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 * PodcastThank 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