Roll With The Punches

Peter Sage is an interesting cat and delivered quite a few insights when we had a yarn on this episode... Once a high school dropout at 16 but these days Peter is a renowned international & serial entrepreneur, author, philosopher and teacher.  We throw success, growth and human evolution under the microscope and hear a few valuable take-homes.  No more running east looking for a sun...

Mercedas Taffe-Cooper is a mate of mine and a fellow lady boxer. She's former European and World Kickboxing Champion, has a Masters in Clinical Psychology (and a stack of other academic credentials) and on top of all that she is founder of CounterPunch, an epic concoction of performance psychology, sports science and boxing aimed to build resilient, well resourced and emotionally equipped kids. It...

Sue Smith is another one of those angels in disguise. Someone who's there for people when sh*t hits the fan and things look grim. I met her earlier this year and her glimmering halo immediately caught my attention. How often is it that we think about the crucial, yet chaotic work that critical care, emergency and trauma nurses do? Certainly not often enought... Probably only momentarily if we land...

Maybe you're in a job that no longer fulfils you. Maybe you know there's more out there for you but you don't know exactly what it looks like. Maybe you know what it looks like but can't see how to go from where you are to where you want to be... Bobby and I talk about all this and more.. starting side gigs, figuring out our 'purpose'. Building a life out of a passion or vision.  All the good...

Dan Millman is a former world champion athlete, university coach, martial arts instructor, and college professor. Amidst embarking on an intensive, twenty-year spiritual quest, Dan’s developed his philosophy around the concept of being a peaceful warrior and has been mighty prolific in writing about his insights (18 books to be precise). We chat about life, learning, potential, evolving and...

Kristina Pernfors was born with the style and design gene embedded in her DNA. She specialises in all things image and style because guess what, even when our lips are sealed, everything about us speaks.. so in this episode we are talking about the very loud language of non-verbal cues - from the way we look to the way we live. How we dress and our 'personal brand' plays a huge role in our confide...

I’m super proud to bring you this conversation with Dr. Paula Stone Williams. An internationally-known speaker on issues of gender equity, LGBTQ advocacy, and religious tolerance.  Paula has been featured in TEDWomen , TEDSummit, the  New York Times , Red Table Talk , TEDxMileHigh , the Washington Post , NPR, Good Morning America, CNN, ABC News and PBS just to name-drop a few...

This week Bobby and I talk about our ego... not ours specifically, everyone's! When it's good, when it's not so good, how to keep it in check. Also amidst a couple of weeks of 'coping' that I've had in my personal world, I thought I'd throw that conversation on the table too and unpack my perspective on riding the emotional rollercoaster whilst simultaneously managing the fine line between being k...

When the proverbial hits the fan anywhere in the world Helen Zahos is quite possibly going to be there in a heartbeat, halo firmly in place. If you ask me, Helen is an angel in disguise. An Emergency Nurse, Humanitarian, Paramedic and incredibly resilient woman, Helen has volunteered in disaster areas around the world and has cared for some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Helen has vo...

Betty Grisoni didn't 'run away' from herself... She ran herself away. There's a huge difference. In our conversation she Betty says 'I killed myself' but not in the the way it sounds (although if not for her dog, this too was close to her reality). By this she means that she shed 70kg body fat, and with that shed the version of herself that she no longer chose to be. From a place of being severely...

If you listened to yesterday's episode with Bobby you'll know that last week I lost my best mate (Coach the six year-old wonder whippet) due to a very minor surgery on her toe which saw her tragically passed away under anaesthetic. Exactly one week later (almost to the minute), Harps and I sat down to debrief on one of the saddest weeks of my life on The You Project. Our chat is a little sad...

Wednesday April 27 at 2:45pm as I pulled up at the boxing gym to train with my coach I received a phone call that delivered news that completely shattered my world. I'd dropped my 6 year old whippet 'Coach' (my soulmate and the absolute love of my life) to the vet for a minor surgery on her dislocated toe. The phone call was to inform me that tragedy had hit.  That the unthinkable had happene...

Richard Smith is back yet again but this time as a Nutritionist, Professional Athlete and British Champion to talk about all things keto. After reversing his illnesses and transforming his physical and emotional wellbeing via a ketogenic lifestyle Richard was dedicated to helping transform the health and lives of others by providing the support and supplements.  This year Richard will be test...

Buckle up, this woman is a weapon of a human and you're going to love her. Judith has worn zebra-print shoes into a courtroom, represented transsexuals, bikers, alleged murderers and rapists, and raised four children on her own. Once a battered wife who struggled to feed her family, she is now one of Western Australia’s best known criminal lawyers, an expert in forensic science, an internati...

Richard Smith is back, we met him in episode 333 which delivered far more than expected... After hearing his incredible transformation from a place of depression, anxiety, alcohol and prescription drug addiction, in this episode we hear the very raw and personal experience Richard had in a long term abusive relationship and how he navigated that experience. EPISODE SPONSOR | TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS...

Ah the ever present question... Would earth be better off without humans? Along with grabbing Bobby's thoughts around this, we talk about learned helplessness, the importance of making meaning, our belief systems and can we really know our beliefs (all of them, consciously) and our ideas around change and how to know when it's us that needs to change or it's the environment we are in that we need...

Mark MacManus is one of those people you just know instantly is a good and gentle soul. And what that really highlights is that addiction doesn't discriminate. That it can swoon in and take the hand and heart of absolutely anyone.. and what a shadow they can become. Recovery is one hell of a battle and rarely a straight line, so it seems. I was blessed to hear Mark share his own personal story. Of...

My (second) favourite Mark is back in the banter-house with me today to talk it out and sift through the human-ness of life and nut out the good, bad and the ugly of our operating systems. From exploring the concept of our cognitive immune systems, to rummaging around our 8 drawer bad news filing cabinets to see what bullsh*t we have ready to pull out on an already rainy day...   MARK LE...

Jem Fuller is a leadership, resilience and communication coach.  He's also a speaker, author and facilitator. He's also an all round legend of a bloke. We shoot the breeze today about a bunch of things us humans are all pondering, seeking answers for and aiming to overcome. Where do we find our purpose? (is it in the sock drawer?)  How do we form a sense of identity? What does it take to...

The 'Converse' of the coaching world, Bobby Cappuccio is back with me today and although he was eager to unpack the concept around the 4 R's with me our conversational smorgasbord had other ideas...  from the popularity of frightfully ugly shoes and quirky socks, to the value of our personal stories, the critical aspects to play for humans as a species, being a coach, being coached and callin...

At the turn of the Millennium, Rick Stevenson ventured forth on a personal mission to try and solve the mysteries of childhood by interviewing kids for 5000 days (time from Kindergarten to grade 12). What began as a documentary project has evolved into an educational initiative dedicated to helping kids discover that they can be the author of their own lives… and as an outcome, raise their...

Kato Wittich is back for a second chat about that curious intersection where science and woo-woo collide. When an academic skeptic can find value and healing in the somewhat unexplainable, then I'm sure ready to pay attention and learn a thing or two too. If you love this conversation with Kato you'll love her first RWTP episode too so go check out EP260 and let's explore the antidote to the pain...

Wow, this wasn't the conversation I expected to have with Richard Smith, the Keto dude. Here's someone with an story to tell. From anxiety, addiction, depression and obesity to a complete transformation, mental, physical and emotional. In the midst of hearing about this Richard also opened up for the first time about a volatile relationship he spent 7 years in, so we touch on a little bit of that....

Today we self-reflect. I (now this is nothing unusual) have been feeling increasingly introspective over the last couple of years... and like a snowball that get's more momentum along the way. After last week's episode I became curious around my ability to articulate my thoughts in a way that they would land in line with my intentions. So after briefly discussing this before the podcast we decided...

Close your eyes. Imagine your hands clasping the steering wheel, your foot planted firmly on the accelerator, the speedo well over 200kph and rising... A tree, the perceived antidote to your suffering. One fleeting and blessed moment was enough for Michael Donehue's brain to come back on line in time to change course, pull over and realise this wasn't what he wanted. Sure the pain and suffering wo...