The You Project

#258 Lessons from the Whiteboard

16 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Over the years, I’ve posted more than three thousand whiteboard messages on my @whiteboardlessons IG page and thousands more on my two FB pages. So,...

#257 Listener Q and A (with Bobby Cappuccio)

15 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This was going to be a two-part Q and A session with Bobby and I but it wound up being one long-ish episode. I apologise in advance as there are a few...

#256 Self-Help vs. Helping Yourself

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I started this episode thinking I was heading in a certain direction (topics, discussion, themes) and, as is often the way with a good conversation, I...

#255 John McMahon (The Rev)

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

John McMahon is an interesting character with an interesting past, who’s living an interesting life, helping troubled teens navigate their own chall...

#254 Tiff Cook Punches People in the Face

09 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tiff Cook booked in for a coaching session three years ago and hasn’t stopped stalking me since (her words). And while she continues on her own pers...

#253 The Science of Exercise (Part 2)

08 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Exercise Physiologist and Elite Conditioning Coach Russ Jarrett (M.Ex.Sci.), joined me for a slightly-sciencey chat about all things fitness and exerc...

#252 The Science of Exercise (Part 1)

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Exercise Physiologist and Elite Conditioning Coach Russ Jarrett (M.Ex.Sci.), joined me for a slightly-sciencey chat about all things fitness and exerc...

#251 F*ck Plan B

05 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Doherty is a Business Man, Entrepreneur, Fitness Industry Pioneer, Gym Owner, Business Partner of Arnold Schwarzenegger and among other things, t...

#250 Anxious Kids (and Grown-ups)

02 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Not only is Dr. Jodi Richardson an expert in the field of understanding, explaining and treating anxiety, she’s also been dealing with it personally...

#249 Metacognition: Thinking about Thinking

01 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Your mind is ‘You HQ’; it’s your cognitive, social, personal, professional, academic, creative and practical headquarters. It’s the place wher...

#248 Acceptance-Commitment Therapy

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Carly Taylor is an Educator, Nutritionist and Coach who uses a combination of Acceptance-Commitment Therapy, Stoic Philosophy, Japanese Psychology and...

#247 Changing The Way We Age

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

New TYP favourite, Dr Ingrid Nielsen (Psychiatrist) is back and this time we dive into exercise, nutrition, lifestyle and all things health for our ‘...

#246 What My Body Taught Me

26 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

My body and I go way back. We’ve spent years together. Sometimes connecting, sometimes not. We’ve often been at odds about the best course of acti...

#245 Secret Women's Business

25 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I’ll be honest, the ‘business’ wasn’t really so secretive but it was definitely an interesting conversation focused on understanding and navig...

#244 How I Manage Me

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

My biggest challenge has always been managing me. Specifically, managing my mind, body, emotions, energy, choices, actions, reactions, resources, fina...

#243 The Economic Pandemic

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Covid 19 is wreaking havoc on a range of fronts; physically, mentally, emotionally, socially and of course, financially. On this episode of TYP, money...

#242 How to Stop Giving Up (part 2)

19 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Some of us have spent our lives ‘almost’ doing things. And sometimes we’ve actually done it. And then we’ve undone it. Starting. Stopping. Los...

#241 How to Stop Giving Up (part 1)

18 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Some of us have spent our lives ‘almost’ doing things. And sometimes we’ve actually done it. And then we’ve undone it. Starting. Stopping. Los...

#240 The Introvert with the Extrovert Job

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I worked with Justin Peckett back in the day when he was a St. Kilda Footballer (252 games) and I was Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Saints. ...

#239 Is Work-Life Balance BS?

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Taylor is back and this time he and Craig explore the relationship we have with our job (career, business) and the potential impact (good or bad,...

#238 The Psychology of Eating

12 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I started thinking about this topic when I was the thirteen year-old human Labrador, eating everything he wanted and almost nothing he needed. Usually...

#237 Culture, Leadership & Inspiration

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A while back Craig chatted with Nicole Goodman from the Business Essentials Daily podcast and they had an interesting (and brief) chat around what it ...

#236 Outside the Echo Chamber

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is the fifth time Bobby has been on TYP and while he’s always great, this was (for me) the best conversation we’ve had. He is truly one of th...

#235 Addicted to Almost Anything

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Addiction doesn’t only happen around drugs, gambling, booze and sex. It also happens with food. And work. And shopping. And plastic surgery. Being i...

#234 How to Build Muscle

05 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

My fascination with muscle (size, appearance, strength, power, speed, function, sporting performance, muscular endurance, health, self-esteem, confide...

#233 Craig Presenting Live

04 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is the audio from a closing keynote Craig delivered a few years ago at the Australian Health and Wellness Summit in Melbourne. In it, he ...

#232 Dr Ingrid Nielsen

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ingrid Nielsen was a socially awkward kid born in South Africa in 1947. She became a nun at 16 (for five years). A medical student at 21. A Doctor at ...

#231 Rules, Rituals, Tribes and Cults

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Hammond is an Australian author, entrepreneur, journalist, business advisor and international keynote speaker. Like Craig, he is fascinated with...

#230 The Twenty-Year Over Night Success

28 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Peaks. Troughs. Wins. Losses. Breakthroughs. Breakdowns. Life. These days Matt Collins is a journalist, radio host and podcaster but to say that it’...

#229 Perseverance

27 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

So many people are great at starting things. Projects. Programs. Diets. Courses. Transformations. In fact, some people have been starting things for y...

#228 Learning by Doing

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I love talking with people who have turned their theoretical something into an actual something. Their idea into action. Passion into purpose. Intenti...

#227 The Science of Selling (Why We Buy Stuff)

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There’s that (kind of) famous saying that says ‘stop buying things you don’t need, with money you don’t have to impress people who don’t car...

#226 Goal Setting (a free workshop)

21 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TYP, Craig puts on his coaching hat and shares a 12-step goal setting process that he’s been using with clients (and personally) ...

#225 Fasting, Longevity and Self-Experimentation

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rebel Dietician Vicky Kuriel is back and this time we go deep on the potential benefits of fasting (in all its forms), instinctive eating, social eati...

#224 Beyond the Shame

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

OMG, this was such a powerful and interesting conversation with a powerful and interesting woman who has found a way to not only survive, but thrive, ...

#223 Melissa Interviews Craig

14 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s about time Melissa got to sit in the big chair and ask some questions, push some buttons, do some probing and steer the TYP ship for an hour or...

#222 Disordered Eating to Eating Disorders

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Food.. such a small word, such a huge conversation. We humans are interesting creatures when it comes to our rules, rituals, stories and madness aroun...

#221 The Most Inspiring Woman I Know

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jane O’Brien is a special human and I don’t say that lightly. We have been friends and colleagues for years and she is the most inspirational woma...

#220 Use it or Lose It

07 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Exercise Physiologist, High Performance Coach and Fitness Educator Russ Jarrett is back and this time, he and Craig talk about the benefits of declutt...

#219 From Inmate to CEO

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

TYP favourite Mick Hall is back and this time, he and Craig chat about his fascinating journey out of addiction, dysfunction, mayhem and crime into hi...

#218 Managing the Madness

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

At the time of recording this episode (June 2, 2020), Bobby Cappuccio and his wife Aimi were bunkered down in their Los Angeles home in the middle of ...

#217 Herding Cats

31 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ex Richmond (Melbourne, Fremantle) football club(s) CEO Cameron Schwab is back and this time, he and Craig talk about what it takes to succeed and wha...

#216 Unlearning

30 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that a great deal (maybe most) of human learning happens unconsciously and incidentally? Without any actual plan or intention to learn? A...

#215 Surviving the Sh*t Show

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a reason we get so much amazing feedback about Paul Taylor; he’s always interesting, funny, inspirational and periodically, inappropriate....

#214 Toxic Friendships

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What’s the deal with ‘friends’ who aren’t actually friendly? People who manipulate, undermine, resent and backstab their alleged friends. How ...

#213 Learning How to Learn

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Richard Huysmans is an academic, pracademic and for the last two months, home-schooling dad. He has spent his life learning how to learn effective...

#212 The Corona Mind

24 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Psychologist Jacqui Louder is back on TYP and she’s talking about some of the mental health challenges and consequences of the pandemic. Jacqui disc...

#211 Self-Awareness and Self-Understanding

23 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What is self-awareness? Why does it matter? How can we improve it? What impact does it have on everything from work, relationships and problem-solving...

#210 Re-Defining Success

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

TYP favourite, Geoff Jowett has reinvented himself over the last few years. The one-time high-flying, drug-taking, ego-driven, money-making entreprene...

#209 Change Your Life Forever (Another Free Workshop)

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What’s your life telling you? Are you living your purpose, passion and values or are you treading water in your own personal Groundhog Day? Spinning...

#208 Change Your Body Forever (A Free Workshop)

17 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is essentially a one hour coaching and teaching workshop. It’s not so much a conversation as it is, an exploration into what it takes to be the...

#207 Out of the Chaos and into the Calm

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jen Forster was a goal-setting, box-ticking, high-performer. She developed and owned successful businesses, gained an MBA, ran 100km races, built her ...

#206 Can Science and Spirituality Co-Exist?

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Apart from being the wife of AFL Hall-of-Famer Paul Roos, Tami Roos is a superstar in her own right, with a PhD in Parapsychic Science (it’s a thing...

#205 Stop F*cking Around (The Audio Version)

10 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This brief episode is essentially a coaching session (of sorts), where Craig unpacks the first ten principles (of thirty) from his most popular book. ...

#204 Love Languages, Decluttering & Spice Racks

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One-time Journalist, TV Presenter and Sportscaster, these days Brad McEwan is immersed in the ‘helping people’ space and he’s great at it. As an...

#203 Learn, Laugh, Sweat

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Luke Milton is a ripper. He’s the ex NRL player who went to the US, established a totally Aussie brand (Training Mate) in the middle of LA, started ...

#202 Dr. Cam is Back

03 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Cam McDonald is back and this episode is seriously fascinating. And valuable. There is so much great information in this chat, you’ll want to li...

#201 The Chick Who Throws a Stick

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

68.92 metres (226 feet). That’s how far Kathryn Mitchell threw her javelin to win the 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold medal. Or as I like to call it, f...

#200 Lisa Stephenson

26 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

These days, Lisa Stephenson is a successful Author, Entrepreneur, International Speaker, Corporate Consultant and Media Commentator but ten years ago,...

#199 Ten Steps to Almost Anything...

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I step out of my Corona hammock and put on my coaching hat for a brief personal development session to share ten fundamental ideas an...

#198 Bianca Chatfield & Pete Shepherd

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode of the TYP, the very tall and charming Bianca Chatfield (6’2”), Melissa Cameron (6’0”) and Pete Shepherd (6’7”) sit down ...

#197 The Body Whisperer

19 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ian O’Dwyer is a body-whisperer. Well, that’s what I call him. More typically, he might be called a functional movement specialist but I’ve know...

#196 To Hell and Back

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first time I’ve actually cried in a podcast. In part, this is a conversation about despair, abuse, identity, body-image and mental illne...

#195 Keeping up with the Jones's

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The ex-drug-taking, rush-chasing, fast-talking, money-spending, self-destructing Geoff Jowett is back and thankfully, these days the manic entrepreneu...

#194 The Calm in the Chaos

12 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Craig and TYP favourite Bobby Cappuccio talk about the psychology, philosophy, sociology, physiology and practicality of self-managin...

#193 Harps Visits The Daily Talk Show

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode from the bunker is a conversation I had with Josh and Tommy from TSTD and among other things, we discuss my current technological learnin...

#192 High Performance, Leadership and Team Work

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Founder of ‘Leading Teams’, Ray McLean is one of Australia’s most respected, experienced and sought-after Facilitators, Speakers and Coaches in ...

#191 Unconventional Workout Ideas

05 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Over the last fortnight, I’ve been exploring three key questions with people: (1) How do I avoid going crazy? (2) How do I avoid going broke? (3) Ho...

#190 Cameron Schwab: What's Important?

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Former Richmond, Fremantle and Melbourne FC CEO and TYP favourite, Cameron Schwab returns to chat with us about his recent cancer diagnosis and subseq...

#189 Reinventing Your Business / Career

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Like many others, Leanne Hamilton is a small business owner who is trying to navigate her new unexpected normal. With a very ‘hands-on’ service (a...

#188 Our New Financial Normal

29 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Not only has our current global challenge impacted us mentally, physically, emotionally and socially but obviously, there’s also been a massive impa...

#187 Paul Taylor: Instalment 4

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Irishman is back and this time he and Harps talk about lessons learned from his military experience, The Stockdale Paradox (it’s a thing), Accep...

#186 And Now Our Gym is Closed

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After 50,000 PT sessions, 35 years in the fitness industry, 30 years training athletes and 25 years owning gyms, Craig has a few ideas about optimisin...

#185 Boosting Your Immune System

22 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast favourite Doctor Cam McDonald is back and this time he’s teaching us how boost our immune system, understand what our body is telling us, us...

#184 Staying Awkward with Pete Shepherd

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is an episode full of ideas, stories, inspiration, insights and strategies that will resonate with many. Personally, I loved it. I actually forgo...

#183 Navigating a New Normal

18 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While it could have been a heavy conversation, it turned out to be one of the silliest and funniest chats Melissa and I have ever had. On air or off. ...

#182 Mark from MAFS and Bianca from The BLOCK

15 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I loved this chat. It was a fun episode with great stories, laughs and some genuinely interesting insights from Bianca Chatfield and Mark Scrivens. Am...

#181 Geoff Jowett Returns

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

TYP favourite Geoff Jowett is back and this time he and Craig talk about some of their core principles for living a meaningful, authentic and aligned ...

#180 Sam Wood

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Wood (Better Homes and Gardens, 28 by Sam Wood, The Wood Shed, The Bachelor) is back and this time he and Craig talk about everything from fitness...

#179 Bog Rolls, Brain Fades and Public Hysteria

08 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a Q and A session; listener questions and my answers, thoughts and ideas. It was a funny, interesting and thoughtful conversation (wit...

#178 Supercharge Your Memory

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tansel Ali is a 4 x Australian Memory Champion most famously known for memorising two Yellow Pages phone books in only 24 days. An international bests...

#177 Is Your DNA Your Destiny?

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Genetics. Epigenetics. Lifestyle. Diet. Sleep. Stress. Environment. Hormones. Relationships. Work. Play. Internal world. External world. Neuroscience....

#176 Troy and Zara Love

01 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Troy and Zara Love are story-tellers, coaches, entertainers, speakers and funny buggers, who have worked in radio, television, theatre and the corpora...

#175 Ayurveda, Consciousness and Ancient Wisdom

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Bunn is an interesting, thoughtful, measured and humble teacher. He also has a gift for demystifying, what can be, the mystical and confusing. Go...

#174 Tony Blauer, Know Fear

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Blauer has been in the martial art, self-defense, defensive tactics, and combatives industry for over four decades.Tony founded Blauer Tactical S...

#173 Managing Your Mind (good luck with that)

23 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jacqui Louder is one of Australia’s leading Sport Psychologists, a good friend of Craig’s and for a decade or so, was his co-host on ‘The Scienc...

#172 Gifts From Grief

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

At 17, Rachel Pope had her whole world thrown into chaos when her father was given weeks to live. He died at 47. Eight years later she tragically lost...

#171 So You Want to be a Speaker?

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Professional speaking is something I’m asked about often. How I got started. How I work. How it works. Getting work. Building a profile. What organi...

#170 Travis Bell, The Bucket List Guy

16 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Travis Bell is a globally recognised Speaker, Coach and Thought Leader who encourages, educates and empowers people around the world to live purpose-f...

#169 Fred Schebesta

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

At the ripe old age of 38, Fred Schebesta (creator of comparison website Finder) is on AFR’s Young Rich List with a personal fortune of $193 million...

#168 Fearlessly Failing

11 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Recently, I was on the Lola Berry Podcast (Fearlessly Failing) and I loved it. Lola has amazing energy, is genuinely curious, asked great questions an...

#167 Challenging the Status Quo

09 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this Episode of TYP, one of our favourites (Geoff Jowett) is back sharing the love, laughs, lessons and inspiration in his unique, blunt and funny-...

#166 How to Optimise Your Workouts

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode, I dust off my jockstrap and step temporarily back into Exercise Science mode to chat with Sport Scientist, Educator and Elite Condit...

#165 What Does 'Getting Conscious' Mean?

04 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Ali Walker is the author of ‘Get Conscious: How to Stop Overthinking and Come Alive’, she’s also a social scientist, media presenter, corpora...

#164 This Wasn't My Plan

02 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when life makes our dream a physical impossibility? What do we do? How do we respond? From the age of five, Shaun Spence dreamed of being...

#163 The Mental Health Episode

30 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I was interviewed by Tristan Simmons from The Mental Health Connection Podcast and we had such a fascinating chat that I decided to s...

#162 Taylor Adams

28 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Craig sits down with Collingwood young gun Taylor Adams and the boys go deep on the intricacies of high-performance (in sport and life...

#161 Rules, Rituals and OCD

26 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bobby Cappuccio is back and in this episode, he and Craig discuss everything from Bobby’s rituals, rules and general OCD, to building self-belief, r...

#160 Andrew Jobling

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew is an Author, Speaker, Mentor, former AFL player (St.Kilda), Business Consultant, former School Teacher and ex business partner of mine. This c...

#159 Kate Save.. Dietician, Exercise Physiologist, Entrepreneur

21 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As well as creating and growing ‘Be Fit Food’ from idea into an eight million dollar (annual turnover) business in five years and winning Telstra ...