You don’t need another leadership book.
You need a bonfire.
The old game is done — endless growth, performance theatre, hustle as identity.
You’ve made it.
Climbed the tree. Built the thing. Played the role.
And yet… It’s murky. Tiring. Flat.
You’ve been told to add your way to freedom:
More frameworks. More habits. More “growth."
We say not.
Now the time to slay those pesky dragons.
Burn before you grow
Move slow not fast
Subtract don't add
In short, more soul, more wisdom, more wonder; Lean, in mind and spirit.
“Ben occupies a rare middle ground where mindfulness and deep entrepreneurial and commercial experience meet. Ben helped me slow down to greater clarity, creating a completely new venture in the process.”
John White - Arketyp VC fund
When I’m triggered - an undermining message lands in Slack or a disagreement flares up - Ben’s tools and rituals help me back to clear, present and steady thinking.
Stuart Green - Director UX @ Google
What Is LeanMind?
It is two things.
- The Feed; a Substack style subscription gifting you one teaching a week, one tool to practise, and a private podcast channel, helping you regrow your roots, stop your drift and turn up in your most difficult, gnarly moments (whether with kids or colleagues) with presence, focus, clarity and calm.
- The Academy, a year long journey of deep work - together with a small group of others - to slow down, regrow your roots and create work, families and companies clear in purpose, free(er) of pressure and the endless chase, useful at heart and infused with joy, meaning and good times. This your second mountain.
Who It's For?
LeanMind is for the curious, reflective, emotionally intelligent leader, partner and / or parent.
You’re not broken — but something feels… off. Like you’ve outgrown the script.
Quietly, you’re asking:
* "Am I wasting the best years of my life doing the wrong work?"
* "If I stop, will it all unravel?"
* "Why doesn’t this feel as good as it looks from the outside?"
* "What do I actually want now?”
If this you, have a deeper read here.
Or, arrange a call with Ben, fouding teacher and guide, to get a feel for the tools and teaching and see if we’re a fit.
What You’ll Gain (by letting go!)
Get Lean and enjoy:
* A clearer rhythm, you wiser at home and work
* Clarity, simplicity, agency and joy.
* A new story for how you lead and live
* The ability to navigate your always uncertain future with wisdom and wonder
* A deeper root system from which to iterate, play and create
* A circle of wise wizards who speak your language
Join
You have two options.
Sign up for our Substack style subscription, gifting you access to the tools, teachings, weekly writing and insight.
Apply to join the Academy, a year long journey of change, stopping your drift, regrowing your roots and wonder.
First things first, a call with Ben, our founding teacher to see if we’re a fit and to arrange a free trial.