Published by Andrew May
The show that unlocks potential for everyday life. Mental Skills and Leadership Coach, Andrew May, talks to an all-star guest list of experts to unlock every edge of performance.
Listen on Apple PodcastsWhat goes through your mind when you're trapped underwater by a 50-foot wave? For Matt Formston , it's not fear. It's making an omelette. After losing 97% of his vision at just 5 years old, Matt has become a Paralympian, world champion, world record holder, and the first blind athlete to conquer the legendary waves of Nazaré. But today isn't about the achievements...it's about the process behind them. Matt shares the 8 hard standards that have shaped every part of his life, from elite sport and leadership to parenting and business. Matt believes standards matter more than goals, explains why your "glass ceilings" are often self-imposed, and the mindset you can learn that turns perceived risk into opportunity. Whether you're leading a team, chasing a personal goal, or simply trying to perform better when life gets hard, Matt offers a tried, tested, and successful framework for building trust and lasting high performance. 00:00 37 seconds under a 50ft wave 02:41 One word for every achievement 06:32 Blind at five, and the story everyone gets wrong 10:05 Nearly dead or in jail 11:23 Perfect process, not perfect vision 13:41 The eight hard standards 14:37 Values in a mahogany case 15:24 Standards without consequences are just wishes 18:56 Five minutes early or you're late 21:00 Andrew's team rate him live 27:35 The standards meeting nobody runs 29:15 Why high standards make people feel safer 32:51 He refused to learn what the best in the world could do 35:16 Making an omelette while being held under 39:26 The flap of skin costing him 100 feet 44:24 The only standard that matters: coming home 48:09 The bullshit audit 01:07:49 The list of 12, and the six he wasn't 01:10:38 Why most people never set a goal Buy a copy of Matt's new book: https://www.mattformston.com/books-hub Visit Matt's website: https://www.mattformston.com/ You can find Matt at his LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/matt-formston-am-gaicd Or at his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattformston/?hl=en Listen to our first episode with Matt: https://shorturl.at/ICL5l Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
"I know this." Andrew May hears it from some of the smartest people in the country, right before they admit they are doing none of it. The gap between what we know and what we do is not a willpower problem or a time problem, and treating it like one is exactly why nothing changes. He breaks down the difference between self-awareness and self-regulation, and the small, almost embarrassing first step that actually closes it. This episode was originally published on the Healthed podcast with Dr David Lim. You can find the original interview here . Visit the Healthed website: https://www.healthed.com.au/ Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
What do people say about you when you're not in the room? How are they introducing you, summing up your work, your professionalism, your brand ? Now imagine you had control over that. Because here's the reality: you already have a brand. You're building it whether you like it or not, and right now it's either working for you or quietly costing you. Maz Farrelly has spent 30 years creating and articulating some of the biggest names and biggest shows on television. The producer behind Big Brother, The X Factor, Celebrity Apprentice, Q&A: Maz is back on the podcast to hand you the exact strategies she's used to make the most famous brands and people unforgettable. You could leave your brand to chance and risk being misunderstood. Or, you could take control and build a brand people buy. 00:00 The sentence people say when you're not in the room 02:50 Maz's brand framework: know who you are, know what they want 03:34 Stop selling, start being bought 06:08 The man who wore white every day 07:31 Say it until other people say it for you 09:53 What's your "white coat"? 10:28 Your one line is harder than your wedding vows 13:02 The room full of CEOs who wrote her off 14:52 The reframe: your brand is about them, not you 18:14 Speak backwards: how to find your oddity 22:44 Inside the room with the most famous people on earth 24:09 Why Trump didn't waste energy on her, and why it's smart 26:32 How to work with Maz Watch the full interview with Maz: https://youtu.be/SB4TALfDVpw?si=qKrCZ2qOh1_5oR4w Find Maz at: https://www.mazspeaksglobal.com/ Connect with Maz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maz-speaks/ Download Maz's Speaker Kit: https://www.mazspeaksglobal.com/#speakerkit View the branding model: https://performanceintelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Personal-Branding-Model.png Why You Should Book Maz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maz-speaks/details/recommendations/?detailScreenTabIndex=0 Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
Women achieve the same cardiovascular health benefits as men at roughly half the exercise volume. Yet the standard exercise guidelines prescribe identical amounts for both. Dr Paul Batman argues this is one example of a deeper problem: a fitness model built on incomplete data, applied to populations it was never designed to reach. Only 16 percent of people follow the conventional guidelines. The question is not how to motivate the other 84 percent to do more. It is whether we are asking them to do the right thing at all. You can find Dr Paul at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-paul-batman-9092a052/ Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
The best performers in the world have found a competitive edge that's completely free. You can use it too, and it starts tonight. When Dr Jemma King put wearables on Australia's Special Forces in 2017, the culture was "sleep when I'm dead". Within months, those same soldiers were showing off their recovery scores and competing over who slept the most. Not because they went soft. Because the data showed sleep was making them faster, sharper and safer, and elite performers chase anything that does that. Jemma has spent a decade measuring what great sleep unlocks in people whose decisions matter: Special Operations Command, Olympic swimmers, CEOs. Her conclusion is genuinely exciting. Sharp is recoverable at any age, and it doesn't take supplements or gadgets. It takes a handful of deliberate habits the world's best are already using. Jemma introduces you to the midnight librarian who explains your 3am wake-ups (and how to give her the night off), the express bus that takes you straight to deep sleep, and how to build your own Sleep First formula around your biology and your life. Your upgrade is waiting. 00:00 It's 3am. You're awake again. 02:05 Two experts, one room at last 04:20 Meet your midnight librarian: why you wake at 3am 07:55 The other 3am suspects: temperature, gut bugs, sugar and alcohol 12:22 The welcome practice: making peace with 3am 15:04 "Mother nature is like the mafia" 16:36 Why the pub sometimes beats the pillow 19:01 Wearables: who should buy one, who should bin one 20:57 The traders who made more money reading their own heartbeat 22:39 The five metrics worth tracking 25:17 Catch the express bus: the case for sleep consistency 29:26 The DEC2 gene and the ruthlessly selfish habits of the world's best 32:19 How Special Forces went from "sleep when I'm dead" to sleep competitions 36:35 The pattern that made a stress scientist write a sleep book 38:14 Your Sleep First formula 40:20 Burnout, insecurity and the six whys 44:27 Kids, dogs and the family bed 50:53 The spoon test: are you sleep deprived? 52:24 Bed temperature, Eight Sleep and why the news wrecks your night 55:37 Why tired brains see threats everywhere 57:23 Testosterone, saunas and protecting the crown jewels 1:02:14 Sleep First and where to find Dr Jemma King Learn more about Dr Jemma: https://jemmakingbio-pa.com.au/ Buy a copy of Dr Jemma's new book: https://shorturl.at/v3Mt7 Listen to the previous episode with Dr Jemma: https://performanceintelligence.transistor.fm/episodes/44-dr-jemma-king-getting-kidnapped-in-russia-working-as-a-stunt-double-and-performing-under-pressure Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
Nic White played 77 test matches for the Wallabies. For most of that career, he felt like he was one bad game away from being dropped, one coach away from being told he was not in the plans. He was told exactly that in 2015. So he left. What he did next, and why he came back, says a great deal about what actually drives elite performance over the long haul. This is a conversation about the difference between proving people wrong and knowing your own worth, and why both matter more than most leaders admit. Follow Nic on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/white_nic/?hl=en Follow Slips on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesslipper/?hl=en Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
Jim Carrey wrote a cheque to himself for ten million dollars when he was a broke, unknown actor. Sara Blakely visualised a billion-dollar business and an Oprah appearance before either was remotely plausible. Easy to dismiss as coincidence. Harder to dismiss once you understand what an fMRI shows when a person runs a scenario in their mind. Andrew May breaks down the neuroscience behind why mental rehearsal works, and why leaders who ignore it are leaving a genuine performance edge on the table. Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
Since the 1700s we have described this condition in the language of character. Lazy. Undisciplined. Careless. As recently as 2023, an Australian parliamentary inquiry heard the same words still follow people through their lives. Lindy Hadges explains why a condition that sits in the brain attracts shame that an identical shortfall in the pancreas never would, and what happens the moment someone stops believing the story they were told about themselves. View the ADHD Cake model: https://performanceintelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ADHD-Cake-of-Understanding.png Find out more about the ADHD Foundation: https://adhdfoundation.org.au/about-us Connect with Lindy: https://ccaa.net.au/practitioner/200102-14/ Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
The first thing Jason McCartney asked for wasn't a doctor. It was a whiteboard. Badly injured and facing months in hospital, he didn't ask "why me?!". He set a goal, picked a deadline, and started working backwards, the same way he had for every season of his AFL career. What he learned about handling the moments that flatten everyone else is something most leaders never have to discover until it's forced on them. You can find Jason at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-mccartney-oam-b10a39217/ Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
There's a moment in your 50s when you start planning for decline instead of planning for growth. Craig Harper never had that moment. At 60+, he's more committed to his physical and mental performance than most 35-year-olds. This isn't about genetics or obsession. It's about asking a different question: what would I have to do differently to stay in the game? His answer might surprise you. Craig Harper is a high-performance coach, author, and speaker specialising in sustainable performance and behaviour change. You can find Craig at his website:https://craigharper.net/ At his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craiganthonyharper/ Listen to The You Project:https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-you-project/id1342430567 Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
Have you ever finished a presentation, race, meeting or performance and someone asked, "How did it go?" only to realise you can barely remember it? Not because you failed but because you were completely immersed. Dr Sue Jackson is one of the world's leading researchers on flow and co-authored the defining book on the subject alongside the man who first named it, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi . Sue takes you inside one of the most sought-after and least understood states in human performance. Why do some moments feel effortless while others feel like a grind? Why can pressure elevate performance one day and destroy it the next? And why do some of our best performances seem to happen when we stop trying so hard to force them? Using examples ranging from Olympic athletes to Wallabies captain Harry Wilson's match-winning moment against Argentina, Sue explores why some performances feel effortless, why pressure can either sharpen or derail us, and why trying harder isn't always the answer. This is about attention, confidence, pressure, preparation and the hidden conditions behind extraordinary performance. Because flow isn't something you find. It's something you allow. 00:00 Why your best performances can be the hardest to explain 02:14 The psychological state that fascinates elite performers 05:58 What athletes mean when they say "everything just clicked" 10:08 Flow vs clutch: two very different ways to perform under pressure 13:09 Harry Wilson's match-winning Wallabies moment, and what it reveals about performance 19:27 The letter that changed Sue Jackson's career 26:51 The hidden ingredients behind a flow state 28:00 The challenge-skill balance that can make or break performance 32:00 Why anxiety might be closer to flow than you think 39:03 The attention crisis nobody is talking about 42:18 Are we losing our ability to focus? 45:40 The coaching habit that can pull athletes out of the moment 48:53 Why flow feels energising instead of exhausting 50:32 Can you perform brilliantly without being in flow? 52:18 The mistake people make when they try to force flow 54:31 What extreme athletes understand about being fully present 57:19 The surprising connection between deliberate practice and effortless performance 59:00 How to experience more flow in everyday life Dr Sue Jackson Website: www.drsuejackson.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drsuejackson Instagram: @suejackson_flow Facebook: drsuejacksonflow View the 8 channel flow model: https://performanceintelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/8-Channel-Flow-Model_Jackson-scaled.jpg Books: Flow in Sports (with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, 1999): drsuejackson.com/flow-in-sports-book Experiencing Flow: Life Beyond Boredom and Anxiety (2024): drsuejackson.com/new-book-experiencing-flow Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
Most conversations about depression treatment start and end with medication. But what if that starting point is too narrow? Paul Taylor challenges a widely accepted assumption in mental health care that antidepressants are the primary or most effective solution for depression. What he argues is not simplistic and not anti-medication. It’s more uncomfortable than that: that for many people, medication alone may not be enough to meaningfully address the deeper drivers of depression. That raises a harder question most people never get asked: if medication isn’t the full answer, what is? This is a conversation that sits in the tension between science, treatment norms, and lived experience. And it may change how you think about the way depression is actually treated in practice. You can find Dr Paul at his website: https://www.paultaylor.biz/ or at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultaylor1971/ Buy a copy of Dr Paul's new book: https://www.paultaylor.biz/books Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
Inside the venom of a desert lizard, scientists found a molecule that does something the diet industry spent 50 years failing to do. It quietly switches off hunger. That molecule is now the most talked about drug on the planet, and it's sitting in the fridges of millions of people who couldn't explain how it works if you paid them. Dr Tom Buckley, 30 years in medicine and a professor at Sydney University, has looked at the evidence and called these drugs revolutionary . But what about "Ozempic face"? What if the wait comes back after you stop? Who should never touch these drugs? Dr Tom and Andrew get into the science so you finally have all the answers you need. 00:00 – A desert lizard that eats twice a year 03:32 – What a GLP-1 actually is, in plain English 07:36 – Ghrelin and leptin: hunger and fullness, explained 10:23 – The venom that cracked the hunger code 14:06 – Why your body is built to hold onto fat 15:19 – How to raise GLP-1 without a prescription 18:10 – Become the CEO of your body and brain 22:10 – You don't lose fat cells, they shrink 24:39 – "Ozempic face," and why you lose weight slowly 28:17 – The "Limitless" effect: cognitive horsepower 29:28 – 76 trials, 40,000 patients: the evidence 30:47 – Lancet 2024: heart attacks and strokes down 32:11 – Why Tom calls these drugs regenerative 34:18 – Who should never take it 35:23 – The side effects nobody mentions upfront 41:19 – On it and off it: what you have to get right 48:14 – Most regain 75% within a year of stopping 50:09 – Metabolic rebound: worse than where you started 52:51 – The hidden economy GLP-1s are reshaping 56:13 – Tom's cliff notes You can find Dr Tom at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-buckley-06a76b98/ Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
Most teams spend their lives trying to reach the top. Very few have to answer the question of what happens when they get there. The Penrith Panthers have won 4 consecutive NRL premierships. In an era designed for parity, they've achieved something almost unheard of in modern sport. Which raises a fascinating challenge. How do you keep people motivated when they've already achieved the goal? How do you maintain standards when success becomes normal? How do you avoid complacency when everyone around you is telling you how good you are? Dan Haesler , Mental Skills Coach for the Penrith Panthers, shares what it takes to sustain excellence after success. But this isn't really about rugby league. It's about leadership, culture, psychology, and human behaviour. Whether you're leading a team, running a business, building a career or pursuing your own goals, eventually you'll face the same challenge: how do you keep growing when you've already won? You can find Dan at his Website:https://danhaesler.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danhaesler/?hl=en Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danhaesler/?originalSubdomain=au Buy a copy of Dan's book: https://www.actofleadership.com/ Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
Talent gets you through the door. It does not keep you in the room, and it has almost nothing to do with what you become. Kieren Jack is proof. The last pick in the AFL rookie draft, too small and too slow on paper, he outworked every reason he should not have made it. Kieren played 256 games for the Sydney Swans , co-captained the club, won the 2012 premiership and earned a place in its Hall of Fame. Then he did the harder thing. He walked away at the top and started again, building a whole new career in business where his name meant nothing. What carries across is the useful part. How do you keep performing when you are running on empty? What actually holds a team together when pressure hits? Why do the people who get knocked down and underestimated often end up the most dangerous? Recorded live, in a room that was never meant to be a podcast. No script, no second takes. You've got a seat that wasn't on sale. Whatever you are trying to build, you'll leave this one thinking differently about how you get there. 0:00 Pick 138, a famous surname, and why talent only opens the door 1:50 How the Swans built a dynasty on character, not talent 5:10 Missing the draft, choosing his own sport, and finding his identity 9:20 The 2012 flag, and what that team had that he's never seen again 17:40 Take the baton: the motto that outlived the players who made it 19:15 A season as co-captain, played on empty, in a dressing gown 22:05 When a private family conflict went public before his 200th game 28:10 Twins, no sleep, and what sport does and doesn't teach you about parenting 33:45 Why he studied an MBA mid-career, and why leaving the game made him better 37:00 A $120m deal in four months, and what footy gave him no MBA could 41:05 Joining the West Coast rebuild and flipping the member thank-you 44:55 Premiership to wooden spoon: what went wrong and what a rebuild takes 48:25 Q&A: carrying elite habits into everyday life when structure disappears 49:55 Q&A: what good culture really looks like, and who actually builds it 53:20 Q&A: leading young, learning empathy, and what he'd do differently at 20 You can find Kieren at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kieren-jack-b09b2396/ Or at his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kjack_15/?hl=en Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
Ever lost your composure right when you needed it most? In a high-pressure moment, when everyone's watching and one wrong move costs you, most people freeze. This reporter learned to do the opposite. Seasoned news reporter, Ali Piotrowski breaks down the one skill that kept her sharp through war zones, Middle East conflict, and the chaos outside Trump's indictments: calm. Not the kind you're born with. The kind you train. She explains why composure became her edge, and why it can be yours too. If you work in a fast-moving, high-pressure environment, this one's worth a few minutes of your time. You can find Ali at her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonpiotrowski/ Or at her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alipiotrowski/ Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
The kind of person who's been helping others perform better for 40 years doesn't usually admit they're struggling. Craig Harper did. His dad is in the hospital. The drive is five hours return. The calls from clients still come. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, one of Australia's most recognised performance coaches said something he'd never said publicly before. That he's lonely. This conversation is for anyone who gives more than they get. Who holds it together at work and unravels at home. Who knows exactly what to tell others and struggles to apply it to themselves. Craig doesn't have a tidy answer here. But he does have hard-won perspective on where your energy actually goes, who you let close enough to tell the truth to, and what it takes to keep showing up when life gets genuinely heavy. Honest, uncomfortable, and worth your time. 0:00 — Who motivates the motivator? Craig Harper on why this is the question helpers never get asked. 1:30 — "I'm feeling pretty shit, to be honest, mate." How this conversation started. 2:07 — Craig says publicly for the first time: "Sometimes I feel really lonely." 5:34 — Mum and dad at 87. What's actually been going on behind the curtain. 10:28 — Energy out, not in. How Craig thinks about his performance threshold when life gets heavy. 12:10 — When doing a podcast feels like calm instead of work. Craig explains the difference. 16:45 — Who do you belong to? Craig on connection, loneliness, and what actually fills the cup. 17:09 — Vin from school. Why Craig's best mate is the one who tells him he's full of it. 18:49 — The inner circle test: if the 4–5 people around you are 80% the same in five years, you'll probably be okay. 23:35 — The friend who shouldn't have survived. Craig's story about the person who inspired him more than anyone he's coached. 28:17 — Something Craig says here is going to land differently for anyone who's always been the strong one. 30:09 — Why willpower doesn't work. What Craig uses instead when the drive back from his parents feels heavy. 33:50 — "Am I acting in love?" The one question Craig asks himself to pull himself back. 37:05 — One size fits one. Why the advice that works for everyone else might be the wrong advice for you. 40:26 — Who actually inspires Craig Harper? His answer is not who you'd expect. 43:07 — Two body signals that tell Craig he's running on empty before he consciously knows it. 47:19 — The send-off. Andrew to Craig, and why it matters. You can find Craig at his website:https://craigharper.net/ Follw him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craiganthonyharper/ Listen to The You Project:https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-you-project/id1342430567 Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
Could eight daily habits, locked in by 40, really add more than two decades to your life? The research says yes. And the habit at the top of the list is the one most senior leaders quietly deprioritise. If you want a clear, no fluff framework for long-term health and the small daily decisions that compound into decades, start here. You'll walk away knowing exactly where to focus, and what to stop wasting money on. Watch the longer episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaOmJ25Q-GI Contact Dr Tom: https://au.linkedin.com/in/tom-buckley-06a76b98 Read the study here: https://ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165(23)66280-X/fulltext Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
How do you build a team where people will run through a wall for each other? Not metaphorically. Literally. James Slipper , the most capped Wallaby of all time. Nic White , the third most capped scrum half in Australian rugby history. Two men who've spent more time with each other than with their families, who've argued hard on the training paddock and sat next to each other every Tuesday team dinner for over a decade. Their answer isn't team building. It isn't trust falls. It isn't a values poster on the wall. Slips opens up on his 2018 rock bottom and the rebuild that gave him the longest career of any Wallaby in history. Nic on the chip on his shoulder that ran most of his career, the sepsis that nearly took him out after he hung up the boots, and the word he never used until now: fragile. Two careers. One friendship. A blueprint for the leaders who are tired of culture being a buzzword. 03:00 — How it started: Nic's first run-in with Slips on the field 05:10 — The relationship that goes deeper than friendship and why that matters for performance 07:30 — "If we brought corporates to watch a Wallabies camp, they'd go... do you guys even like each other?" 10:00 — The Tuesday night team dinner test and why everyone scanned the room for Slips 13:25 — Nic's career in one line: never really felt wanted. 77 test caps later, here's what kept him going 17:55 — The "f*** you" fuel: where it came from, and how long it ran on it 22:10 — When the chip on the shoulder finally became something else and the moment Nic stopped playing for himself 28:35 — Slips on stumbling into a career and what reinvention actually looks like 39:20 — Post-career surgery, sepsis, and the moment the invincible mindset ran out of road 43:05 — "Fragile." Not a word you expect from Nic White. What changed. 49:10 — The next generation: why today's players want to know the why, not just the what 49:45 — Disagree and commit: how high-performing teams hold both honesty and alignment at once Follow Nic on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/white_nic/?hl=en Follow Slips on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesslipper/?hl=en Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
You've got more data on your body than any generation before you. Heart rate variability, readiness scores, recovery metrics. But are you actually recovering better? Dr Shona Halson is one of the world's leading recovery scientists. She's worked with Olympic athletes, elite sport, and high performers at every level. Her verdict on wearables is more nuanced than the marketing suggests, and more useful than most of the scores on your wrist. This one will change how you look at your morning metrics. You can find Shona at her LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/shona-halson-627b74268 Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May : https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcast If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.