The You Project

Patrick slices virtual targets in half with his virtual sword, in a virtual world, while wearing his virtual reality goggles and then wonders why I hesitate to pay him a visit. This was another hour of pseudo tech talk, laughter and mayhem. Proceed with caution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we are revisiting one of my favourite chats with Dave Hughes. Hughesy 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 to chat with in this episode is a fascinating, deep-thinking, philosophical, meditating (twice a day), self aware human who is finding his calm in the chaos. And yes, he's still silly an...

Radio host and TV personality Gus Worland is a ripper. I absolutely loved this chat with a great human who's doing great things to help other humans in need of someone to listen, care, support and occasionally, hug. Apart from being a well-known and highly-respected media performer (whose best Mate is Hugh Jackman), Gus is also the driving force behind Gotcha4Life; a charity working to prevent sui...

I’ve spent most of my adult life turning theoretical 'somethings' in my head, into actual 'somethings' (businesses, programs, services, products, podcasts, books, speaking career) in the real world. In this episode of TYP, I offer ideas and strategies for those of you who might be considering turning that potential something in your head into an actual something that people can experience in the r...

I had intended to do an entire episode with Tiff around the concept of 'turning an idea into a reality' and by the time we finished our preamble, we had taken a left turn at "guess what I did this morning" and thirty minutes had evaporated. All I can tell you is that the unplanned chat revolved around health, movement and ageing, that it was broadly relevant and we had fun. See omnystudio.com/list...

You and I are creatures of habit, good and bad. We don't always do things because they 'work', we do them because we did them Yesterday. Last week. Month. Year. We do them because, we're sleepwalking through (parts of our) life. We do them because they're familiar, not effective. Because our parents did them, so now we do. We do them because they are habits we unconsciously adopted, not actions we...

Gillespo's back chatting about the new Al (a fake old lady, who's super chatty) designed to keep scammers on the phone, wasting their time and reducing their capacity to scam actual people (f**k those scammers). We also talk about Bunnings getting 'in trouble' for using face-scanning technology without the consent of their customers, the potential nefarious applications of such technology, me bein...

So I just met Dr. Jeffrey Gross on the podcast and I loved him so much that I asked him to be a regular on the show and he said yes. Giddy-up. I love my job and the fact that I get to 'hang out' with people who, in any other situation, l'd never even meet, let-alone become friends with. So good. In broad terms, we chatted about the evolution, attitudes, cults, limitations, pros and cons relating t...

In this episode, Dr. Bill Sullivan (our favourite award-winning professor, author and science superstar from the Indiana University School of Medicine), tells us about being evolutionarily equipped for predators and dangers that no longer exist, and what impact that kind of hypervigilance can have on our mind, body, emotions and in general terms, our health. We also chat about status hierarchy (it...

Interpersonal intelligence is the ability to understand, interact, and communicate effectively with others in a range of settings and situations. It's about being able to 'read the room'. Know what to say and not say. And how. And when. And how much. And to whom. It's about knowing what's 'being said' when nobody's talking. It's about understanding someone else's reality in the moment. That your i...

Bianca Chatfield and I were recently on Musical Theatre Superstar Josh Piterman's Podcast - Behind the Mask - and we had a ball chatting about all-things 'success'; the idea, the process, the experience, the appearance, the illusion and the science (art?) of it. This TYP episode is what's called (on Planet Podcast) a co-share, thanks to Josh and the good folk at Rolln Media. Enjoy. @gobehindthemas...

Bianca Chatfield and I were recently on Musical Theatre Superstar Josh Piterman's Podcast - Behind the Mask - and we had a ball chatting about all-things 'success'; the idea, the process, the experience, the appearance, the illusion and the science (art?) of it. This TYP episode is what's called (on Planet Podcast) a co-share, thanks to Josh and the good folk at Rolln Media. Enjoy. @gobehindthemas...

12,688 - that's how many unread emails I have in my inbox and for some amusing (to me) reason, it gives Patrick anxiety. I should probably be concerned but he seems to be doing a great job, so l'll leave the worry to him and save myself some energy. This episode was the usual informal, freestyle, periodically-inappropriate affair, masquerading as an episode about tech. You've been warned. See omny...

I have a body but l'm not a body. I think things, know things, believe things and want things but l'm not thought, not knowledge, not a belief and not a goal. And of course I do things, own things, achieve things and create things but neither am I an action, possession, achievement or an outcome. And in the middle of all the things I'm not, there I am. Who I am to you, is not who I am to my mum, n...

Apart from being a friend, Kate Save is also the CEO and Co-founder of Be Fit Food, a Clinical Dietitian, Exercise Physiologist, Diabetes Educator, Corporate Speaker, TV Presenter, Entrepreneur and one-woman force of nature on a mission to help Australians improve their health outcomes. Kate dropped some serious knowledge (and truth bombs) in this chat. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Today I put my Exercise Scientist hat on and talk about some of the myths, mistakes, misconceptions and common misunderstandings people have about exercise. And of course, I share some general thoughts, suggestions and overall recommendations (but no personal prescription, of course). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi Team, I'm tied up with grown-up things today, so l have decided to share a (very) brief episode that I recorded last year for 'LIFE' about the opportunities, growth, insights and benefits (yes, benefits) that can accompany failure. Consider it a mini coaching session. See you tomorrow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At 43, Nicole Liddell had never been to University, didn't know the difference between an undergraduate and post-graduate degree, was a single mum of three (still is), was living below the poverty line and struggling to feed her kids, was navigating numerous psychological, emotional and physiological issues, was a victim of domestic violence, had very little self-esteem, self-worth, self-belief or...

Hi Team, up to my blurry eyeballs today (Saturday as I type) in PhD writing, so today we’re revisiting an episode from a while back, that was very well received. See you on the morrow with a freshie. *Treading water. Spinning our metaphoric wheels. Stuck in a Groundhog Day of mediocrity, dissatisfaction and frustration. Wasted time, talent and energy. Thinking, habits, behaviours, rituals and fear...

Not sure what's happening at TYP Central but boy, we've been having some very real, organic, unplanned and vulnerable conversations lately. We go in with an idea of what we might talk about and end up somewhere totally different. We plan for Sydney but end up in Perth. In this episode, the emotional curtain gets pulled right back and Tiff and I talk about her ‘motorbike riding buddy’ who’s “defini...

(*Read the following synopsis in a cheesey radio voice for optimal effect)... Are all politicians psychopaths? Can ice baths 'treat' addiction? Has Gillespo ever ridden a motor bike? Why are Aussies becoming more distrusting? Is honesty a dying quality? Is it prudent to assume that people could be lying? All this (and more) in today's riveting instalment of (make your internal voice cheesier and a...

What is the relationship between the situation we find ourselves in, and our experience in the middle of that situation? How much of our experience is created by the situation, and how much is created by us? My friend Joel Sardi does life from a wheelchair. He has a C5 spinal cord injury, no feeling from the chest down, some use of his arms, limited motor skills with his hands, a myriad of other p...

Wow, this episode was an unexpectedly deep conversation and we opened all the doors; spirituality, psychology, emotions, religion and sociology. I even gave Tiff a mini coaching and feedback session mid-podcast (at her request). The title will make sense once you listen. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi Team. It’s a busy week at Craig Central so today we’re revisiting a really interesting chat I had with Prof. Russell Foster. I’ll be back tomorrow with a new episode. See you then. *Professor Russell Foster (from Oxford University, no less) is one of those rare breeds of high-level academic with an amazing ability to break down the super-sciencey stuff into TYP-Friendly, easy-to-understand-and-...

"This is what I believe.. but I could be wrong", said no religious leader, politician, health expert, spiritual guru, nutritional zealot or narcissist, ever. The "need to be right" mindset is exhausting, unrealistic and toxic but nonetheless, it's ubiquitous. It's about a few things but mostly, it's about fear. This episode is me thinking out loud about an aspect of human behaviour that fascinates...