Tom Trbojevic is an Australian professional rugby league player known for his versatility and exceptional skills on the field. He has Serbian descent and played multiple sports growing up, including 3 years with the Sydney Swans AFL Academy.Along with brothers Jake and Ben, Tom plays for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. 2021 was a standout season where he won the Dally M Medal for Player of the Year and Brad Fittler Medal for best NSW player in the State of Origin series. He set a new season record for Manly scoring 28 tries in 18 games.Tom's career has been hampered by injuries however he maintains an optimistic approach with a focus on continually improving himself. He has a degree in Applied Finance and Economics and has recently released his first book called The Turbo Pup. In this episode Andrew and Tom discuss:6:20 Tom’s aversion to watching his own highlights, Tom’s journey to playing in the NRL and what playing AFL has taught Tom about playing Rugby League.12:10 Tom and his brothers’ connection, what the Trebojevic boys think of Tom and training mental skills.22:20 How Tom downregulates, interacts with fans and pre-performance routines.25:50 Tom’s struggles with injuries, 2021 season in stats and incredible State of Origin performance.30:00 Season ending injuries, writing a kids book and resilience during injuries.37:00 Advice to people struggling, engaging with fans and Tom’s nightmare MRI story.43:30 Manly pride jersey saga, poker nights at Tom’s house and heroes, hardships and highlights.48:15 Playing the opening round of season 2024 in Vegas, looking into the future and wearing coaching gear.52:30 Q&A session.1:10:30 Andrew and Ange’s reflections. Follow Tom on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomtrbojevic/Get a copy of The Turbo Pup: https://shorturl.at/guwIP Use Code "PIPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/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/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.

Happy 1st Podcast Birthday! In this special edition episode, Andrew, Thomas (The Wizard), and Shannon (The Wrecking Ball), come together to reflect on the past 12 months of producing the podcast. They reflect on guest episodes that moved them, learnings from starting a podcast with no experience, and give listeners a peek into the future of what's to come for Performance Intelligence.Big shout out to the entire PQ team working behind the scenes to bring this podcast to life - Andrew, Thomas, Angelynne, Liuba, Angela, Dr Tom, Shannon, and Grambo.Episodes mentioned in order:#57 Commander Dean Thompson - Life at Sea, Enduring Nicknames, Changing Face of the Australian Navy and Benefits of Training Social Mastery: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/performance-intelligence-with-andrew-may/id1618350654?i=1000624680748#48 The Science of Imposter Syndrome and How To Harness It - Dr Nicola Gates: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/performance-intelligence-with-andrew-may/id1618350654?i=1000615189249#62 Dr Ben Hamer - The Future of Work, Life, Sport, and Sex: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/performance-intelligence-with-andrew-may/id1618350654?i=1000628613351#54 Shelley Roberts - Feeding Yourself Before Feeding Millions, Backing Yourself and Transitioning to a Global Role (Coaching Corner): https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/performance-intelligence-with-andrew-may/id1618350654?i=1000622432920#52 Tadhg Kennelly & David Eccles - Dropping the Armour Around Men's Health, Becoming Comfortable in Your Own Skin and Embracing Love: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/performance-intelligence-with-andrew-may/id1618350654?i=1000618660161#39 The Power of Living a Life on Purpose and How to Find It (Coaching Corner): https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/performance-intelligence-with-andrew-may/id1618350654?i=1000603334938#53 Matt Formston - Diagnosed Legally Blind at 5, Surfing 50 Foot Waves at Nazare, Winning Cycling World Champs and Never Saying the Word Can't: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/performance-intelligence-with-andrew-may/id1618350654?i=1000621671935 Use Code "PIPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/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/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.

In this bite size from episode #59, champion bodybuilder Nick Jones talks all things performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Nick explains some of the benefits and negative side effects that come with the use and abuse of PEDs such as anabolic steroids, Human growth hormone (HGH) and peptides  Nick goes into detail on some of his experience with PEDs and why he believes they have such a negative connotation in popular media due to people abusing them without proper training, education or oversight. 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  Use Code "PIPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/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/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.

In this Bite Size from episode #44, Dr Jemma king shares the story of how her work with the military influenced her teachings in the Gold Medal Ready program with the Australian Swimming Team. Dr Jemma trained Olympic athletes with the same methods used by the elite end of the Australian military to increase athlete's stress resilience and help them be ready for the big event.Listen in as Jemma shares some of the wild methods she used, including air horns, fake blood and even a taser to make sure our Olympic athletes would be able to stay calm under pressure and perform at their peak   You can find Jemma at her LinkedIn: https://rb.gy/5rwy3                                            or Website: https://jemmakingbio-pa.com.au/  Use Code "PIPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/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/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.

Nazaré is home to the biggest surfable waves on the planet. So, it was a no brainer for aussie Professional Para Surfer, Matt Formston, to head for Portugal. But the one thing you need to know about Matt is: he has only 3% vision. At 5 years of age when Matt lost his vision, doctors and teachers told him he would never play sport and his career aspirations were over. Matt didn’t listen and has defied the odds ever since.Matt tells the tale of surfing the world's most dangerous waves at 50-60km per hour on this week's bite size edition from episode #53. Matt explains how he learned to surf as a kid through sound, feel, and energy only. And the preparation involved putting together a world-class team. Go to the Matt's Website: https://www.wnow.com.au/You can find Matt at his Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadhg-kennelly-2787a985/                                      Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattformston/or book him at the TLA website: https://tlaworldwide.com/talent/matt-formston/  Use Code "PIPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/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/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.

In a very emotional Performance Uncovered episode Jake Bailey openly shares about some of the amazing people he has met in his time both at the hospital while he was sick and in his work, and how they have impacted him and created lasting memories.Jake’s love for life and gratitude he feels every day comes through clearly and he is dedicated to spreading that positivity and resilience to everyone he meets. You can find Jake at his website: https://www.jakebailey.co.nz/                                      or LinkedIn: https://rb.gy/4q9mb  Use Code "PIPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/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/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.

Dr. Ben Hamer is Chief Futurist and Head of Future of Work Advisory at CreativeCubes.Co. He is Adjunct Professor at Edith Cowan University’s Centre for Work and Wellbeing and has left his mark at the World Economic Forum and Yale University as a Visiting Scholar.Ben is a Non-Executive Director on the Australian HR Institute's Board and he has taught both undergraduate and postgraduate courses at leading Australian universities, he regularly features across Australian media providing expert commentary on the Future of Work. Ben is an Australian representative netball player, he colour blocks his outfits and uses politically incorrect humour as a defence mechanism. In this wide-ranging interview, that totally gets off track a few times, we explore what the future of work, life, sport and even sex is going to look like forty years from now.   In this episode Andrew and Ben discuss:3:30 What is a futurist, drawing inspiration from the Jetsons and using Sci-Fi to predict the future.12:30 Why did people fail to predict COVID, being an optimistic futurist and Ben’s career path.18:00 How kids are growing up today, how work will look in the future and looking after yourself to make better decisions.28:30 New jobs emerging, changes in existing jobs and shifting employee priorities.35:30 The 4 day work week, working from anywhere vs working in the office and what technology will look like in the next decade.48:30 Making connections online, AI girlfriends and boyfriends and the adoption rate of newer technologies.58:00 Introverts and extroverts with technology, how our lifestyle and fitness will change and watching sport in the metaverse.1:08:00 The rise in alternative sports, exoskeleton use in manual labour and tracking sports performance with technology.1:15:30 Designer babies, the future of sex and how society will change.1:26:00 Performance Uncovered.1:38:30 Andrew and the Wizard’s reflections.  You can find Ben at his LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ben-hamer/                                        Website: https://benhamer.space/ Use Code "PIPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/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/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.

In this bite size from episode #58, Andrew and Dr Tom Buckley talk about their experience with burnout. Specifically, what they have observed emerging in younger generations who haven’t experienced as much hardship as older generations, and why this lack of stress exposure can lead to higher rates of burnout and fatigue  Andrew explains the Burnout Continuum model that he and Dr Tom created, and why it is important to spend a large proportion of time in the green zone and avoid dropping into the red zone at all costs. Listen to an example of a high-powered executive they coached who was so far into the red that the only option available for him was to leave his industry and find a new occupation that had far less responsibility and pressure  You can download the Burnout Proof whitepaper by visiting andrewmay.com/burnoutproof  Use Code "PIPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/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/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.

Peter Baines has followed an unconventional path from being a forensic police investigator solving homicides and leading international teams in scenes of crisis and disaster, to being a global keynote speaker, business consultant and philanthropist. In what reads like a spy-thriller, he has held roles with Interpol and the United Nations unravelling criminal mysteries and advising on counter-terrorism in Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia.Peter was part of the leadership team responding to the Bali bombings and in 2004 was called to lead the international response to the Boxing Day tsunami. Deeply touched by the number of children left without parents after the tsunami, he was inspired to establish the charity Hands Across the Water, which has raised over $30M. Peter has been recognised with the Order of Australia Medal and the Most Admirable Order of Direkgunabhorn from the King of Thailand. He has written three books including his latest, “Leadership Matters – stories and insights for leaders, achievers and visionaries.”When not working, you'll find Peter tending to his farm, raising Hereford cattle and driving his tractor. He's an enthusiastic helicopter pilot and enjoys participating in ultra-marathons alongside his loyal companion, Burton.In this episode Andrew and Peter discuss:5:15 Peter’s latest book, his story of hitting rock bottom and how he got out of a rut14:45 Starting in the Merrylands Police Station at 18 years old , and moving to Cabramatta and 'leaving work at the door'19:15 Moving into forensics, the evolution of science in forensic investigations and mentally dealing with/disconnecting from violent crimes27:30 PTSD and whether or not training mental skills could help avoid it32:30Being part of the Bali bombing investigation, identifying 3,500 bodies in Thailand and working in Japan after the 2011 Tsunami 42:00 The hardest and easiest part of the job, and Peter’s moving story about the beautiful Thai mother woman who came to collect the bodies of her children on 3 separate occasions 47:30 Ego and self-esteem, being an introvert in a public speaking role, and down regulating being on the farm52:30 Hands Across the Water and the inspiring story of Tracy and Clare59:45 Never feeling like the job is done, how he wrote his latest book in record time and raising $250k at a number of conferences/events "despite being shit at selling"1:16:15 Performance Uncovered1:32:05 Andrew and the Wizard’s reflections You can find Peter at his LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/peterbainesconsulting/                                        Website: peterbaines.com.auOr the Hands Across The Water Website: https://www.handsacrossthewater.org.au/ Use Code "PIPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/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/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.

Would you walk away from a high paying career if it wasn’t fulfilling your purpose?Richard Burton joins us in this bite size from episode #39 to talk about how a noisy garbage truck reversing outside his house early on a Monday morning, led to him leaving a high-paying career in property. Richard threw it all in, pursued his personal purpose, and backed himself in a new career as an executive coach.Richard also shares how he ended up in that situation, a process that started when he was leaving high school and he got his mum to fill out his Uni application, because he was too focused on playing cricket.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/  Use Code "PIPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/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/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.