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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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9:53

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

Performance Intelligence ·

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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11:59

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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12:36

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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10:53

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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8:44

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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55:16

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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9:18

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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61:32

The Art of Finding Joy After Unthinkable Loss |...

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2025/10/22

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:The moments that almost broke her - and what got her throughHow she chose not just to survive, but to live fully againTurning grief into purpose

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11:01

Bite Size: Why Most Talks Are Forgettable (and How to...

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2025/10/19

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

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74:01

World’s No. 1 Surf Lifesaving Athlete: The...

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2025/10/15

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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14:07

Bite Size: The 1 Thing Destroying Your Recovery (And...

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2025/10/12

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

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9:56

Bite Size: Stop Starting Over w/ these Proven...

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2025/10/08

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

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10:12

Bite Size: Why Great Teams Keep Changing + How Smart...

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2025/10/05

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/Connect with Dr Scott on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottgoldmanphd/Listen to the episode with

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11:35

Bite Size: How to Shift From Panic to Performance |...

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2025/10/01

“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

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