Performance Intelligence with Andrew May Andrew May

Greg Page, famously known as the original Yellow Wiggle, spent decades spreading joy through music. He contributed to multiple albums and touched the hearts of children worldwide. In 2020, during a live Wiggles performance, a sudden cardiac arrest changed the course of Greg’s life. Thanks to his fellow band members, a wonderful nurse in the audience, and paramedics, Greg survived this frightening experience.  Prompting him to establish Heart of the Nation, dedicated to improving systems geared towards finding, accessing and using AEDs when someone is in cardiac arrest.
Greg is a songwriter, cricket fan, devoted family man, and an avid music collector, once owning the fourth largest Elvis memorabilia collection in the world (which he donated to a museum in country NSW). 
In this episode Andrew and Greg discuss:
4.40 How The Wiggles picked their iconic colours and yellow is not his favourite colour.
5:15 Greg’s love for being on stage performing, and some of his experiences in live performances growing up.
9:30 Being a blend of introvert and extrovert, attending events for a purpose, and the diversity in the new Wiggles.
13:30 How Greg met the rest of the band and formed The Wiggles, why their early childhood education was so important to overall success and Anthony’s passion for teaching children.
19:40 The Wiggles first ever concert, Anthony’s struggles with mental health, and the moment Greg went all in on The Wiggles.
25:00 Educators, musicians and then entrepreneurs, in that order. Delivering something unique to young children through music, and the naysayers during the early years who said it'll never work.
31:30 Greg's reflections on his impact on children’s lives, in the early days sharing equal equity with other members of The Wiggles.
33:30 Finding a balance between your personal identity and your performance identity.
36:50 Using Dr Google to get inaccurate medical advice, talking to Jonathan Edwards, a psychic medium, to help understand who you are and redefining spirituality.
43:50 Surviving a near fatal heart attack on stage, having your life saved by total strangers (while other band members were singing Hot Potato), and waking up to discover the full story of what happened on the morning news.
51:15 How the rest of the band reacted, fighting to give others the same chance, and the difference between cardiac arrest and a heart attack.
56:30 Frightening cardiac arrest statistics and low survival rates, how the Danish government are making strides towards dramatically improving survival rates, and who is most at risk of having a heart attack.
1:01:00 Anyone can use an Automated External Defibrilator (AED), the importance of putting your hand up to help in an emergency, and why Greg’s personal experience has made him so passionate about his crusade.
1:06:15 Your body keeps a score, putting 400 AED’s in service stations around Australia, and Greg’s vision for Heart Of The Nation in 10 years.
1:10:30 How you can support Heart Of The Nation, the importance of community in preventing heart attack deaths, and trying to improve the 5% survival rate for cardiac arrests.
1:15:45 Why trying to prevent heart attacks isn’t the only solution, how this is fully aligned with Gregs personal purpose.
1:23:00 Why Greg doesn’t take a salary for his work with Heart Of The Nation, some of the famous people Greg has met along the way, Andrew and Greg singing 'Rock A Bye Your Bear.'
You can find Greg at his Instagram: www.instagram.com/greg_page_yellowwiggle/Or at the Heart Of The Nation Website: https://www.heartofthenation.com.au/

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In this Bite Size from episode #81 Andrew and Ange are joined by Sergeant Joe Munro and Captain Brenda Youse, participants from our social mastery program as they share some of the skills they learned and how they are able to use them in a very real and practical sense.
Joe talks about how he was able to use some of the breathing skills to deal with a screaming baby at all hours of the night and Brenda shares how she drew on many of the skills to be mindful and how that mindfulness has helped her centre herself in stressful times. 

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Matty Lansdown is a scientist, nutritionist, and musician, with a background in nutritional epigenetics and disease research. A few years into working at a cancer hospital he began to feel like an imposter, "I was asking questions that no one else seemed to be asking, about the cause of disease and the impact of food on the body… It was so strange to me that quite obviously the majority of patients were overweight or obese and no one talked about their diet or their lifestyle. Ever."
Matty now focuses on the causes of overeating and the emotions we attach to food. And we’re not referring to Bridget Jones crying over her answering machine with an ice-cream tub in hand…we’re talking about real patterns stemming from a range of factors that can include our parents and their patterns, trauma, our relationship with money, how advertisers market to us, what we see online, and more. Through his podcast 'How to Not Get Sick And Die', Matty is on a mission to install new beliefs, new mindsets, and new patterns to live a happy, healthy life.
In this episode Andrew and Matty discuss:
3:45 What Matty was like growing up.
7:00 Making the difficult choice between studying drumming and forensics.
10:30 Matty coming to the realisation that there must be a more proactive approach to medicine.
14:00 Over 90% of diseases are caused by poor diet and lifestyle.
15:45 Nature doesn’t make mistakes and disease is biology’s way of trying to fix things.
18:00 What is emotional eating and why do people do it?
23:15 The majority of people are not aware of when they emotionally eat.
26:30 Why Matty almost exclusively works with people over the age of 50.
32:00 The main reasons people emotionally eat.
35:00 Why Matty helps people understand their emotions before he get them to change their eating habits.
37:30 The most common groups of people that emotionally eat, and Matty’s most challenging client.
40:00 The less confident introvert and why they might emotionally eat.
45:45 Why athletes have a higher likelihood to become emotional eaters after their careers finish.
48:45 The problem with trying to live like David Goggins.
52:30 The Dorito Effect and how food companies use your tastebuds against you.
57:30 Matty’s methods for helping people overcome emotional eating problems.
1:03:00 Stacking small habits on top of each other to increase likelihood of behaviour change and success..
1:05:45 How Matty learned about this method through his own personal experiences and therapy after growing up in a violent household.
1:14:00 Game Changers documentary and why going vegetarian might not be as much of a fix as it seems.
1:16:30 Adding weightlifting and meat to your weight loss plan.
You can find Matty at his Website: https://mattylansdown.com/Or at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matty-lansdownListen to Matty's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-to-not-get-sick-and-die/id1450212088

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In this Bite Size from episode #59 Mr Universe contestant Nick Jones shares some of his extensive knowledge around how to build muscle and lose fat. Nick talks about what he would do at the gym for a beginner and intermediate workout routine to ensure you work out your whole body.
Nick also gives us some of his tips on how to eat like a bodybuilder and why what you eat is so important for weight loss and muscle gain, surprisingly there are no intricate meals or fancy ingredients needed, just some simple proteins and vegetables.
You can find Nick at his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickjonesworldchampion
                                        LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-jones-49945546/or at the Gen-Tec Website: gen-tec.com.au

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Listen to Matt Comyn providing a rare glimpse into his life and what it takes to be CEO of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Australia's second largest company and one of the world's leading banks. From his humble beginnings and being raised by a single mother, to his decades-long commitment to the financial services sector, Matt's story is marked by resilience and an unbelievable work ethic.
Unknown to many, Matt is an avid student of psychology and human performance, dedicated to improving his physical and mental readiness to  tackle the challenges and curveballs that life throws at him. Andrew and Matt discuss the specific performance psychology strategies and wearable tech metrics Matt uses to track and sustain his personal performance; what Matt has learnt over the years from coaches including Andrew, Adam Grant and Michael Gervais; how science and psychology have evolved his leadership style; and the pride Matt takes in CBAs Can4Cancer, a corporate community event that in partnership with Tour de Cure, will this year tick over $20M raised towards the prevention of cancer.
In this podcast Andrew and Matt discuss:
4:00 What 'Little Matt' was like growing up, his biggest inspiration is his mum, and reflecting on the journey so far.
10:30 The importance of shifting from a deficit to a skills model, not being top of the food chain at home, and the early days of Matts career.
16:40 The 5 wearable tech metrics Andrew asks all of his executive clients to measure and track, why sleep is so important to Matt, and finding the metrics and tools that work for you.
22:20 How Matt has learned to shift state and attention, avoiding taking bad news from one meeting to another, and relying on (realistic) positive thinking to help through the challenging/negative times.
29:30 Matt’s weekly fitness routine, what he has learned from 6 years of running Commbank, and loving the opportunity to meet interesting people along the way.
34:15 The hardest times of Matt’s tenure as CEO, enjoying getting stuck into problems when they arise, and the reality that corporate life is fragile and things can change very quickly.
43:30 Lessons learnt from the banking Royal Commission and how Matt and his team navigated this.
45:42 Balancing the 'See Saw of Ambivalence' and finding the balance between not being satisfied and gratitude.
46:45 Matt’s pride in seeing how much Can4Cancer has grown, his role in starting/supporting this event, and celebrating the 10 year anniversary in 2024.
52:00 What drives Matt’s curiosity and what he has learned from Manly Sea Eagles head coach, Anthony Seibold.
56:30 Boxer Tim Tszyu is one of the most dedicated people Matt has met, and being impressed by his obsession towards working hard.
58:00 Where Matt sees the banking industry and his own personal life heading in 10 to 15 years.
You can find Matt at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattcomyn/

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In this Bite Size from episode #39 purpose coach Richard Burton outlines his method of how he helps others find their purpose, SIM. Richard explains why finding your strengths, interests and motivations is key to figuring out what your purpose is.
Richard and Andrew also talk about some of their own experience in finding their own purposes and how they have adapted it over time. Richard explains how your purpose is not a fixed thing and that it can change and adapt over time.
You can find Richard at the InnerZone: http://innerzone.com.au/
                                            or myDesign Education: https://www.mydesigneducation.com.au/
                                            or his Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/innerzone/

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