got lost in a number ...

#295 Dr. Jodi Richardson

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jodi Richardson is back at TYP Central and we continue our conversation around managing our mind, emotions, body and of course, life. Jodi is both...

#294 Flow (what, why, how)

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The You Project favourite Braniac Bobby Cappuccio is back and this time we go deep exploring the science, process, practice and value of… flow. That...

#293 Post-Dream Anxiety (and other stuff)

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What about when you wake up from a stressful, anxiety-producing dream, only to realise that you were just… dreaming? It’s not real. Well, the anxi...

#292 Chronic Fatigue and other Debilitating Conditions

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I first met Toby Morrison when he was a teenager suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The once-elite junior athlete spent four years battling exha...

#291 Don't Wait for Your Hill to Change

11 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This brief podcast is one of the thirty sections from my online audio program and it’s certainly a message and metaphor which generally resonates wi...

#290 The Lady Who Lost 138 kgs

10 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When we recorded this chat (Saturday Oct. 10, 2020), Anna Kambranis weighed 68 kgs. On January 3, 2018, Anna weighed in at 206.5 kgs for her first wor...

#289 Creating New Habits

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Since I was the eighteen year-old gym instructor working all day, every day with humans who wanted to look, feel, function and perform differently, I’...

#288 PALEO: A Guide to Getting Started

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Paleo Warrior is back and she’s not pulling any punches, sparing any feelings or giving too many f**ks about ruffling feathers or feelings. And ...

#287 YOU: Public, Personal, Private, Secret and Fantasy

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this brief episode, I talk about the five versions of you (and me) and the way we choose to reveal (or not) those ‘people’ to the world, depend...

#286 Menopause, Mano-pause and Middle-Age (part 2)

04 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Exercise Physiologist Unna Goldsworthy (B.Ex.Sci, M.App.Sci) is back and this time we go deep with listener questions to continue our chat on all thin...

#285 Catastrophes, Courage, Comebacks and Championships

03 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jacqui Cooper is a five-time Olympian in freestyle skiing (aerials), world champion, five-time world cup champion, mum of three, corporate speaker, en...

#284 2,633,256,000 Seconds

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

2,633,256,000 Seconds. If you’re a statistically ‘typical’ Australian woman, that’s about how many seconds your heart will beat for. Us typica...

#283 Common Exercise Mistakes, Misconceptions and Fallacies

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Exercise Scientist, Gym Owner and Conditioning Coach Russ Jarrett (M.Ex.Sci) is back at TYP HQ and to be honest, this episode doesn’t require an ove...

#282 Self-Awareness and Self-Regulation

27 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Successfully navigating life and its many components (physical, mental, emotional, personal, professional, practical, spiritual) is the ever-present h...

#281 Agoraphobia, Anxiety, Addiction, Overwhelm and Art

26 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

*Before I give my normal show synopsis, I want to tell you that this is one of my all-time favourite TYP chats (top 3 out of 281).To say that Dylan (K...

#280 The Fruit Salad Episode

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s fair to say that Paul and I covered a lot of territory in this episode, hence the title. We explored everything from implantable brain tech tha...

#279 People Stuff (a New Book)

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zoe Routh knows about people. And stuff. Which is why her new book is called… People Stuff. In this episode of The You Project, Craig and Zoe chat a...

#278 How I Organise my Ideas and Downloads

20 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For years, I’ve been keeping an electronic journal where I jot down thoughts, realisations, ideas, anecdotes, questions and topics. It lives in the ...

#277 Busy Head Syndrome

19 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

TYP favourite Geoff Jowett is back and as always, the boys have fun going deep talking about stillness, turning down the internal noise, living the si...

#276 Coaching Humans

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Alexander is one of the winningest coaches in Australian Sport and after nine years at the helm of our national netball team (the Diamonds 2011-2...

#275 Lies, Taboo and Bullsh*t

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Marketing genius, thought leader, story teller and straight-shooter Simon Hammond is back to chat with us about the key themes and messages in his new...

#274 Menopause, Man-opause and Middle-Age

13 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Exercise Physiologist, Educator and all-round Grouse Chick, Unna Goldsworthy is back and this time, hormones, emotions, exercise, hot flushes, body co...

#273 Managing in the Mayhem (a workshop)

12 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A few weeks ago, I decided to run a free workshop for people who were hurting and struggling and for those needing a little inspiration, encouragement...

#272 Laughter, Bare Feet and Slumpy Posture

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This was one of the funniest chats I’ve had on TYP with a great Mate, who also happens to be one of the most down-to-earth, intuitively intelligent ...

#271 Lessons from Failure

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Among other things, this is an episode about my numerous failures and f*ck-ups and how those things became lessons, opportunities, growth experiences,...

#270 Dealing with the Uns (part 2)

06 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Through no fault, choice or desire of our own, most of us are currently dealing with all things ‘UN’… uncertain, unpredictable, unfamiliar, unwa...

#269 Dealing with the Uns (part 1)

05 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Through no fault, choice or desire of our own, most of us are currently dealing with all things ‘UN’… uncertain, unpredictable, unfamiliar, unwa...

#268 Body Transformation Programs

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TYP, I discuss the Pros and Cons (yes, there are both) of body transformation programs. And while it might seem like a singular foc...

#267 Bodyweight, Body-fat and Body Composition

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Depending on the assessment tool, my body can be classified anywhere on the continuum from borderline obese (height-weight chart, BMI) to very lean (b...

#266 The Slippery Slope of Addiction

30 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I was recently interviewed by Jack Nagle on his Podcast ‘Real Drug Talk’ and I think this is a conversation that many people will find interesting...

#265 Oldies Lifting Heavy Sh*t

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Mawby, is a pioneer in the area of strength training for the 60 plus age group and this is a great chat about an important issue. I’ve long bee...

#264 Seek First to Understand...

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This turned out to be something of a teaching session, with me banging on about everything from empathy, awareness and consciousness to communication,...

#263 Why Do I Say Yes, When I Should Say No?

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This might be my favourite short episode of TYP. I love the topic and information in this instalment because it’s relevant, relatable and real for e...

#262 Workplace Mental Health (and other stuff)

23 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Anna Feringa is an expert in Workplace Mental Health (super interesting for right now), Author, Trainer and International Speaker who is passionate ab...

#261 "Easier Said Than Done"

22 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On a semi-regular basis, someone responds to one of my messages with this enlightening revelation “that’s easier said than done”, to which I rep...

#260 Transition-ABLE: The Power of Transitions

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

JoAnna Ferrari lived male for 53 years. She was successful in business and happily married with 3 children for 23 years before finally making the diff...

#259 Meditation, Medication and Dedication

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine a funny, likeable, clever bloke who stands in front of audiences for a living to inspire, tell stories, encourage, empower and educate. A knoc...