The You Project Craig Harper

Most times on TYP, a guest and I sit down with a (loose) plan of what ideas and topics we'll talk about over the coming hour (or so) and every now and then, we cover none of it. Straight out of the gate, we take a conversational left turn and never get close to the intended path. This is such a chat. Having said that, this is my all-time favourite chat with Hannah (and we've done lots), because I really got to know the person behind the title, the profession and the brand. The vulnerable, periodically fearful, curious, compassionate, always brilliant.. woman. *WARNING: Over the course of our chat, we open the door some topics that for some, might be triggering (including domestic violence).

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Josh Lenartowicz is one of Australia's greatest ever Professional Bodybuilders, having twice placed in the top ten at the Mr. Olympia (the biggest comp in the world), winning four IFBB ‘pro shows’ and then right at the peak of his bodybuilding journey, his flourishing career was hijacked by a life-threatening medical challenge. I love Josh (older brother-type love) and have coached and mentored him for years, and while this chat wasn't always comfortable or easy for him, it was raw, real, vulnerable and I think for many, it will be helpful. As I said when I chatted with Carly and Brad Cunningham on the show (whose gym had just burned down), I think it's important to have real conversations when things suck, when life's tough and when we're in the middle of uncertainty and discomfort because eventually, we all have to navigate the mess, the mayhem and the sh*t.

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Trevor Hendy is a legend of Aussie sport. Six-time Australian Ironman Champion, four-time World Ironman Champion, four-time Uncle Toby's Super Series winner, Member of the Order of Australia, Hall of Fame athlete and all-round good bloke. But... behind the athletic prowess, the body, the trophies, accolades, awards, fame, money and popularity, things weren't always as ‘Disney' as they appeared from the outside looking in. This chat goes straight into my TYP top-ten (maybe top-five). I don't want to give too much away here but to call Trev and interesting bloke, and this an interesting chat, is a major under-sell. Fascinating stories. Amazing insights. And admirable self-awareness, open-ness and humility.

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Well, this was an action packed, information packed, story packed conversational extravaganza. In fact, I'd hypothesise that we've never had a higher words-per-minute rate than this episode. Hold the-f*ck on because once Peter Sage warms up, it's a mind-bending personal development onslaught (in the best way). We spoke about anti-social media, the consciousness pyramid, the two fears we're born with, climbing the wrong mountain, giving up the need for control, personal epiphanies, the book I hated and then loved, having a purpose bigger than us and lots more. *Peter Sage is a well-known international serial entrepreneur with over twenty-five years of experience in growing fast-paced enterprises. During this time, he has launched, operated and brought to success over two dozen companies, several of which he took from scratch to over 8 figures. Enjoy.
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Dr. Bill Sullivan (Author of 'Pleased to Meet Me') is back chatting to us about the challenge of being truly open-minded and curious when it comes to ideas and beliefs that don't reflect our own, whether or not we're teachable, the skill of 'unlearning', a thing called 'the knowledge illusion', the concept of evidenced-based decision making and living, using science in our everyday lives (even if we're not scientists) and what can happen when our beliefs and ideas become our identity. Enjoy.
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OMG (as the kids say), I loved this chat with Dr. Alex; maybe my favourite so far. We did a deep dive on how consciousness is ‘switched off' under general anaesthetic, how to remove a large benign brain tumour (just in case you need to), the amazing hi-tech tools surgeons get to play (work) with, creating the perfect environment for a surgeon to perform optimally (it's complicated), how our brain floats in salt water (and why), why colours aren't 'real', why laughter might actually be a stress response and lots more. Enjoy. @dralexkoefman
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