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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
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#151 5 Questions for Humans
This podcast is Craig reading, reflecting and riffing on the following five questions (from his book). 1. What’s my life telling me? 2. What are my core values…
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#150 Jules Lund
Jules Lund is a gun. In business and in life. You know when you’re keen to meet someone and when you finally connect, they’re even better in person? Well…
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#149 Q&A: Food, Fitness and Function
This is a ‘Q and A’ session where Craig answers your ‘Getting in Shape’ (type) questions. He explores mindset, weights, cardio, finding the right program…
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#148 Bobby Cappuccio: The Coach's Coach
Bobby Cappuccio grew up in the middle of poverty, abuse, rejection, bullying and dysfunction on a range of levels. He was also given up for adoption, has…
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#147 High Performance in Sport and Life
I was recently interviewed by Isobel Ross from the ‘Peak Endurance’ Podcast. Isobel is one of Australia’s best Ultra Endurance Runners and while our…
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#146 Getting the People Stuff Right (in Business)
This is a teensy-weensy poddy (10:50) that I recorded for the good folk from the Business Essentials Program. It came up pretty well, so I thought I’d share…
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#145 Strippers, Pole Dancers and Crooks
Kennetta Hutchens left school at year ten, was a stripper at twenty-one, was on Melbourne’s biggest billboard (wearing not much) at the same time, was managing…
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#144 Two Metre Peter Returns
Before the Big Fella and I started recording this episode, I gave him a piece of paper with a bunch of ideas and topics that I thought we might talk about. We…
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#143 Boobs, Bras and Business
For much of her life, Maxine Windram dealt with the mental, emotional, physical and social pain of big boobs (her term, don’t yell at me), embarrassing…
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#142 Paul Chek: Mindful, Mystical and Magical
This Episode is anything but typical. There hasn’t been a TYP like it and there might not be another for a while. Paul and I explore all things physical…
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#141 Paul Taylor
The bloke with more degrees than a thermometer is back in the studio sharing his wit, charm, wisdom, directness and motivation in his unique and engaging…
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#140 Once Upon a F*ckin' Time
This episode is a random mix of nine brief self-contained messages, ideas and stories all with a focus on thinking, doing and creating better. It’s a kind-of…
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#139 Turning Your Idea, Skill or Passion into a Business
About twenty years ago, two young blokes flew from Sydney to see Australia’s biggest PT facility in action (mine) and to talk to me about creating their own…
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#138 16 Hours on a Bus for a Coaching Session
Michael Markezic is a TYP listener and wanna-be Coach, who endured sixteen hours on a bus (to and from Canberra), just to spend an hour asking me some…
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#137 The Future of the Fitness Industry
Like me, Ken Baldwin is a Fitness Industry dinosaur but unlike me, he’s still knee deep educating, training and inspiring Fitness Professionals to be their…
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#136 Sharelle McMahon
Sharelle McMahon is maybe the best athlete I’ve worked with, and that’s saying something. Fierce, gifted, passionate, courageous, well prepared, wildly…
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#135 Lisa Alexander
Lisa Alexander is the Coach of one of Australia’s most successful sporting teams; The Diamonds (our National Netball Team). She is a Coach, Teacher, Mentor and…
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#134 Imposter Syndrome
Speaker, Author and former Police Inspector Paul O’Brien returns to chat about a broad range of subject matter, including Imposter Syndrome, self-doubt…
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#133 Personality Types, Consciousness and Overthinking
Dr Ali Walker is an author, social scientist and media presenter in the fields of sociology and social psychology. In this episode of TYP, Craig and Ali talk…
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#132 12 F***ing Rules for Success
A few years ago, I wrote a silly little list in about ten minutes. That list became the most read, commented on, shared, translated and plagiarised thing I’ve…
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#131 Changing Careers
John Young spent most of the last twenty years doing a job he didn’t really enjoy. At all. A little over a year ago, he decided to step out of the security…
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#130 The Guy Who Died for 17 Minutes
Thirteen days before I recorded this chat with the Crab (my training partner, Mark), he died. Well, for seventeen minutes anyway. It happened while we were…
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#129 Listener Invasion 3
In instalment 3 of our ‘come and chat with Harps’ series, James travels all the way from Queensland for a little coaching, connecting, coercing and conversing…
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#128 Ageing Disgracefully
Jan and Ian Frazer are funny, inspiring, wise, fit AF and have been married for 52 years. At 79, Jan exercises daily, doing a mix of cardio, strength…
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#127 Neurosurgery for Dummies
Dr. Alex Koefman is one of Australia’s youngest Neurosurgeons. He and Craig met at one of Craig’s events, got to chatting and decided to continue that chat on…
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#126 Changing Careers, Downward Dogs, Narcissists and Tree Houses
Lola Berry has had a busy 34 years. Ten books, TV Presenter, Yoga Teacher, Social Media Personality, Reiki Practitioner, Health Science Degree, Nutritionist, a…
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#125 The Listener Invasion (2)
A few weeks ago I wondered (out loud) if any listeners (of The You Project) would like to sit in the number 1 chair and ask me a few questions. I certainly…
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#124 Offensive As F**k
I have about seventy thousand followers across my various platforms. Not many compared to some but enough for feathers to be ruffled and noses put of out of…
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#123 Smart Drugs, Andropause, Botox and Beauty Camels
Nima Alavi is back and this time the lads discuss (1) vaping vs. smoking (2) nicotine as a nootropic (smart drug) (3) male menopause (4) regenerative medicine…
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#122 The Listener Invasion (1)
A few weeks ago I wondered (out loud) if any of my listeners would like to sit in the number 1 chair and ask me a few questions. I certainly didn’t anticipate…
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#121 Managing Our Mind to Manage Our Life
Jacqui Louder is one of Australia’s leading Sport Psychologists, having worked with some of Australia’s best athletes for almost two decades. In this episode…
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#120 Steph Prem 2.0
Steph Prem is a former Winter Olympian, Professional Athlete and International Snowboarder. Craig is none of that. In this episode of TYP, Steph sits in the…
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#119 The Irish Genius Returns
Paul Taylor has a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology, a Master’s in Nutrition, a Post-Grad in Neuroscience and he’s currently completing a PhD in…
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#118 The Nonconformist
Tony Mantz (AKA Jack the Bear) has done plenty. Worked with some of the best musicians in the world. Built a successful mastering business. Lived and worked…
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#117 The Return of the Paleo Warrior
Dietician Vicky Kuriel is back and as always, she pulls no punches. This time Craig and her explore the following topics and questions (1) is cholesterol…
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#116 From Bodybuilding and Bouncing to Ballet and Braids
Michael Ray became a dad for the first time at forty-nine. At fifty-one, the bloke who had worked most of his adult life as a Stripper, Bouncer and Trainer…
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#115 Two Metre Peter
Pete Shepherd is back for round two and Craig discovers that his nickname growing up was Two Metre Peter. Both hilarious and awesome. In this chat, the tall…
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#114 Two Coaches Walk into a Studio...
Shannah Kennedy and Lyndall Mitchell help people to help themselves. They are both Authors, Teachers, Presenters and Coaches who work mostly in the corporate…
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#113 The Problem with Success
In this episode of TYP, Melissa interviews Craig and they explore (1) unconscious living (2) how disappointment ‘works’ (3) weakness vs. kindness (4) the idea…
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#112 Lifting Shit and Getting Lean
Sharon Ricardo is a Mum of two, Ex-Dancer, Figure Competitor, Researcher, Professor and Head of Biomedicine at Monash University. She’s also jacked AF. Her and…
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#111 From Addiction, Prison and Homelessness to Owning a Hospital
For more than a decade, Mick Hall slept in four key places: men’s shelters, the streets of Melbourne, rehabilitation facilities and various prisons. These…
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#110 A Self-Audit (Part 2)
SELF-AUDITING is a worthwhile, if not always comfortable, component of the personal transformation journey. It is largely about self-awareness and the…
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#109 A Self-Audit (Part 1)
SELF-AUDITING is a worthwhile, if not always comfortable, component of the personal transformation journey. It is largely about self-awareness and the…
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#108 Is the Road Block... You?
Pete Shepherd is a Coach who helps people get the most out of what they have to work with; skill, talent, potential, resources, time, knowledge, energy and…
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#107 Victoria Mitchell, Olympian
Victoria Mitchell is a two-time Australian Olympian (training for a third games) and three-time Commonwealth Games athlete, who has a story much bigger than…
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#106 Exploring the Human Condition
This episode is awesome but you might need a pen and notepad as Craig sits down with a legit smarty-pants (Paul Taylor) and they go deep on everything from…
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#105 Walking Away From Security
For most of the last twenty-five years, Brad McEwan was a bloke on the telly, keeping Aussies informed about all-things news, current events and sport. Okay…
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#104 Your Questions
In this episode of TYP, Craig meanders his way through a broad range of issues, topics and hypotheticals, and as is often the way, he gets side-tracked…
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#103 Dave Reynolds, V8 Supercar Driver
Bathurst winner, Dave Reynolds has to be one of the most likeable, laid back, freestyle, give zero-fucks, anti-establishment professional athletes in…
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#102 Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating, Body Dysmorphia, Exercise Obsession and Self-Loathing
In this episode, Craig, Melissa and Bianca Chatfield (ex. Aussie Netballer, TV presenter, Author) share their thoughts, ideas, stories and personal…
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#101 Life after Professional Sport
From hero to zero in a week. Or so it seems for some professional athletes who are forced to retire (through age or injury) or are simply, ‘no longer…
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#100 What 50,000 PT Sessions Taught Me
Craig was one of Australia’s first PTs (1986), established Australia’s first PT Centre in 1990, employed hundreds of Trainers and also (personally) facilitated…
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#99 High-Performance, Nathan Burke
Former AFL Champion Nathan Burke (323 Games, 4 times all-Australian), is back in the studio and he and Craig talk about what’s required (skills, qualities…
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#98 The Struggle is the Gift
Geoff Jowett. What a story. From the high-flying, fast-talking, money-making, money-wasting, drug-taking, reality-avoiding, ego-driven, insecure millionaire…
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#97 Just Be You
Just be you. Is that not the most over-used self-help cliché ever? And what does it even mean? After all, you’re you aren’t you? How can you not be? You’re one…
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#96 The Q and A Session
As the title suggests, in this episode Craig answers listener questions, explores a broad range of subject matter and along the way, goes off at a few…
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#95 The Paleo Warrior
In this episode of TYP, rebel Dietician Vicky Kuriel pulls no punches when she takes aim at the thinking, philosophy and information being disseminated by most…
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#94 Leadership 101
In this episode of TYP, Cameron Schwab (former Richmond, Fremantle and Melbourne Football Club CEO) returns and he and Craig explore the fundamentals of…
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#93 What the F*ck are Peptides?
In this episode of TYP, Nima Alavi (Compounding Pharmacist) and Craig talk all-things peptides, nootropics (smart drugs), fat-loss, low testosterone…
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#92 Alex the Intern Interviews Craig
This is possibly the deepest, rawest and realest (not a word) Craig has ever gone on the Podcast. It is a teaching, coaching and mentoring session. Alex asks…