LeanMind
Episodes
Why are you holding on so tight?
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lean Mind, Ben Johnson explores the hidden beliefs, outdated stories, and calcified habits we cling to — and what it might mean t...
To Collaborate Or To Compete?
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Clearer, Calmer, Wiser, Ben Johnson explores a powerful question: to collaborate or to compete? Drawing on the rivalries of tennis ...
You Can’t Out think Thinking: Escaping the Thought Loop and Finding Calm
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Caught in a thought loop? Overthinking a decision, problem, or conversation—again? This episode explores why trying to “outthink thinking” only ...
The Curse of the Chase — and How to Let What Comes, Come
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if chasing isn’t the answer? In this soul-reset of an episode, Ben Johnson explores the hidden cost of constant striving — for new roles, cli...
The Messy Middle: What Long Journeys Teach Us About Leadership
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do a 20-year career, a 50-mile bike ride, a silent retreat, and a 14-year-old’s nosebleed have in common?In this episode, Ben Johnson explores ...
Are you scared of money?
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of Clearer, Calmer, Wiser, Ben explores the hidden force that often blocks our personal and professional growth — our money sto...
Standing on the Edge of Change
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you teetering on the edge of change? Whether it’s your role, your company, your relationship—or simply the quiet sense that *this chapter is o...
How Are You Standing?: Parenting, Presence & the Power of Finding The Middle Way
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this reflective episode, Ben Johnson shares a powerful train encounter that sparks a meditation on father-son relationships, emotional legacy, and ...
Loving Mara: Reset After the Punch
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve met the voice in your head. You’ve named it—“I see you, Mara.” Now comes the harder bit: meeting it with kindness. In this final part...
I See You, Mara: Pausing the Inner Critic
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Clearer, Calmer, Wiser — a short daily reset for thoughtful men navigating leadership, life, and family with strength and humility. In th...
The Voice in Your Head: Overcoming Doubt, Procrastination & Pressure
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Clearer Calmer Wiser is for thoughtful people who lead with strength and humility, and sometimes feel overwhelmed by self-doubt, procr...
Meeting Panic With Panic? Try This.
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Clearer, Calmer, Wiser, Ben explores how to stay grounded when someone else's anxiety triggers your own. Whether you're facing tens...
Redhead vs. Bluehead: Master Calm Leadership and Clear Thinking Under Pressure - Part II
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Clearer, Calmer, Wiser, Ben shares a follow up simple tool for calm leadership, emotional regulation, and clear thinking under pres...
Redhead vs. Bluehead: Master Calm Leadership and Clear Thinking Under Pressure
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Clearer, Calmer, Wiser, Ben shares simple tools for calm leadership, emotional regulation, and clear thinking under pressure. Using...
Speaker’s Block & the Power of Starting
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is a raw, honest moment from Ben — struggling to record the podcast itself became the very topic of reflection. What do you do whe...
Redhead, Bluehead & the Magic Middle Way: Stress Lessons from Real Madrid
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Clearer, Calmer, Wiser, Ben explores how to stay grounded amidst a relentless stream of daily stress—what one friend calls “an ...
Sitting with Discomfort: The Middle Way to Clarity and Calm
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the path to better leadership and more meaningful connection wasn’t in doing more, but in doing differently? In this episode, Ben explores t...
The seed of simplicity: why LeanMind was born
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when success feels hollow? In this deeply personal episode, Ben shares the origin story behind LeanMind — a tale of two parallel tracks...
Are you too hard to buy?
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When money gets tight, we often push harder—on ourselves, on others, on sales. But what if that pressure is sending out all the wrong signals? In th...
Awake with worry and ruminating at 3.42am? The answer to better sleep is found later in the day.
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I am prone to 3.42am wake ups. Or I am when I don't take care of something else later (or earlier?) in the day. In this podcast, Ben shares a prac...
Just Smash It, Dec! Control, Creativity And Knowing Your Triggers
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this unexpectedly brilliant reflection on football, flailing arms, and personal growth, Ben takes us from the drama of a Declan Rice free kick to t...
Let Me Gift You More Simplicity
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A friend told me of his wish to taste simplicity on the other side of complicated. Managing, cajoling, marshalling the stuff of our work and home life...
Do You Try Too Hard?
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try to hit the ball less hard to create a more powerful serve. Today's lilte gift comes to you from the tennis court. You'll learn about the d...
Why do you dither your decision making?
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Ben talks about what's really happening when you make a decision. Despite the story you're telling yourself... is it really ab...
Freer Lighter Clearer Easier
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Snapped at your kid? Froze in a meeting? Spiraled at 3:42am again? Welcome to Clearer, Calmer, Wiser —a short daily reset for thoughtful men looking...
Reclaim Your In Betweens
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re not too busy for a pause—you’ve just stopped noticing the ones already stitched into your day. In this episode, we look at the cost of co...
It's not too late to be the man you want to be
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you wish to shift from surviving to thriving, in your work or life? You're not alone in that. Give yourself the gift of slowing down to get a f...
It's not about the money.
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s easy to blame the numbers. But often, what’s underneath financial anxiety is something more human—fear of failing, letting people down, or ...
What your kids are telling you (are you hearing?!)
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I heard a great line - that having kids is like arguing with the worst version of you. You might know the feeling. In this podcast, I talk about why y...
Why money keeps you up at night.
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Worrying about money—at 3:42am or in the middle of a meeting—is one of the loneliest experiences. But often, it’s not really about the numbers. ...
Season One, Trailer
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Clearer, Calmer, Wiser. This a trailer letting you know what's coming. A short, daily podcast for curious men leading with strength and hum...