Today, I talk with Brian Johnson, author of the new book, Arete.
Brian Johnson is the Founder & CEO of Heroic Public Benefit Corporation. He’s 50% Philosopher + 50% CEO and 101% committed to helping create a world in which 51% of humanity is flourishing by the year 2051.
We have a wide ranging conversation on stoicism, gratitude, eudaimonia and far more.
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A great podcast, Scott. I’ve been interested in this personal development space for a long time and now I have a word to describe what I am aiming for – Arete. I love the idea of creating those Heroic avatars to guide you towards becoming your self-actualized self. I’ve previously used the concept of the board of directors, imagining a table of fictional characters representing different parts of the self and pulling key elements and behaviours from each that I wish to emulate. The challenge comes when you feel the need to split off so many avatars. How do you… Read more »
fantastic, brother! We need to have a conversation about this over a beer or cocktails!