Lead With Brenden
Lead With Brenden is where I sit down and have real conversations about mindset, leadership, and the stuff people usually avoid talking about.
Honest, intuitive sessions on discipline, pressure, identity, and figuring your head out so you can move better in the world.
This podcast is for people who actually want to grow — not just listen and feel good for 10 minutes, which aligns with my coaching programs.
If you’re trying to raise your standard, you’re in the right place.
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Episodes
22 episodes
#21 - Leading While Stretched Thin: How to Protect Your Energy Without Dropping the Ball
Bigger team, leaner resources, and somewhere along the way you stopped taking lunch. If "do more with less" has quietly become your job description, this one's for you. I share three practical moves to protect your energy and stop being the bot...
#20 - Achieving Mental Clarity
Leadership can become overwhelming when your mind is constantly racing.In this episode, I share practical strategies to reduce mental clutter, improve focus, and make better decisions so you can lead with confidence instead of reacting u...
#19 - Dealing With Criticism
Change is inevitable, but how you respond to it determines whether you grow or get left behind.In this episode, we explore practical ways to embrace uncertainty, stay adaptable, and lead confidently through change.
Guest Day: Meet Jayden
In this episode i bring on my first guest onto the show. We cover leadership at a young age. - What challenges he currently faces- What he does to get around those challenges- And much more!The purpose of the ep...
#18 - How to Earn Respect as a Leader
Respect isn't given because of a title—it's earned through your actions every day.In this episode, I share the habits, behaviours, and mindset that help leaders build genuine respect from their team without relying on authority or fear.
#17 - Building Cultural Identity
Culture doesn't happen by accident—it’s built through your actions, your standards, and what you choose to tolerate.In this episode, I break down how leaders create a positive culture, why every decision shapes the environment around the...
#16 - Leading is a Difficult Peer-to-Leader Transition
Stepping into leadership over people who used to be your peers is one of the most challenging transitions you'll face. The relationships change, expectations shift, and suddenly the conversations become harder.In this episode, I sh...
#15 - When Your Best Person Goes Quiet: Spotting "Quiet Cracking" Before You Lose Them
One of your best people is quietly checking out — and it won't show up as a resignation until it's too late. In this video I break down the five signals of "quiet cracking" and the simple Notice, Name, Ask conversation that pulls someone back b...
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#14 - The Authority Trap
n this episode, I unpack the hidden pressure that comes with being the reliable one — the person expected to have answers, stay composed, and keep things moving.We explore how authority can quietly turn into emotional weight, why leaders...
#13 - Confidence
In this episode, I unpack why confidence isn’t built by focusing on confidence. We explore standards, boundaries, self-trust, contribution, and why alignment creates the kind of confidence that doesn’t need to be performed.
#12 - Ownership
This episode explores ownership — why admitting fault builds trust faster than deflection, and how accountability accelerates growth and leadership maturity.
#11 - Burnout
In this episode, we explore burnout as disconnection and system imbalance. We unpack identity fusion, nervous system overload, and the subtle erosion that happens before collapse.
#10 - Mental Health
This episode explores mental health as your internal foundation. We unpack recovery speed, nervous system regulation, identity stability, and how daily habits shape long-term resilience.
#9 - How do you view yourself?
In this episode, I share a deeply personal reflection on self-image and internal dialogue. We unpack how the lens you view yourself through shapes identity, behaviour, and trajectory — and how changing that lens changes everything.
#8 - Power of 'Opinions'
In this episode, I talk about opinions — why most criticism is projection, why early stages always look unimpressive, and why long-term consistency outlasts temporary doubt.
#7 - Mindset is the lens you live through
In this episode, we unpack mindset as the lens you interpret events through.We explore narrative patterns, emotional reactivity, time perspective, and how steady thinking is built through awareness and responsibility.Part three of...
#6 - Mental Health Baseline
In this episode, we explore mental health as your operating baseline - not just a crisis response.We unpack emotional erosion, nervous system regulation, identity attachment, and how to monitor your internal state before it quietly decli...
#5 - Daily Structure
In this episode, I explore why structure isn’t restriction - it’s relief.We talk about how constant decision-making drains your mental energy, why most routines fail, and how a few simple pre-decisions can steady your day.If your ...
#4 - Decision Fatigue
In this episode, I explore decision fatigue — what it is, how it builds quietly over time, and why everything can start to feel harder than it should.We talk about how constant decision-making drains clarity and patience, why pushing har...
#3 - Pressure Management
In this episode, I talk about pressure, how it builds over time, why it feels so personal, and how it starts to affect the way we think, feel, and lead.We explore where pressure actually comes from, the role internal expectations play, a...