Craig Semple

Mental Performance Coach | Speaker | Founder of Mentality Plus

Craig Semple was a career detective in the New South Wales Police Force for twenty-five years investigating homicides, outlaw motorcycle gangs and hundreds of other serious crimes. Medically retired from law enforcement in 2013 due to psychological injuries, Craig is now a sought-after keynote speaker and mental health educator.
Craig is the founding director of Mentality Plus through which he has developed and delivered mental health, wellbeing and resilience education to tens of thousands of people all over Australia. Craig is a highly sought after motivational speaker and has been a long standing ambassador for the Black Dog Institute. Craigs first book, The Cop Who Fell to Earth (true crime) was published in August 2023 and his second book, Getting Back Up Again – A plan to get your head back in the game (self-help and personal development), was published in 2024.

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Topics

Talking Points

  • Growing Through Adversity: The Power of Post-Traumatic Growth

  • Mental Fitness in High-Pressure Professions

  • Lessons from Law Enforcement: Courage, Leadership, and Grit

  • Getting Back Up Again: Practical Tools for Mental Health & Resilience

  • Breaking the Stigma: Real Conversations on Mental Health

  • Turning Pain into Purpose: A Roadmap for Recovery and Renewal

  • The reality of mental health in high-pressure professions

  • Post-traumatic growth: how adversity can create stronger leaders

  • Building resilience and mental fitness in the workplace

  • Breaking the stigma: why vulnerability is a leadership strength

  • Lessons from law enforcement: staying calm and courageous under pressure

  • Reframing trauma: from breakdown to breakthrough

  • Practical tools to “get your head back in the game”

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About Craig

Craig Michael Semple is a high-performance mental skills coach and speaker who helps individuals and teams build resilience, focus, and emotional control under pressure. As the founder of Mentality Plus, Craig works with athletes, leaders, and high achievers to strengthen mindset, manage stress, and perform consistently when it matters most.

Drawing from lived experience, psychology-backed tools, and elite performance principles, Craig translates complex mental strategies into practical, real-world techniques. His work empowers people to break limiting patterns, sharpen decision-making, and develop the mental edge required for sustainable success.

Craig’s sessions are grounded, relatable, and action-oriented—ideal for audiences seeking clarity, confidence, and stronger mental habits in high-pressure environments.

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