The Ryan Leak Podcast

We’ve confused boundaries with rejection. With selfishness. With being difficult. But what if boundaries aren’t walls meant to keep people out… what if they’re doors with locks on them? In this epis...

Ever been in a professional meeting, a grown-up, serious, adult conversation, and somebody says one thing that hits you the wrong way, and suddenly you’re not a leader anymore? You’re seven. The playg...

You can be world-class at one thing and completely obsessed with another. I’ve got a friend who is the best speaker I know — the kind of communicator who stops rooms — but what he really wants to do i...

We all love having people who believe in us. Champions encourage us, remind us who we are, and push us toward the rooms we’re afraid to enter. But if encouragement is the only voice in your life, you...

What if willpower isn't something you're born with, but something you build? In this episode, Ryan breaks down the brain science behind self-discipline (meet your anterior cingulate cortex, aka your "...

Most of us think we need more time. More margin. More space in the calendar. But what if the issue isn’t how much time you have… it’s what you’re missing inside the time you already have? In this epis...

We all say it. “I’ll start next week.”But next week has a funny way of turning into next month… or next year. In this episode, Ryan tackles one of the most universal struggles we all face: procrastina...

Most people think “break the ice” is about small talk. It’s not. It’s about leadership. In this episode, Ryan unpacks the surprising origin of the phrase and what it teaches us about navigating diffic...

We all know someone we’d label as difficult. But what if what you’re experiencing is just one scene in a story you don’t know? In this episode, Ryan unpacks the idea that every difficult person has a ...

A lot of us struggle to say no not because we’re weak, but because we care. In this episode, Ryan breaks down the real tension behind saying no—competing priorities—and why every yes often comes with ...