With Purpose
In this podcast, Ben asks listeners to join him in planning their week ahead. This podcast will help listeners prioritize their To Do's while listening to a few lessons in leadership along the way.
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- Sep 17, 2026
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Tuning With Purpose | With Purpose - Episode 50 (opens the original)
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A leader’s job is to help get the right tune out of their organization. In this episode, Ben explores the lessons leaders can learn from piano tuning and why bringing people, processes, and priorities into alignment requires vision, repetition, and a trained ear. Just as a piano is tuned one note at a time, meaningful leadership often comes through the steady, consistent work of making small adjustments over time. Where do you need to be more repetitive in reinforcing your vision, and what part
The Purpose of Tension | With Purpose – Episode 49 (opens the original)
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The best leaders know that growth rarely happens without tension. In this episode, Ben reflects on a lesson inspired by the piano and the remarkable amount of tension required to create beautiful music. Just as each string must be carefully tuned, leaders are responsible for creating the right kind of tension that helps people, teams, and organizations perform at their best. What area of your organization is out of tune, and what levers can you pull to bring it back into alignment? Reflect and p
Diagnosing the Real Problem | With Purpose – Episode 48 (opens the original)
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What if you’re working on the wrong problem? In this episode, Ben reflects on a diagnosis that changed how he understood a lifelong struggle with asthma and the opportunities that opened once he took time to diagnose the real cause. Sometimes the most valuable investment we can make is taking the time to test our assumptions to learn what’s really happening beneath the surface. What problem in your work or life have you accepted as fact that need to be reexamined? Reflect and plan your week ahea
T-Bills, Squirrel Suits & Risk | With Purpose – Episode 47 (opens the original)
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Growth rarely happens without risk. In this episode, Ben reflects on insights from Arthur Brooks about satisfaction and meaning and explores the idea that without some measure of risk, our pursuits will become little more than hobbies. Whether in our work, relationships, or personal growth, fulfillment often lives just beyond the edge of comfort. Where are you playing it safe when you should be taking a calculated risk? Reflect and plan your week ahead using this episode’s planner — linked here
Conscious Entanglement: Work-Life Balance | With Purpose – Episode 46 (opens the original)
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Everyone is always talking about finding a good work-life balance. But what if that’s the wrong goal? In this episode, Ben challenges the idea that balance is something we can achieve and introduces a different approach: conscious entanglement, the intentional blending of the parts of life that matter most. Where could you be more intentional about bringing part of yourself from one area of life into another? Reflect and plan your week ahead using this episode’s planner — linked here.
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