Brian Johnson: Arete: Activate Your Heroic Potential
Enter the Lionheart
Lawrence Dunning
5 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2024
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
Brian Johnson is brilliant, truly a modern-day philosopher. But it's not just his knowledge and erudition, it's the desire to put theory in practice. As a husband and father of two he wants his own life to be an example of an actualized life.
Arete is an integration of ancient wisdom, modern science, and practical tools to help you win the ultimate game of life and fulfill your potential. Brian’s newly released book is available on Amazon: “Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential”
“A lion who breaks the enemy’s ranks is a minor hero compared to the Lion who overcomes himself”. (Rumi)
1.00: What does Arete mean?
7.50: Your Physiology drives more than you think
10.00: Brian’s Background of psychological pain and quitting Law School
14.00: Starting his first Business
18.20: Why it’s supposed to be hard
26.45: Thoughts on turning 50 and stretching out success
38.30: Intrinsic gift for fatherhood
44.45: Martin Seligman’s Authentic Happiness
49.30: Barriers to Actualizing your potential: Fear and Laziness
56.02: Brian’s Goal of 51% of the population is Flourishing by 2051
1.00.00: Idea of subtraction (not addition)
1.08.00: Importance of focusing in your own consciousness
1.12.30: Follow your Bliss AND work very hard to be so good you can’t be ignored.
Until next time, love and good vibes.
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| 0:00.0 | The A single theme is too narrow for great minds and daring hearts. |
| 0:18.0 | Get ready to enter the Lion Heart with your host Lauren Stunning. |
| 0:22.0 | Hello and welcome to another episode of Enter the Lionheart. |
| 0:25.0 | Today I'm so excited to talk to Brian Johnson. |
| 0:29.0 | Brian sent me a copy of his latest book called Aratee, |
| 0:33.2 | activate your heroic potential, which I finished last night |
| 0:36.8 | and it was an incredible read. |
| 0:38.8 | Brian is brilliant, what I would call a modern day philosopher. |
| 0:46.0 | But it's not about his knowledge or his erudition. It's the desire to put his theory into practice which I really like. |
| 0:50.0 | And as a husband and a father of two, |
| 0:52.0 | Brian wants his own life to be an example of an actualized life, |
| 0:56.0 | a life that is wall-lived, in which he fulfills his own potential. |
| 1:00.0 | Arate is an integration of ancient wisdom, modern science, and practical tools to help you win the ultimate game of life. |
| 1:08.0 | If you haven't done so already, please hit the like, share, and subscribe buttons |
| 1:13.3 | and leave a review wherever you listen to your podcasts. |
| 1:16.6 | This will encourage our audience to grow as a community, |
| 1:19.6 | us to keep getting great guests, |
| 1:21.8 | and to have a bigger positive impact as we grow the show. |
| 1:25.1 | In a very divisive and difficult time for many I hope that you'll find |
| 1:29.7 | inspiration to keep going and pursue your dreams and your 2024 goals from this wonderful |
| 1:35.6 | conversation with the very inspiring Brian Johnson. I'm here with the |
| 1:42.0 | incredible Brian Johnson. Brian, thank you so much for sending me a copy of your |
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