What's Really Keeping You Stuck? (And How to Create a Life You Truly Love) | Craig Harper
Change doesn’t happen because you finally feel ready. It happens because you decide, then follow through, whether you feel ready or not.
I’m sitting down with behaviour change expert and exercise physiologist Craig Harper, host of The You Project podcast, for a conversation I’ve wanted to have with him for a long time. We dig into why we keep repeating the habits we know aren’t serving us, from grey area drinking to self-sabotage, and why willpower alone was never going to fix it. Craig shares how he manages his own mind, body and behaviour, why most of us are chasing “magic” instead of just making a decision, and how becoming the scientist of your own life is the real path to change.
The big ideasKey Takeaways
- 01Willpower alone was never going to fix it. Real change starts with ownership and a decision, not with feeling ready.
- 02A wish isn’t a plan. Most of us are chasing “magic” when what we need is a decision we follow through on.
- 03Become the scientist of your own life. Generic health advice fails because you have to test what works for you.
Jump straight inEpisode Chapters
- Why You Keep Self Sabotaging Your Goals
- How One Glass Of Wine Becomes Two Bottles
- Why Ownership Is Key To Change
- How To Manage Your Own Mind
- The Chocolate And Dogs Mind Trick
- How To Build Confidence Through Action
- When Success Doesn’t Feel Like Success
- Craig Harper’s 3 Questions To Find Your Values
- 3 Non Negotiables To Actually Change
- Why A Wish Isn’t A Real Plan
- What Real Change Actually Demands
- Why Exercise Works Better Than Prozac
- Building The You Project
- Why Generic Health Advice Fails You
- Turn Your Life Into An Experiment
- Craig Harper’s Daily Morning Routine
- Where To Find Craig Harper Online
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Meet your guestCraig Harper
Craig Harper is one of Australia’s leading presenters, writers and educators in health, high performance, resilience, self-management, leadership, communication, personal transformation and human behaviour.
He has worked as an exercise scientist, corporate speaker and consultant, university lecturer, AFL conditioning coach, radio host, TV presenter, newspaper columnist and business owner. He hosts the high-rating podcast The You Project, is the author of seven books and is completing a PhD in Psychology.
- Website: craigharper.net
- Instagram: @craiganthonyharper
Sarah Rusbatch is an accredited Health and Wellbeing Coach and one of Australia’s leading experts on grey area drinking. Her podcast, Stronger, Bolder, Wiser, is the go-to space for women who are questioning their relationship with alcohol, navigating life alcohol-free, or simply curious about what life could look like on the other side of the bottle.
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