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Performance Intelligence

There"s IQ. There"s EQ. Introducing PQ. All things human performance with PQ founder, Andrew May, exploring the latest in human performance with an all-star cast of subject matter experts covering physical and psychological wellbeing, performance psychology, sport, business, entertainment, the performing arts, leadership, and science. Learn valuable lessons that can be applied to optimising performance in your personal and professional life. Performance Intelligence applies to the way we turn up in

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60:08

Top 4 of 2025: No. 1 Surf Lifesaving Athlete on...

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2025/12/31

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

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9:29

Bite Size: Why Pressure Is a Place, Not a Problem...

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2025/12/28

Do you avoid pressure or do you know how to use it?Mental Skills Coach for the All Blacks, Gilbert Enoka, challenges the idea that pressure is something to escape. For him, pressure isn’t the enemy — it’s the environment elite performers learn to operate in.Hear why pressure can become a lifestyle, how top teams stop fearing big moments, and what it really takes to prepare mentally for stages like the Rugby World Cup.This is about reframing pressure — not as something that breaks you, but

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60:11

Top 5 of 2025: Why Stress is Fricking Awesome |...

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2025/12/24

Some days you're sharp, calm, and decisive. Other days you're flat, reactive, and forcing it.The difference isn’t discipline or motivation. It’s energy, recovery, and awareness.This is about noticing the early warning signs, resetting fast, and learning how high performers stay composed under pressure — even on full days.4:00 A-side vs B-side performance — what no one sees, and the hidden strain high performers carry 9:10 Why opening up matters, what high performance really means, and how

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15:34

Bite Size: Would You Make It Through SAS Selection?...

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2025/12/21

Think you can handle a life where every day strips you back to your limits?Former SAS soldier Harry Moffitt walks you through what an actual day inside the SASR looks like — and why it’s far closer to prison than prestige.What the selection process? What is the most brutal part of the training? How do they train medical first aid? Is Hollywood completely misrepresenting what elite military life feels like from the inside?This isn’t about glory. It’s about endurance, discipline, and

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47:40

The Episodes That Defined 2025 (And One You Probably...

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2025/12/17

Let’s hit pause and look back on 2025. What actually worked this year? What nearly broke the process. And what it takes to build a podcast that lasts.This is a countdown from the 5th most downloaded episode to the one that sat at #1 all year.Some were expected. A few surprised us. There’s one episode that was harder to make than any other. And one conversation that quietly changed how I think about performance.If you’ve already listened to the most downloaded episode of the year — you’ll

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Bite Size: Your 2026 Word of the Year Starts Here |...

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2025/12/14

End-of-year is when intention meets opportunity. Before we close out the year, take a moment to reset your direction. Kamal Sarma walks through the ritual he follows every year to choose his word — the anchor that keeps him aligned when life gets noisy.Kamal also opens up about how last year’s word helped him navigate the emotional toll of his work in domestic violence advocacy. If you’ve tried choosing a word before — or want to start fresh — this episode will guide you into the new year

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65:50

Leadership & Life Lessons From One of the Most...

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2025/12/10

Earl Evans is one of the most influential figures in Australian wealth management (CEO of Shaw and Partners), but the way he leads isn’t what you’d expect.He doesn’t help people to look good. He helps them because he means it. Loyalty isn’t a strategy for Earl, it’s his default setting. And he’s built not just relationships, but an entire business this way: a company run by two CEOs, a model almost no one dares to try because it demands trust, humility, and respect.With a growing footprint

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Bite Size: Stop Reacting to Your Calendar: Plan Your...

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2025/12/07

Are you actually planning your week with intention — or just reacting to whatever hits your calendar? In this Bite Size, Angela and Andrew break down the simple weekly structure used by top performers: the 5 Big Rocks that shape your direction, and the 3 Anchors that keep you grounded. If you want a week that feels clearer, calmer, and actually aligned with what matters, this is where it starts.Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested

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81:16

The Science of Mindfulness, Game Faces, and Alter...

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2025/12/03

You know those moments where you wish you could go back, undo a decision, or handle a pressure moment differently? Dan Abrahams knows them well. As a world-renowned mental performance coach who has worked with elite athletes across tennis, football, and rugby, he’s turned those experiences into a framework that reshapes how top performers think, prepare, and show up.Hear why your mind is a time traveller (and how Novak Djokovic proves it), what mindfulness actually is beyond the clichés,

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Bite Size: How This Ironman Trains His Mind to Win...

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2025/11/30

Hear how Ironman legend Ali Day built the mindset that’s kept him at the top of one of the toughest sports on the planet. Ali shares why he started training his mind early in his career and how you can use the same tools to get your own edge—whether you’re competing, leading, or simply pushing for a better version of yourself.You’ll also step inside Ali’s imagery routine: how he visualised an entire race, felt it unfold exactly as he’d rehearsed it, and crossed the finish line in the exact

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69:10

Think You Could Survive the SAS? Here's What it Takes...

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2025/11/26

Harry Moffitt wants you to feel what it actually takes to be an SAS Soldier. The bone-deep pressure, the tests designed to break you before you’ve even begun, the kind of training that doesn’t just challenge you - it leaves marks you carry for life.Harry has lived through wounds, brutal recovery, and moments of unexpected humanity that shift how you see the world. He pulls you inside that experience - the highs, the lows, and the messy reality of trying to rebuild a life after the

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12:43

Bite Size: Doc Reveals the Vulnerable World of...

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2025/11/23

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

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50:19

"Pressure isn't the Enemy, it's the Arena" Lessons...

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2025/11/19

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

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Bite Size: How Skybreath can Rewire How You Handle...

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2025/11/16

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,

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59:27

Stop Chasing Your 'Why' and Tap Into the Power of...

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2025/11/12

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

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Bite Size: The Hidden Reason So Many People Get Sick...

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2025/11/09

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

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45:06

From Running Red-Hot to Building Sustainable...

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2025/11/05

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

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Bite Size: What Bad Sleep Costs You | Prof Vincent Walsh

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2025/11/02

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. You can find Professor Vincent at his LinkedIn:

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The Science of Creatine and How it Boosts Physical &...

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2025/10/29

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

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Bite Size: What to Do When Panic Isn’t an Option |...

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2025/10/26

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:You can find Andrea at her website: https://www.andreaclarke.com.au/Or at her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaclarke2020Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee

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