In this episode, I speak with Brian Johnson, the Founder & CEO of Heroic Public Benefit Corporation. Brian is the author of a new book called Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. Thank you for reading Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life. This post is public so feel free to share it. Highlights * What Brian’s new book Arete is about * How Brian has been influenced by Stoicism * What is “Targeted Thinking” – can you explain to listeners what you mean by that and why it’s so important? * You talk quite a bit about wisdom.  I like to ask different people how they would define what they mean by the word wisdom. * You talk in the book about being a parent – what do you think the main things to bear in mind are when trying to be a role model or offer guidance to our children? * How can we avoid becoming victims of our own anger?    * How people can find out more about what Brian is doing through Heroic  Links * Arete: Activate your Heroic Potential * Order the Book on Amazon * YouTube Channel * Linkedin * Instagram * Facebook * Twitter/X * Podcast Thank you for reading Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life. This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life at donaldrobertson.substack.com/subscribe