What if the people we idolise are far more ordinary than we imagine?
In this Bite Size from episode #154, Dr Bill Anseline pulls back the curtain on life with some of the world’s biggest celebrities. He explains why, beneath the fame, pressure and spectacle, the thing they crave most is to be treated like everyone else.
Bill also shares a story he’s never told publicly: the night he took U2 to Mardi Gras… and Bono ended up halfway up a lighting tower, watching Kylie Minogue bring the house down at the after-party.
A rare look at what really happens when the spotlight switches off.
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What if the real competitive edge isn’t talent or strategy… but the inner world you build when no one’s watching?
Legendary All Blacks mental skills coach Gilbert Enoka joins Andrew May in an exclusive live keynote and Q&A to explore what it truly means to become unstoppable in life, leadership, and high-pressure moments.
Gilbert unpacks the thinking behind his new book, why the most important work is on the things no one can take from you, and how Māori concepts, rituals, and emotional control shape resilience.
In this episode Andrew and Gilbert talk about:
1:15 Gilbert’s new book and becoming unstoppable by working on things people can’t take away from you.
3:45 Building different Māori concepts into the book to reinforce the learning at the end of each chapter.
6:30 Building rituals in the locker room of the All Blacks and creating a human library of past legends current players can learn from.
12:00 The different teams Gilbert has worked with and could he ever be tempted to work with the Wallabies?
14:05 Pressure is a lifestyle and some of Gilbert’s experiences with pressure.
16:50 Having the right structure and routines are keys to high performance and learning kindness.
23:30 What Mike Cron has to say about Gilbert.
25:30 Transforming the All Blacks culture after a big loss.
27:30 How Gilbert teaches people to control their emotions during a game.
33:15 Gilbert’s parenting advice, it’s you vs you and it’s a one size fits one solution.
40:40 Finding meaning in the workplace and in a team.
44:00 finding issues in individuals vs in teams.
You can find Gilbert at his LinkedIn: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/gilbert-enoka-onzm-aa614917
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How often do you reach for your phone the moment nothing is happening?
Emma Seppälä breaks down skybreath: a simple breathing practice she’s seen transform people’s stress, focus, and emotional regulation. Emma also exposes a bigger issue: we’ve lost the ability to be alone with ourselves.
No noise. No scrolling. No stimulation.
And she explains how even a few minutes of genuine stillness each day can rewire your brain, rebuild your attention, and reset your nervous system. Short, practical, and genuinely life-shifting.
Hear the full interview at episode #127.
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We’re told to find our “why.” Keith Abraham believes the real power lies in building your “how.” Through lessons in reinvention, tenacity, and self-reflection, he shows how to turn momentum into mastery and purpose into performance.
Why listen: To discover a more practical, actionable path to meaning and long-term success.
In this episode Andrew and Keith discuss:
1:20 Keith getting caught up in ego, putting out a substandard product and coming to the realisation that he needs to slow down and reflect on why he was so focused on money.
6:35 Having a tough conversation about Keith’s weight and shifting to world class virtual presentations during Covid.
9:35 Delivering authentic presentations in an AI world and Keith’s 16 year sales pitch to present for a client.
17:00 Finding your how if you don’t have time to find your why and the 8 driving emotions.
21:10 Don’t let your ego get in the way of asking for help and reducing conflict with others and yourself.
25:45 Finding abundance in your life in more than just money and removing unneeded complexity from your life.
31:30 How Keith delivers a concept to his audience and finding the 3 key messages in your presentation to focus on.
36:25 Sit down and connect with your family on what their goals are.
38:10 How Keith has been able to sustain his output over decades and being the same person on stage as he is off stage.
41:30 Achieving your goals faster, sooner and easier.
43:30 The secret to Keith’s successful marriage and how he stays connected with his family.
47:00 Andrew being on purpose to fuel him in his life and where you can find Keith.
You can find Keith at his website: https://keithabraham.com/
Or at his LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/keithabraham
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Most of us have grown up believing that sickness is just something that “happens to us.” A diagnosis. A body that went wrong. A bit of bad luck.
But what if that’s not the full story?
In this bite-size conversation from Episode #95, former cancer researcher turned nutritionist Matty Lansdown shares what he learned after years inside hospital labs: we were treating symptoms, not causes. And the more he looked, the clearer it became—the body isn’t broken. It’s responding.
This is the story of what happens when you step out of the system you were trained to trust… and begin to see the intelligence of the human body in a completely different way. Nature doesn’t make mistakes. But sometimes we misunderstand the message.
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On paper, Forward Ability Support was thriving. But behind the metrics, people were exhausted.
CEO Melissa Decker knew success isn’t just hitting targets: it’s sustaining energy, focus, and wellbeing. Mel shares how a 5-month Leadership Capacity Program with Performance Intelligence helped her team recharge, regain resilience, and perform at their best without burning out.
This is the story of real people, with real pressure, and real transformation.
In this episode Andrew, Ange and Melissa discuss:
1:50 The challenges the FAS team were facing after running red hot for a long period of time.
6:20 What is Leadership Capacity and the program Performance Intelligence ran to increase the Leadership Capacity of FAS staff.
11:35 Tapping in to the competitive spirit of the staff to increase their daily physical movement.
14:30 The work that FAS does to change lives and how Mel found herself as the CEO of such a purpose driven company.
20:00 The results the FAS leadership team achieved and what some of the key leaders had to say about the program.
32:20 What Mel would recommend others in her situation do and what Mel thinks her teams key takeaways were.
36:40 How to keep the post-program momentum going.
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You cannot hack your way out of bad sleep. One of the world’s leading human brain researchers, Professor Vincent Walsh, explains why and breaks down what actually happens in the brain when we cut corners, and why relying on shortcuts, stimulants, or “hacks” can quietly harm long-term cognition, mood, and performance.
This is the real cost of bad sleep — and your brain is keeping the score.
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Creatine has gone from gym supplement to global conversation. But what’s actually true? Andrew sits down with precision medicine expert, Dr Tom Buckley, to unpack the science, the hype, and how to use creatine for both physical and cognitive performance.
Timestamps
00:01 – What creatine actually is (and why everyone’s suddenly talking about it)
05:15 – Their own experiences using creatine + new UNSW findings
10:10 – Placebo or real? The brain + cognition effects
19:05 – How the brain uses energy & why data is limited for under-18s
26:45 – Creatine for shift workers + anyone struggling with fatigue
29:35 – Mood, stress, and the creatine-caffeine relationship
35:20 – How to use creatine safely
39:15 – The recommended dosage (and why loading cycles aren’t necessary)
44:50 – When to take creatine for best results + what’s coming next
Find Dr Tom here
View the UNSW Study
View the Hair Loss Study
Read the study on creatine and cognitive function
Read the creatine articles from the AFR and The Guardian
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How do you stay calm when everything’s on the line? In this Bite Size from episode #143, Andrea Clarke recalls the moment her dad’s small plane stalled at 9,000 ft with her and her sisters on board—and how his incredible composure and quick thinking saved the day.
Connect with Andrea:
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Some questions don’t have easy answers. Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does tragedy strike the lives of those who least deserve it?
Christina Sy, also known as BC, knows the answer in a way most of us can’t imagine. In 2017, she lost her two children and their father in a single devastating moment.
In this exclusive interview, BC shares:
This is not a story of tragedy. It’s a story of what we do next.
00:00 – 04:00 – The call that shattered BC's world.
04:00 – 09:00 – Facing impossible choices at the hospital.
09:00 – 12:00 – Uncovering domestic violence and the full scope of loss.
12:00 – 27:00 – Learning the tragedy was not an accident...
27:00 – 38:00 – Choosing survival every day despite trauma.
38:00 – 49:57 – Rediscovering joy and movement through dance and SportsJam
49:57 – 01:01:34 – Setting personal milestones and offering guidance to others.
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Most presentations are forgettable. We fill slides, rehearse lines, and hope the message lands. But it rarely does...because information doesn’t move people. Stories do.
In this Bite Size from episode #144, speaking expert Tony Bulmer reveals the simple truth behind every great presentation: emotion wins where logic fails.
He shares how a single story — told by one of his clients — changed the entire energy of a room. It wasn’t polished. It wasn’t perfect. But it was real. And that’s what made people listen.
This episode is about what happens when you stop trying to impress an audience… and start trying to reach them.
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Ali Day is one of the world’s top Ironman athletes - but this isn’t about medals. It’s about the mindset, habits, and grit that push humans past their limits. Ali breaks down the people who shaped him, the mental tools that rewired his approach, and the moments that tested him like never before.
Behind the scenes, he reveals the visualisation and hypnosis tools that changed everything—imagining entire races in brutal detail, scripting every move, and rehearsing every scenario in his mind—alongside the recovery strategies, growth lessons, and life insights that stretch far beyond sport.
In this episode, Andrew and Ali Day discuss:
2:05 – Childhood heroes that sparked a love of sport
4:25 – The 10-minute breakthrough with a sports psychologist
8:35 – Mastering imagery: mental tools that changed the game
15:20 – Swimming against the Ironman current with support from those who mattered
17:30 – Breaking both wrists and rebuilding stronger than ever
24:15 – Unlearning old habits and redefining performance identity
32:55 – Why Ironman is never an individual sport
35:50 – The unglamorous grind behind the glory
43:30 – Recovery as a science: tracking every metric
47:15 – Life beyond Ironman: business and firefighting ambitions
54:15 – Reflecting on the journey and a 10-year vision
59:10 – Sports psychologist Lisa shares her reflections
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What if the secret to performing at your best isn’t training harder — but sleeping better?
Recovery expert Dr Shona Halson reveals why sleep isn’t just rest — it’s the foundation of both physical recovery and mental growth. She and Andrew share what they’ve learned from working with elite athletes, and how the quality of your sleep directly shapes your ability to learn, adapt, and perform — in sport and in life.
🎧 From episode #145 of The Performance Intelligence Podcast.
Listen to the Real Science of Sport episode mentioned: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-real-science-of-sport-podcast/id1461719225?i=1000712107079
Read the Recovery Umbrella article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34941807/
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What are the biggest mistakes people make when trying to change a habit - and how can you avoid them? Australia's leading Mental Skills Coach to the Wallabies and Sea Eagles, Andrew May, shares powerful insights from decades of work helping people master change, revealing why most attempts fail and what it really takes to make a new habit last.
RESOURCES:
Download: Behaviour MAP: https://performanceintelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/model-1.pdf
Download: Stages of Readiness template: https://performanceintelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/model-2.pdf
Study: Do fit kids have fit parents? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33475262/
Study: The Influence of Parental Dietary Behaviors and Practices on Children’s Eating Habits https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8067332/#sec8-nutrients-13-01138
Study: Writing down your goals increases success by 42%: https://kitzu.org/study-highlights-strategies-for-achieving-goals/
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Every team has its own heartbeat — and it changes faster than you think.
In this bite-sized clip from Episode #147, performance psychologist Dr. Scott Goldman, who’s worked with NFL and NBA teams, explains why no two teams, not even year to year, are ever the same — and how his process of learning before leading helps unlock their true potential.
Find out more about AIQ: https://aiq.team/
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“Try easier.” It sounds almost backwards, right? But for Olympic gold medallist Jess Fox, this simple shift—taught by performance coach Nam Baldwin—was the key to unlocking her best performances on the world stage.
In this bite-sized episode, Nam unpacks why forcing yourself harder often blocks flow, and how learning to ease off can actually help you access the zone when it counts most. He also explains why being calm doesn’t mean being passive or relaxed—it means being ready.
Whether you’re chasing medals, pitching big ideas, or just wanting to handle pressure better in daily life, this powerful reframe could change how you show up when it matters most.
Listen to the longer episode at #152.
Read Nam's LinkedIn post: https://shorturl.at/1OX81
Read the article with Jess Fox: https://shorturl.at/hJKtG
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Ever wish your sleep could be as luxurious as a five-star hotel stay? In this Bite Size episode, sleep expert Olivia Arezzolo takes us behind the scenes of her work with high-end hotels, showing how small changes can transform the way we rest—whether at home or while traveling.
Discover a ready-to-use sleep kit designed to boost recovery and help you wake up feeling fully refreshed. From travel tips to bedtime hacks, this episode is packed with practical strategies to help you optimize your sleep and supercharge your recovery.
Whether you’re a frequent traveler, an athlete, or just someone who loves a good night’s rest, this episode will give you the tools to sleep smarter and feel better, wherever life takes you.
Listen to the full episode at #148.
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Ballet dancers. Sumo wrestlers. Cage fighters. Deep Purple blasting in the sheds. This is the world of Mike Cron – the Scrum Doctor who coached 217 Tests with the All Blacks, lifted 3 Rugby World Cups, and is now helping fuel the Wallabies’ revival.
For over 40 years, Crono’s been obsessed with one thing: making rugby smarter, safer, and more effective. But instead of just looking inside the game, he’s gone everywhere for answers — ballet studios for balance, netball courts for movement, cage fighting gyms for contact, even the New York Yankees for culture.
You’ll hear the raw stories and coaching philosophies that have kept him at the very top of world sport. No clichés. No tired coaching jargon. Just lessons that hit way beyond the rugby field — about leadership, curiosity, resilience, and creating safe environments for players to thrive.
Featuring insights from James Slipper, Harry Wilson, and Nic White, this is a rare deep dive with one of rugby’s true masterminds.
02:00 - The feedback Mike asked of Andrew
04:00 - Mike's never-ending birthday celebrations
05:30 - Learning from other sports (sumo, cage fighting, netball, baseball)
08:35 - How biomechanics influence rugby union
12:35 – How Mike integrates netball into rugby
17:35 – Sticking to morals as a coach
20:35 – How to do shorter performance reviews
22:55 – Coaching men vs women
24:35 – Book recommendation
27:35 – Reviewing and giving feedback to athletes
35:35 – How Deep Purple propelled the All Blacks to victory
38:35 – Applying Deep Purple to team training
43:35 – Communication, planning, and preparation
45:20 – “Too old to coach?”
47:35 – Entering Australian rugby with the Wallabies
51:35 – Nudgee College chapter
55:35 – Mike's training philosophies
56:35 – Mike's lessons and influences
1:01:35 – Creating a safe learning environment
1:09:05 – Learnings from coaching & advice for new coaches
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How many wins and missteps have shaped your journey?
In this Bite Size from episode #150, Craig Harper — speaker, author, and host of The You Project podcast — reflects on the highs, lows, and lessons that have defined his life so far, and why he wouldn’t change a thing.
Craig also shares why his career feels less like “work” and more like simply living life on his own terms.
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
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Thinking about becoming a mental skills coach or wondering what it’s like to work with one? This episode is your backstage pass.
Elite Mental Skills Coaches Aaron Walsh and Andrew May aren’t just talking theory. They’re unpacking the exact frameworks they use with world-class teams and athletes - showing how to flip pressure into performance gold.
No fluff. No clichés. Just raw insights and practical tools you can use straight away.
In this episode, Andrew and Aaron discuss:
2:00 Aaron’s relationship with Owen Eastwood, why New Zealand produces many mental skills coaches, and why mental skills training doesn’t have to be feast or famine.
7:00 What performing under pressure means and Aaron’s mental skills coaching framework.
11:10 Tailoring to each individual: teaching a basketballer to shoot differently vs. changing mental models, which can take up to 3 years to see real change.
15:50 The five types of mental skills programs and how each can provide some benefit.
27:10 “Blank canvas” programs: hierarchy of needs in sports, and why mental skills isn’t always the priority.
33:20 Challenges when coaches resist mental skills programs; mental skills aren’t just for underperforming teams, illustrated with deficit program examples.
38:05 Light-touch programs: pacing, avoiding burnout, and treating mental skills like gradual weight loss.
43:00 Skill-based programs: examples, transitioning to embedded programs, and the importance of environment and culture.
54:25 Talking to coaches about expectations, aligning with them, and navigating resistance.
56:35 The difficulty of head coaching and the distinction between alignment and safety.
1:01:50 Embedded programs: moving from reactive to strategic, involving all coaching staff, and maximizing 1:1 player interaction with assistants.
1:13:15 Summary: embedded program insights, Andrew and Aaron’s program capacity, and why teams struggle without mental skills training.
Take a look at the mental skills program model: https://performanceintelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/5-Types-of-Mental-Skills-Programs-7_Page_1.png
See Andrew's model of a mental skills coach here: https://performanceintelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Embedding-Mental-Skills.pdf
You can find Aaron at his LinkedIn: https://rb.gy/xoz5e
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