The You Project

Craig unpacks ten powerful self-awareness questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Years ago, a wise old Dude told Craig “how well you can do life is essentially about how well you can solve problems”. This is a chat about that idea.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig talks about why understanding (not necessarily agreeing with) others is crucial for healthy and productive interactions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While we all like to see ourselves as totally open-minded and objective, we’re not. Neither is Craig. In this episode he explains why and what we might do about it.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Craig talks about resilience and how we can develop it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Craig talks about the power of pain and suffering as a tool for growth, learning and perspective. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Craig explores two key questions… where does my 'identity' and sense of self come from and does that 'identity' empower me or limit me? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig discusses the idea of being the scientist and subject in your own real-life experiment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig talks about the importance and consequences of asking high-value questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig discusses the propensity we have keep doing what doesn't work, despite the  warning signs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig talks about understanding how and when your mind, emotions and body work optimally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stumbling towards the annual finish line and this episode is my reflections and insights from 2023 (personal and professional) along with my thoughts, intentions and hopes for 2024. Happy Christmas Team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this verbal fruit salad of an episode, Tiff and I discuss the propensity we humans have to live in echo chambers, to be critical of those who disagree with us, our need to be 'right', our aversion and resistance to admit when we're wrong and our curious habit of hanging out with people who think like us, live like us, behave like us and talk like us. We also talk about the myriad of responses,...

In this episode of TYP, our favourite Nutritionist and I go deep talking about some of the psychological, emotional, behavioural, cultural and social variables which influence how we treat our body, what we put in it (and why), the choices we make and the outcomes we produce. Enjoy. mattylansdown.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2021, a group of researchers set out to determine whether parenting style had any effect on the personalities of their children. They wanted to know whether it mattered if you show physical affection, whether you are consistent, whether you are predictable, whether you are encouraging and attentive or whether you are more likely to be scolding and controlling. The study used data from almost 4,...

You lose the weight, then what? Get the dream job, then what? Hit 10,000 followers, then what? Buy that thing, then what? Beat your best time. Get a new nose. Win the argument. Get fifty compliments. Impress someone. Succeed. Then what, then what, then what? It seems that no matter what's going on in our lives (situation, circumstances, events' outcomes) we're rarely satisfied. Or content. Not for...

Francis Leach is one of Australia's most experienced and respected journalists, broadcasters, and presenters, having worked in television, radio and print for more than three decades. He is also one of my mates, my favourite polymath (someone who knows a lot about a lot of subjects) and also, a ripping bloke who, for this episode, made my job (as host) super easy. This was fun. Enjoy. See omnystud...

What does a healthy Christmas look like? Does it need to equate to deprivation, carrot sticks, zero booze and cold showers? Nah. Thankfully. TYP favourite Matty Lansdown is back and this time we discuss the mental, emotional, social and physical challenges of navigating the Christmas-New-Year period in a healthy manner. mattylansdown.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What needs to happen for someone to really change? As in thinking, choices, habits, behaviours and outcomes? Their operational default setting? Forever? As someone who has spent decades helping people change their lives, this question is something l've been contemplating for a very long time. And while there's no single answer (of course), it's my belief that, without some kind of significant inte...

Patrick's back and this time we talk about brain implants designed to improve our cognitive performance, downloading our consciousness, memories and knowledge into a computer, A.l. being able to read human brain waves with a high level of accuracy, why peripheral relationships (like the one with your gardener or barista) can be good for good for your mental health, how ChatGPT is leading people on...

Today’s chat is a re-boot of something I shared two years ago, which ended up being one of our most popular episodes ever. It’s still relevant and for some of you, it might help sharpen your focus for another chapter in the book of you (the 2024 chapter). Enjoy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all know sugar is bad for us (isn’t it?) but how many of us know its origin story as a jar of white stuff sitting on our table? Did you know that for most of our existence as a species, we didn’t have anything resembling today’s version of sugar? And how does sugar, which contains no fat, contribute so much to obesity? What’s the mechanism? And are all sugars equal? Lactose? Fructose? Glucose?...

Everyone wants to be successful but what does that actually mean? Success is a slippery construct. Is it the same from everyone? Is it different for the same person over time? Is it a number? An experience? An outcome? An emotional state? A spiritual state? Is it qualitative, quantitative or both? Or neither? Is it about what's happening in our external world or our internal world? Does a ‘success...

This episode might be somewhat confronting for some but like it or not, death is an inevitability (obviously) and Nikki Morrison and I do our best to be sensitive and compassionate as we navigate this fascinating insight into her incredible work as a Pastoral Carer and End of Life Doula. Nikki is also an Exercise Scientist, Registered Nurse, Oncology Specialist and Earth Angel. It's not often I in...

This was a fun chat with one of my 'old athletes". I had the pleasure of working with Nathan Burke when I was at St. Kilda Football Club for a few years. And of his 3 Best & Fairest Awards, 4 x All-Australian Teams, St. Kilda Team of the Century, 323 games and Australian Hall of Fame induction, I contributed exactly zero to his success but nonetheless, it was an absolute pleasure working with...