Life

There's the thing that happens and then there's the way we respond to it. Sometimes we need to hit the metaphoric pause button. No immediate action. No reaction. No decision. Just feel the emotion, wait for our intellect and reason to kick in, take a breath and move forward from there. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine living in a body that's functionally ‘younger' than its chronological age. A fifty-five year-old doing life in a body that's the physiological equivalent of a typical forty year-old. Ageing is inevitable but the way we age, is optional. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your energy is not an infinite resource. We humans have an amazing ability to waste copious mounts of energy on sh*t we can't control; essentially allowing our minds to be hijacked by obsession, fear and over-thinking things we can't change or undo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who said life needs to be fair? Is 'life' a conscious entity that 'cares' (or doesn't care) about your personal welfare, mental health or bank balance? Nope. Life is mayhem. And joy. Chaos. And calm. Peaks. And troughs. And in the middle of it all, is you; the author of your own story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do we take that 'theoretical something' in our head (idea, intention, goal, dream, aspiration) and turn it into a ‘real-world something' that we can see, touch, experience and enjoy? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do we take that 'theoretical something' in our head (idea, intention, goal, dream, aspiration) and turn it into a ‘real-world something' that we can see, touch, experience and enjoy? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Off the back of yesterday's 'why you should strength train' conversation, this chat is the 'how' instalment. I share some simple insights, strategies and ideas to help you optimise your time, energy and genetics. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know that consistent strength training can significantly improve your cognitive function? Who knew? Well, among a bunch of other great benefits, it can. This is the show where I essentially do a sale's pitch for lifting heavy things. It's still one of the most under-utilised interventions for improving overall health, despite overwhelming evidence. Enjoy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Some people are sleepwalking their way through life. Stuck in a version of Groundhog Day, treading water in unfulfilling, unrewarding, unejoyable and uninspired lives that they didn't choose or design. Unconsciously handing over the steering wheel of their lives to people, situations, events and forces that don't care about (or are oblivious to) them and their dreams and desires. Saying things lik...

In this episode, I talk about creating opportunities (rather than waiting for them), going where you grow and people who can drag you up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, I talk about staying productive even when we lack motivation, creating an accountability system and the importance of building habits aligned to our goals and purpose. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I talk about the ‘need’ to be right, having a purpose bigger than ourselves and people-pleasing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I talk about biofeedback, our relationship with food, the quality of our questions and different realities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I talk about learning to unlearn, delaying gratification, why clarity is important and understanding the personal reality of others. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The next few eps of LIFE is me sharing some brief get-yet-shit-together micro workshops. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Being able to physically, mentally, emotionally, socially and professionally adapt in a world of uncertainty, is a super-power. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If someone finds the word 'elbow' offensive and you use that word in conversation (1) they will be offended (2) they will consider you to be 'offensive' (3) the other ten people in the conversation won't be offended and (4) this sh*t is confusing AF (which to some people... is offensive). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every week, a few people tell me (in one way or another) that I'm a f**kwit who isn't worth listening to. Or reading. Sometimes they're right. And while it doesn't feel great (obviously), I appreciate these people because they keep me grounded, make me think, challenge me to grow, build my resilience and help me stay a little insecure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You might be amazed at the number of people I've spoken with who found themselves in a crap situation as a result of their personal choices and then say something like... "I have no idea how I got here." You are and I are decision-making machines. Our choices determine our actions, our actions impact our outcomes, our outcomes shape our reality, and our reality is where we live. See omnystudio.com...

Not surprisingly, this brief episode is my thoughts about success (lol). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I asked ChatGPT to write me something inspirational, that I might share with you. Literally ten seconds later, I had a 700 word 'script'. This is that (and a little running commentary). *Warning: this episode definitely won’t change your life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk about it all the time but what does high-performance actually mean away from the elite athletes, famous actors, Nobel Prize winners, Astronauts, billionaires and musical superstars? How can you and I (assuming you're none of the above list) become high-performers in our own right? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who and how would you be if you grew up in a different environment, with different people, upbringing, programming, schooling, influences and experiences? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s instalment of LIFE is something I wrote a few years ago but it’s still relevant. It’s about you. craigharper.net See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all have faith in something (or things) but what does that mean exactly? What is faith? Well, it's not knowledge. Believing in something is not the same as knowing something. Many people confuse their faith with absolute knowledge but interestingly, having absolute knowledge about something eradicates the need for faith (in that thing). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.