This site is the website of motivational speaker Craig Harper. A constantly updated, one-stop information, inspiration, education and motivation station. Unlike many similar sites, it is a totally free resource for anyone who is serious about moving from mediocre to amazing in any area of their personal or professional life. With hundreds of articles covering a wide range of subject matter, great interviews with cool people and inspirational video posts, there's more than enough brain-food to keep you busy for hours. Okay, days!! Enjoy.
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Craig Harper is Australia's leading
motivational speaker
and educator (according to Google Australia). He is a highly
sought-after corporate coach and is considered to be
a leader and pioneer in the areas of personal and
professional development.
Working with hundreds of
teams, companies and a wide variety of organisations
on numerous continents over the last twenty years
has given Craig a unique insight into, and
understanding of, human performance and all its
variables. Craig has an ability to educate, inspire,
challenge and make people laugh all at the same
time!
A few weeks ago we ran a competition here on me-dot-com and invited people to write in and tell us in one hundred and fifty words or less why they should win a week with me. That is, five days of training (the physical stuff) and mentoring (the head stuff) with yours truly at the Harperdome here in the thriving bayside metropolis of Brighton, Victoria. So after reading through the hundred (or so) entries Miss Bossy Boots (Vive) and The Bald Man (Johnny) chose the very lovely Jo Thomas all the way from rural South Australia to be Craigified for the week.
Well, today's the day (I'm writing this Monday night) and Jo landed at Harper's (my gym) this morning fresh off the plane from Adelaide. Er, kind of fresh. In order for this week to be valuable and productive for both Jo as the student, and you as a reader following the story, I have made the decision to be completely open, brutally honest (there's a shock) and transparent with these daily reports about Jo's journey; the highs and the lows, the good stuff and the not-so-good. Not that I'm given to lying anyway, but it would be quite easy to leave out certain things, to make this a better 'story'. But knowing you as I do, I'm sure you're after reality, not a story.
Is That Cigarettes I Smell?
So my champion-in-the-making arrived at the gym an hour late. Apparently not her fault. Something to do with the airline and the faulty Satellite Navigation in the hire car. Sure. She walked through the door and I gave her the obligatory Craig hug, which would have been a positive experience had she not been holding a can of V (a caffeine drink) and smelling like an ashtray. Just what any finely-tuned athlete needs before a workout with me; a cigarette and a shit-load of caffeine and sugar. So as you might have guessed, Jo had her first 'education session' thirty seconds into our relationship. She took it on the chin and is off nicotine and caffeine drinks for this week, and if all goes according to plan, forever.
The Intial Chat
So we headed into the assessment room for a chat, a little mentoring and a few measurements. Jo is married to Tim, has three awesome kids, Charlotte (3), Catrina (4) and Ella (6) and is a domestic engineer. At thirty seven, 5'5" and 97.5 kilos (214.5 lbs) she has room for improvement. I was informed that she wants to lose weight everywhere except from her... er... aaah... chest. Apparently it comes in handy in some situations. Don't even ask. I didn't.
To her credit, she has lost an amazing 43 kilos since Christmas but the last month or so has seen things come to a grinding halt in the weight-loss department. I discovered that she still smokes ten cigarettes each day, has a reasonable fitness level (for a smoker who weighs over 200 lbs), has a few crappy beliefs, a little self-doubt (don't we all), is mildly petrified of me (ridiculous) and overall has a pretty good mindset. I explained to Jo that the process with me isn't really about what happens this week but rather setting herself up for the rest of her life. Different attitude, behaviours and habits - forever. This week can be a springboard to her best body and if she chooses, a catalyst for that amazingexistence.
The Workout
This morning's session was short and sweet. Fifty minutes of cardio; thirty on the bike (70 - 80 rpm, moderate resistance) and twenty on the treadmill (walking at 6kph). Enough to crack a sweat (see photo). Tonight we lifted some weights (upper body) for about forty five minutes and I wasn't really surprised to discover that Jo is quite strong. Hauling a 140 kilo (308 lb) body around for years will do that to you! Following her weights, Jo completed another twenty minutes on the grinder (arm bike), taking her daily cardio total up to seventy minutes; not bad for a girl who got up at two o'clock this morning. Well done Jo. I am purposely avoiding getting her to do too much weight-bearing stuff because I want her to see out the week without getting injured or exhausted.
The Plan
With a little guidance from me, Jo has set a goal to weigh 75 kilos by Christmas - a loss of a further 22.5 kilos. I know this is very possible for her, so that's our mission. My plan with the exercise is to see how Jo's body responds day to day and to make decisions as we go. For now I'm wanting her to do two sessions every day but time will tell if that's what actually eventuates. The workouts will be a mix of cardio, strength and flexibility with a heavier emphasis on low to moderate intensity cardio because that's what her body needs. We've had the food chat and Jo is filling out a food and lifestyle diary from today. In this she will detail everything she does which will have some bearing on the final result; food, water, sleep, workouts and supplements. Of course we're not going to create incredible results in five days (and that's not my goal) but hopefully we'll set her up for the rest of her life. A little tweaking and re-programming and who knows what might happen to the country girl from over the border....
So day one is done and dusted and we've had no tantrum, no tears and no injuries; a good start. Today (Tuesday) she's in for a surprise. It won't be fun... but it will be effective. I'll tell you about it tomorrow.
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