For thousands of years, we have lived and worked in communities – it’s fundamental to the way we experience the world. Humans belong in tribes. It is wired in our DNA. Being truly connected provides purpose and gives lives rich meaning and pleasure.  It is now more important than ever to ‘connect’ in all parts of our personal and professional lives. Research shows a multitude of benefits connecting with your inner purpose, or what is referred to as your inner why. People with a clearly articulated purpose live longer, are more resilient and bounce back faster from challenges, and they make more money. Andrew has been exploring the power of human connection for close to two decades in his work as an entrepreneur (building and selling two separate companies that he sold to ACCOR and KPMG), his focus on personal development and uncovering the power of personal purpose (helping him through a few ups and downs in life), and in recent years coaching world champion athletes and elite sporting teams to become crystal clear on their shared goal and aligning high performance cultures.  In this episode that was recorded at a live event, Andrew talks about:7:15 Making meaning from the last 3 years, the loneliness epidemic and disengagement in the workplace12:20 Connection, leadership and 'Love Actually'18:10 Blue Zones and longevity, posing the question "what do you want to be when you grow up?" and the French phrase raison d’etre24:45 Supplementing your purpose, the missing part in 'Citius Altius Fortius', stress and down regulation33:00 Micro recovery breaks, the 3x3x3 down regulating format and breath work44:25 Social Contagion Theory, Can4Cancer and wrapping up with Dr. Suess 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 #16 fasting advocate Paul Taylor explains some of the positive effects fasting can have on your body, from weight loss all the way through to cancer prevention. Paul also provides some tips on how to go about fasting and the time frames that lead to the optimal benefits.Paul also shares some of his history with fasting and why his time in the military started him on the fasting path. You can find Paul at his website: https://www.mindbodybrain.com.au/                                      or instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindbodybrainpi/Buy Death By Comfort: https://rb.gy/gmm5c  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.

Nick Jones has devoted 33 years of his life to the art and science of body building and is known as one of Australia's best every bodybuilding athletes. He has won titles in the Mr Australia, Mr Australasia, Mr World, and was runner-up in the prestigious Mr Universe competition. Nick's goal is to improve quality of life and enhance performance through superior nutrition, exercise and specific supplementation. He has a deep understanding on how to build muscle and is at the forefront of the anti-ageing movement. Nick is founder and CEO of Gen-Tec, one of Australia’s leading supplement manufacturers and suppliers. With his 3 children and Greek wife Angela, Nick lives near Cronulla Beach.In this episode Andrew and Nick discuss:5:45 How Nick coached Andrew to get in the best physical shape of his life7:10 Nick’s experience growing up in a housing commission estate in Adelaide16:00 How a serious assault charge jolted Nick onto his path in life, and challenging the meathead bodybuilder stereotypes25:00 Training hard as a bodybuilder, competitive drive and how long it takes to prepare for a competition34:00 How to train smart and get fit with minimal work, Nick’s exercise recommendations, and how long until you see results44:00 The science and art of bodybuilding, nutrition and fasting54:55 The importance of recovery, sleep and human connection/love 58:00 The Expendables 3, The use of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) in Hollywood and use/abuse of steroids1:10:00 Human Growth Hormone, testosterone and peptides1:16:30 Why PED use is much more taboo in Australia than America, how Nick found out about PEDs and his routines to stay super healthy1:29:30 PED use in sport, potential negative side effects, and avoiding burning yourself out1:38:30 How Nick started Gen-Tec, making supplements in his garage and how he down regulates1:50:45 Performance Uncovered and being grateful throughout life2:00:30 Andrew and Dr Tom’s reflections.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 #52, former Sydney Swan star Tadhg Kennelley shares the story of how he hit rock bottom after losing his job, and how his best friend David Eccles helped pull him out of the downward spiral. David and Tadhg talk about how they both found themselves needing a mate to share their troubles with and how that evolved into the WNOW (When No One's Matching) meetings that take place on beaches across Australia.Tadhg and David also explain why they believe it is so important for men to take part in a group like WNOW and be open and honest with people about their struggles. Go to the WNOW Website: https://www.wnow.com.au/You can find Tadhg at his Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadhg-kennelly-2787a985/You can find David at his Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daeccles/  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.

Andrew and Dr Tom have been working together for 19 years under 5 different business iterations, with a mutual interest and desire to bridge the gap between the science of human performance and the reality of the human experience.They have discovered a fine dance between pushing the body’s physical and psychological resources to bend and not break, to stretch and not snap.The 5 factors to become Burnout Proof include Down Regulation, Physiological Capacity, Personal Productivity, Social Connectedness and Purpose Alignment, In this episode Andrew and Dr Tom discuss:4:00 The definition of burnout and the human energy crisis9:30 Burnout statistics and the difference between the younger and older generations14:00 Is lack of recovery and respite causing burnout? And the client that had to leave his career19:30 The importance of heart rate, organisational burnout and the 5 factors to make you Burnout Proof23:15 The 1st factor – Down Regulating38:55 The 2nd factor – Physiological Capacity47:15 Kids drinking Prime and the effects of caffeine53:50 The 3rd factor  - Personal Productivity1:04:50 The 4th factor - Social Connectedness1:18:00 The 5th factor - Purpose Alignment1:32:30 Angela Poon and Shannon Frost’s reflections 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.

In this bite size from episode #40 former Australian netball captain Caitlin Bassett goes through our Performance uncovered questions and gives us a quick look into how she spends her time and energy to live life after playing professional sport.In particular Caitlin talks about how she still keeps some of her netball training habits in her day by exercising when she can as a form of having some control over her day and how she hasn’t yet come to terms with her playing career ending earlier than she would have liked. You can find Caitlin at her website: https://t.co/CsbJ3M3MIt                                          and Instagram: https://rb.gy/v5b05  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.

Commander Dean Thompson started his career in the Royal Australian Navy as a Maritime Warfare Officer. He has worked at the Ministry of Interior UAE for 6 years in Abu Dhabi, then Senior HR Manager for Navy Recruiting, Retention and Transition, Assistant Chief of Staff to the Chief of Navy, and is currently Human Resource Strategy Director - Maritime Acquisition and Sustainment.  StriveStronger (Andrew's consulting business) began working with the Navy over a year ago, piloting an innovative program training Social Mastery. The next phase was recently launched to employees across Navy, Air Force Army and APS. Andrew is regularly asked how this relationship developed and about results achieved. Rather than answering this himself, he went to the driving force behind the program.  Commander Thompson talks about his introduction to the Navy at the ripe age of 17, how he got his nickname, the balance between leadership and followership, learning to 'drive' massive ships, changing face of the Australian Navy, how StriveStronger fell onto his radar, why he started looking up Seek.com when we asked senior Navy leaders to take off their shoes and socks in our first session, and a bunch of amusing anecdotes along the way.   In this episode Dean, Angela Poon (StriveStronger Operations Director) and Andrew discuss:4:00 Joining the Navy at 17, getting his nickname 'Tin Tin' and career progression 11:45 Driving really big ships, Dean's biggest career influences and training mastery24:20 Dean's first overseas deployment, sense of family and the evolution of the Australian Navy29:00 StriveStronger’s partnership with Navy/Defence, evolution of the Social Mastery program and the impact of Andrew’s first keynote with the Navy leadership team29:30 When Navy leaders were asked to take off their shoes and socks (in Andrew's first workshop) and Dean thought his career was over 34:20 How Social Mastery can help younger generations and the 4 areas of Social Mastery40:10 Expanding the Social Mastery offering to a much wider Defence and APS (Australian Public Sector) cohort44:30 Praise for Dean’s team, the type of leader he wants to be, and what Dean has taken away from the Social Mastery program49:35 Followership and leadership, why it is a skill to be able to do both 50:05 'Leadership is Love'52:40 Psychological safety in the Defence force, the vision Dean/Defence has for Social Mastery in the future 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 episode Andrew and Dr Nicola Gates talk about the 5 different types of people who get imposter syndrome and Nicola give us some insight into what can be the root cause of these issues and gives some advice on how to mitigate the imposter syndrome when you feel it.Listen to the full episode #48 to get a better understanding of what imposter syndrome is and why it might not be as much of a problem as you may have heardYou can find Nicola at her website: http://brainandmindpsychology.com/  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.

Jeremy Snape is one of the world’s leading mental skills coaches and has worked the South African Cricket Team, Rajasthan Royals (Indian Premier League), England Rugby Union, Premier League Club Crystal Palace, Football League Managers Association (LMA) and F1 Racing.Jeremy played professional cricket for 16 years, including 10 caps for the English team. However, his biggest lesson was learnt when he under-performed in front of 120,000 people against India in a One Day International; where he became a firm believer though that failure is our most powerful teacher.He hosts a podcast named ‘Inside the Mind of Champions’ and runs a successful consulting practice called Sporting Edge Digital.In this episode Andrew and Jeremy discuss:5:00 Jeremy growing up in a small town and the start of his cricket career13:00 Knowing when you’re good enough to play for your country and Jeremy’s defining moment as a player22:00 What Jeremy would say to his younger self, how to deal with pressure and unpredictability, and preparing for the end of your playing career35:00 Working with Shane Warne and the Rajasthan Royals41:35 Working with the Eddie Jones and the English Rugby team, Crystal Palace Football and how self-talk has a physical impact on our bodies50:00 Where Jeremy sees the future of performance psychology going55:00 The commonalities between Jeremy’s podcast guests and his favourite interview1:05:20 Performance Uncovered1:14:05 Andrew and The Wizard’s reflections You can find Jeremy at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremysnape/                                                         at the Sporting Edge Website: https://www.sportingedge.com/                              or at the Inside The Mind Of Champions Podcast: http://bitly.ws/RqgJ 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.

Godfather of the slow movement Carl Honore recently joined the podcast and in this bite size episode he answers the Performance Uncovered questions. In a perhaps not so shocking move for the journalist and author Carl comes out swinging with some deep answers to the most simple questions and expands on why he loves the use of words so much.He also has a surprising method of getting himself ready for big moments that involves his love of playing hockey, and admits to replaying games in his mind and mimicking the movements right before he goes on stage. You can find Carl at his website: https://www.carlhonore.com/  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.