Masterpiece Lives Start with Masterpiece Days - A Conversation on Areté with Brian Johnson

From understanding your ultimate game to the importance of gratitude, hope, love, and self-compassion, this conversation offers valuable insights for anyone seeking to make the most of their time and live with excellence. Don't miss this inspirational discussion on optimizing your potential and embracing the hero's journey. In their conversation, Dr. Stephanie and Brian explored the virtues essential for living a fulfilled life, emphasizing the importance of understanding our ultimate purpose. They also delved into the internal conflict between vice and virtue and touched upon gratitude, hope, zest, love, strengths, and the concept of developing anti-fragility through overcoming challenges. Additionally, They addressed various elements of confidence, including emotional resilience, grit, self-compassion, managing perfectionism, fostering optimism, and finding passion in our work and relationships. Bio: 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. As a Founder/CEO he’s made crowdfunding history and built and sold two social platforms. As a Philosopher/teacher, he’s helped millions of people from around the world, trained 10,000+ Heroic Coaches from 100+ countries and created a protocol that science says changes lives. He lives in the country outside Austin, Texas, with his wife, Alexandra, and their two kids, Emerson and Eleanor. Connect with Brian on: Website: Heroic.us/book Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heroicbrian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heroicbrian/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heroicbrian/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heroicbrian/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HeroicBrian Resources mentioned: Brian’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Aret%C3%A9-Activate-Your-Heroic-Potential/dp/B0C75GW5X3 Episode Overview: 0:00:00 The Wisdom of Embracing Failure 0:05:08 Introducing "Areté: Activating Your Heroic Potential” 0:14:20 Clarity on "Do" and "Don't" to Be at Your Best 0:19:10 Embracing Challenges and the Hero's Journey with Love and Strength 0:22:48 Boosting Happiness with Gratitude 0:27:26 Cultivating Hope in Challenging Times 0:31:54 Rats Swimming for 60 Hours: Belief and Endurance 0:33:45 Reflecting on the Power of Gratitude and Hope 0:38:14 Building Anti-Fragile Confidence Through Consistency and Commitment 0:42:16 Rebounding from Bad Days and Staying on Track 0:54:20 Lead Measures vs. Lag Measures: Tracking Progress 0:58:39 The Power of Lead Measures in Achieving Goals 1:05:20 Vacation Mindset: Sleep, Stress, and Food Impact Weight Loss 1:09:02 Flexibility in Routines Based on Constraints and Non-Negotiables 1:14:11 Understanding the Distinction Between Healthy and Unhealthy Perfectionism 1:19:19 Gaining Perspective and Humility Through Astronomical Contemplation 1:23:07 The Power of Reflection and Prioritization 1:29:23 Making a Difference We are grateful to our sponsors: Levels Tracking your glucose can help you learn more about what you should and shouldn't be eating based on your own unique physiology and right now levels is offering my listeners an additional two free months off of the levels annual membership when you use my link that's https://levels.link/better Beam Minerals Adding minerals into your diet has been used for removing mould toxins, heavy metals, and pesticides from our environment and they taste like water so you can down them in seconds every single morning. If you want to try Beam Minerals for yourself, head over to https://beamminerals.com/better for 20% off of the entire store. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.