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The You Project
The You Project is a 30-90 minute dose of inspiration and education hosted by Craig Harper with great stories, ideas, strategies and lessons from high-performers in sport, business, science, media and health.
Episodes
The You Project#451 In Pursuit of Less (Part 1)
Sometimes less is where the magic and the breakthroughs happen. Less pointless conversations. Less obsessing. Self-loathing. Over-thinking. Comparison. Wasting…
The You Project#450 The Accidental Episode
This was meant to be a conversation about something else. I planned an episode called ‘In Pursuit of Less’, exploring the things that, over the years I needed…
The You Project#449 Building a High-Performance Culture
Okay, this was one of those surprise conversations and although I didn’t have any specific expectations going in, I certainly didn’t anticipate the…
The You Project#448 Improvement Not Perfection
Heidi Anderson is a natural performer and I loved her energy in this ep. of TYP. Along the way, we spoke about being on Big Brother, working in commercial…
The You Project#447 But How Are You Really?
Apart from being an ex-Soldier, Policeman, MAFS Participant (is that the right term?), cafe owner and partner of TYP fave Bianca Chatfield, Mark Scrivens is…
The You Project#446 Winning in Sport and Life
Lisa Alexander has been one of the most winning Coaches in professional sport in Australia over the last twenty years; coaching the Australian Diamonds Netball…
The You Project#445 The Mind of an Addict (Part 2)
“I was an addict waiting to happen” - Mick Hall. Twelve and a half years-old, a cask of port, passed out on railway tracks behind his school (the one he rarely…
The You Project#444 The Mind of an Addict (Part 1)
“I was an addict waiting to happen” - Mick Hall. Twelve and a half years-old, a cask of port, passed out on railway tracks behind his school (the one he rarely…
The You Project#443 Gut Health, Microbiome, Bacteria & ... Poo
Sure, I could have said ‘faecal matter’ but why would I when this episode is probably the only chance I’ll ever have to legitimately use ‘poo’ in a title…
The You Project#442 Making Your Mind a Nicer Place to... BE
Let’s be honest, sometimes our mind is a cerebral war zone. A cognitive catastrophe. A sh*t-fest of toxic thoughts, ideas, self-doubt, self-loathing…
The You Project#441 The Quantum Activist
If you’re interested in a conversational smorgasbord of science, spirituality, consciousness, identity, awareness, quantum physics and mysticism, then you’re…
The You Project#440 Minimalism, Stoicism and Getting Punched in the Face (Part 2)
A few weeks ago, I sat down with Tommy and Josh on the 1000th episode of The Daily Talk Show. To celebrate, they decided to do a live, non-stop 1,000-minute…
The You Project#439 Minimalism, Stoicism and Getting Punched in the Face (Part 1)
A few weeks ago, I sat down with Tommy and Josh on the 1000th episode of The Daily Talk Show. To celebrate, they decided to do a live, non-stop 1,000-minute…
The You Project#438 Health, Happiness and Hormones
Mum of two, Exercise Physiologist and Educator Unna Goldsworthy is back and I’m gonna be honest.. the blokes don’t get much of a run in this episode; which is…
The You Project#437 Kerwin Rae
Kerwin Rae is a businessman, entrepreneur, investor and international speaker. As one of the Australia’s leading business strategists helping business owners…
The You Project#436 Psychedelic Medicine
Dr. Paul Liknaitzky and I both work (okay, I study) in the same building at Monash University and are both part of the School of Psychological Sciences but…
The You Project#435 Food and You (Part 2)
Perry Venakis has been working with humans and their bodies for more than two decades, helping his clients optimise their genetic potential, create their best…
The You Project#434 Food and You (Part 1)
Perry Venakis has been working with humans and their bodies for more than two decades, helping his clients optimise their genetic potential, create their best…
The You Project#433 Health Span Vs. Life Span
Dr. Elizabeth Yurth is a fascinating, unconventional and can I say… jaaacked.. Medical Doctor, who is passionate about empowering people to live in a healthy…
The You Project#432 Get off the Balcony and Get on the Dance Floor
Dr. David Buttifant is one of Australia’s most well known and respected High-Performance Coaches, Sport Scientists and Pioneers in the area of preparing and…
The You Project#431 When to Ditch the Plan
In the world of Personal Development, we’re always banging on about being strategic, committing to the process and having a plan. And of course, planning is…
The You Project#430 The Late Bloomer
What if your best years are yet to come? What if your peak hasn’t come and gone? What if you can be more successful, fulfilled and empowered in the second half…
The You Project#429 Marc Randolph (Netflix Founder)
Well let’s be honest, Marc Randolph ‘only’ co-founded Netflix. So not impressive at all. He was also the first CEO of the company, has created a bunch of other…
The You Project#428 The Reluctant Guest
The world’s most reluctant, loveable and talented, podcast guest is back. Many of you ‘know’ Dylan Keys because I bang on about him but for those of you who…
The You Project#427 Context, Confidence & Competence
This chat with Bobby Cappuccio meandered from the deep and philosophical to the shallow, comical and silly. We covered everything from working out (and getting…
The You Project#426 The Ocean Less Travelled
Katie Spotz is an adventurer and the youngest person to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean (4,534 km). Did I say... row… a boat…alone? No support boat! No…
The You Project#425 Broken
In 2017, Marie Nilsson fell off a mountain. Literally. She was 500 metres from the summit of the highest mountain in Poland (Mount Rysy) when she slipped and…
The You Project#424 What is Fitness? (It's Not What You Think) Part 2
For this two-part chat, I slip into Exercise Science mode and resident TYP Exercise Physiologist Russ Jarrett and I talk about the multi-dimensional nature of…
The You Project#423 What is Fitness? (It's Not What You Think) Part 1
For this two-part chat, I slip into Exercise Science mode and resident TYP Exercise Physiologist Russ Jarrett and I talk about the multi-dimensional nature of…
The You Project#422 Becoming Ungiveupable
So much talk about change. So little actual change. So much starting and stopping. Over and over. So many excuses dressed up as reasons. So much talk. So many…
The You Project#421 Living Long and Strong
Calling Dr. Aaron Tressler a Chiropractor (which he is) is somewhat underselling him. He is a wealth of knowledge, inspiration and energy, who has written five…
The You Project#420 Carly Taylor (Part 2)
TYP Favourite Carly Taylor is back and this time we go deep on everything from stoicism, journaling, metacognition, virtues and values (the difference) and…
The You Project#419 Carly Taylor (Part 1)
TYP Favourite Carly Taylor is back and this time we go deep on everything from stoicism, journaling, metacognition, virtues and values (the difference) and…
The You Project#418 OCD and ADHD on TYP
The charming, funny and brutally honest Tracy Bartram is back on TYP and this time we cover everything from addiction, obsession, ADHD, the oldest profession…
The You Project#417 Jacqui Louder (Part 2)
Jacqui Louder is one of Australia’s most respected Sport Psychologists, a former radio colleague of mine and a good Mate. This was a fun conversation with an…
The You Project#416 Jacqui Louder (Part 1)
Jacqui Louder is one of Australia’s most respected Sport Psychologists, a former radio colleague of mine and a good Mate. This was a fun conversation with an…
The You Project#415 Freestyling with Melissa
This episode is what happens when it’s Saturday arvo and the guest for our Sunday episode pulls the pin an hour earlier. It probably won’t change your life…
The You Project#414 The Worst Pharmacist Ever
Imagine a Pharmacist who actively discourages people away from the chemical highway and towards a path of something far less synthetic and pill-shaped. A Bloke…
The You Project#413 Retro Gyms, Pelvic Floors and Aquatic Tinder
Lisa Westlake is something on an icon of Australian Fitness and Health. And a friend of mine. As both a highly-regarded Physiotherapist and a nationally…
The You Project#412 The Breathing Cure
This is my surprise episode of the year (so far). To be honest, I was wondering how I might fill an hour talking to a bloke about breathing but in the end, we…
The You Project#411 You and Your Potential
A few years ago, I turned some of my words into a video. Well, Tommy Jackett did. Anyway, those words seemed to resonate with quite a few people and that video…
The You Project#410 Angry White Pyjamas
The inspiration behind the title will become apparent during the conversation. Apart from being one of my Mates, Francis is also one of Australia’s most…
The You Project#409 Talking vs. Communicating
To be honest, this was something of a conversational smorgasbord that neither Melissa or I were really in control of. We finally got around to the intended…
The You Project#408 Listener Q & A (the last bit)
This is the last bit of three. Among other questions, we explored… what’s the one trait that you keep seeing in people who start their own business? How do you…
The You Project#407 Richard Beddie is Back
The Energiser Bunny that is Richard Beddie (Head Honcho of Exercise NZ) is back going deeper and harder on all things fitness, training, performance, health…
The You Project#406 Listener Q & A (the second bit)
This is the second bit of three. Among other questions, we explored… what’s the one trait that you keep seeing in people who start their own business? How do…
The You Project#405 Creating Connection
Jon Levy is a behavioral scientist best known for his work in influence, human connection, and decision making. Jon specialises in applying the latest research…
The You Project#404 The Life Re-set
I’m loving TYP at the moment; we seem to be on a roll with great guests and conversations and while this bloke has been on a bunch, this chat was refreshing…
The You Project#403 Listener Q & A (Part 1)
Among other questions, we explored… what’s the one trait that you keep seeing in people who start their own business? How do you trust again when all trust is…
The You Project#402 Victor Brick
Victor Brick has 35 years of success in the fitness industry and is CEO of Planet Fitness Growth Partners (PFGP), the largest privately owned Planet Fitness…
The You Project#401 The 21 Year-Old Who Said No to $20,000,000 (for His Business)
This is one of my favourite episodes this year. Maybe, all the years. Harry Sanders is an extraordinary young man, doing extraordinary things. I don’t want to…
The You Project#400 TYP Review and Report Card
This episode was a conversation between Melissa and I about the peaks and troughs, challenges and lessons, wins and losses, breakdowns and breakthroughs of our…
The You Project#399 Where the Logic and Woo-Woo Collide
Dr. Tami Roos has a PhD in Parapsychic Science, so it’s not surprising that we slid into some ‘woo-woo’ moments during this chat. Among other things, we spoke…
The You Project#398 The Woman Who Changed Her Brain
I loved this conversation with Barbara Arrowsmith Young. Such a privilege to chat with someone who is a world-renowned pioneer, researcher and authority in the…
The You Project#397 Improvise, Adapt, Overcome
Mel Tempest is a strong, powerful, no BS woman who grew up in the middle of danger, violence and uncertainty, who was discarded by her mother at eight, who…
The You Project#396 Does Self-Help Work?
Bobby Cappuccio is back to discuss what frustrates him about the self-help ‘industry’ (programs, products, promotions, promises), how we might navigate our way…
The You Project#395 What Issues?
In this episode of TYP, Nick Bowditch and I discover that we might be brothers from another mother. It’s seems we have a lot of the same issues…
The You Project#394 The Meditating Accountant
Jason Cunningham (The Practice, Sen Radio, Network Ten and a few books) is a money and business bloke who doesn’t complicate the s**t out of things, doesn’t…
The You Project#393 Unconventional Medicine
Yet another fascinating chat with TYP favourite Ashok Gupta, exploring physical, mental and emotional health, healing and recovery. Enjoy. guptaprogram.com See…
The You Project#392 The Disruptor
It’s fair to say that Don Wood (PhD.) could be considered (by some) to be something of a disruptor when it comes to the understanding, management and treatment…