Ben Crowe - Play School

Mar 15, 2026 1h 23m

About this episode

When Ben Crowe, world-renowned professional mentor and leadership coach, tells us his favourite mantra, we listen. “I am enough no matter what, but I’m not done yet”. 📺 If you’d like to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/-0WWUuxvcyQ">https://youtu.be/-0WWUuxvcyQ</a>  Back in The Academy of Imperfection FOR THE THIRD TIME, Ben is here to talk to Hugh, Ryan and Josh about purpose, play and love. As Ben explains, ‘play’ and ‘love’ mean something different to everyone, however, they are both ridiculously important and explicitly linked. If love is the intention, then play is the action. Ben, as always, it was an absolute pleasure to your wisdom bestowed upon us. 💌Join 6,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a> 0:00 – Is Ben the Pope? 11:13 – Acceptance vs compassion, confidence vs belief 15:14 – Reshaping your belief system 25:05 – Just Admit It List 30:42 – The dreaded E word 37:47 – Reward effort, not outcome 46:00 – Play deprivation 51:47 – Talking to teenagers about their career 1:01:47 – How to be a (anxious) leader 1:07:04 – Josh’s too generous assumption 1:10: 14 – Doing it for the right reasons 🎧Other episodes of The Imperfects mentioned in this episode <ul> <li>The Academy of Imperfection - Ben Crowe - <a href="https://bit.ly/40rkUgd">https://bit.ly/40rkUgd</a></li> <li>Ben Crowe (Pt 1) - Meet Your Inner Fan - <a href="https://bit.ly/46VlfeK">https://bit.ly/46VlfeK</a></li> <li>Ben Crowe (Pt 2) - Now BE Your Inner Fan - <a href="https://bit.ly/413kVXL">https://bit.ly/413kVXL</a></li> <li>Kate Reid (Pt 1) - The Impossibility of Perfection - <a href="https://bit.ly/4ruVAkz">https://bit.ly/4ruVAkz</a></li> <li>Kate Reid (Pt 2) - The Life-Saving Croissant - <a href="https://bit.ly/4by6NMl">https://bit.ly/4by6NMl</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - Acceptance, That’s Radical - <a href="https://bit.ly/4bAomLD">https://bit.ly/4bAomLD</a></li> </ul> 📖 Things to read <ul> <li>Where The Light Gets In, by Ben Crowe - <a href="https://bit.ly/4s04xmN">https://bit.ly/4s04xmN</a></li> <li>The Courage To Be Disliked, by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga - <a href="https://bit.ly/411Qbq4">https://bit.ly/411Qbq4</a></li> </ul> 🎧 Things to listen to <ul> <li>How Ben Crowe Dads - <a href="https://bit.ly/4bidPDH">https://bit.ly/4bidPDH</a></li> </ul> 😃If you liked this episode, check out these! <ul> <li>Bronnie Ware - What Are Your Future Regrets? - <a href="https://bit.ly/40lcG9p">https://bit.ly/40lcG9p</a></li> <li>Emma Murray - How Mindfulness Actually Works - <a href="https://bit.ly/4lpS5dR">https://bit.ly/4lpS5dR</a></li> </ul> 🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a> 🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) My Imperfect Life, click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz"></a><a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuW">http://bit.ly/4lyuuW</a> 🩵To join our subscriber community, A Little More Imperfects, follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a> 🩷 AND you can subscribe to A Little More Imperfects through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://apple.co/theimperfects">http://apple.co/theimperfects</a> The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.  See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Listen to this episode in English to learn English

Podcast episodes are one of the highest-density ways to absorb English at native pace. Ben Crowe - Play School from The Imperfects gives you natural dialogue, unscripted speech, and vocabulary that actually appears in real conversations.

In the Clue app, every word in the transcript is tappable. Tap an unknown word, see the translation in your language instantly, and keep listening without breaking flow.

Episodes to Learn English

More podcasts in English