Today's guest is Joe Tidy who gives a great insight into life working in the world of cyber crime.

In October 2019 he became the BBC's first Cyber Correspondent - a long way from the early days of presenting on CBBC's Newsround.

Annie first met Joe as a triathlon commentator. Joe's competed in Ironman and talks about how long-distance training has helped him in life.

But he's made his name as a journalist and he gives a fascinating insight into life working in the challenging area of cyber crime including being offered potentially millions of pounds by hackers to infiltrate the BBC IT system.

His journalistic mantra is - if you're not going to be first, be the best.

And his Be Braver tip is something he's used in live TV and in public speaking - it's the Power Pose and Josie explains what this is and how it works.

Joe's book Ctrl+ Alt+ Chaos chronicles the life of a teenage internet hacker who became the most wanted cybercriminal in the world. And his new podcast series on BBC Sounds is Cyber Hack Evil Corp.

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Today's podcast is a little different..with a series of tips and insights from across the globe. Josie's at the annual conference of the Association for Applied Sports Psychology and has been chatting to some fascinating fellow delegates.

Dr John Coumbe-Lilley specialises in relationship therapy and sports psychology.

Ceci Craft is the mental performance coach for the Philadelphia Phillies Baseball team.

Dr Peter Olusaga works in high performance looking at burn out, stress and well-being.

Lani Silversides works on building mental health stregth through mental skills.

Lloyd Emeka focuses on chronic pain in endurance athletes.

Jessica O'Kelly works mostly in youth sports and uses self-compassion.

And Marci Sier, a professional squash player who specialises in performance psychology.

Hope you enjoy this content. Annie's back with Josie next week with a special guest.

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This week’s episode is all about mindset — the power that keeps us moving forward when things get tough. And we've an amazing guest in the incredible Stef Reid.

Stef is a Paralympian, broadcaster, and motivational speaker. Stef talks brilliantly about resilience, self-belief and finding motivation when you don't feel like showing up.

She talks honestly about a terrible boating accident as a teenager which left her needing an amputation. Stef goes on to give her take on what it really means to push through fear.

She shares how setbacks shaped her confidence and how redefining success has helped her stay grounded. For anyone who’s ever doubted themselves or is procrastinating on starting something new, Stef’s words are a reminder that mindset isn’t about being positive all the time — it’s about learning to keep going, even when things don’t look perfect.

Stef has a newsletter based around living with more courage - the Hail Mary Friday Club. Details at www.stefreid.com

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