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Areté

By: Brian Johnson, Phil Stutz - foreword
Narrated by: Brian Johnson
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Recommended reading for elite CEOs and top performers, Areté delivers fast, actionable wisdom in quick, accessible micro-chapters designed for busy professionals, athletes, and anyone seeking measurable personal growth.

Join thousands of high achievers transforming their lives with Areté by Brian Johnson—a daily roadmap to living at your best. With 451 bite-sized insights inspired by ancient Stoic philosophers and backed by modern science, this book provides practical tools you can implement on the go. Track your progress with the free Heroic app & watch your transformation unfold.

What Is Areté?

Rooted in ancient wisdom, Areté—often translated as “virtue” or “excellence"—is about living at your highest potential, moment by moment. This isn’t abstract theory, it’s a guide to real-world habits that lead to lasting success and fulfillment.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Wisdom: Practical insights to thrive personally and professionally.
  • Discipline: Mental toughness to overcome procrastination and self-doubt.
  • Courage: Tools to make bold decisions and embrace challenges.
  • Gratitude: A simple yet powerful way to boost happiness and perspective.
  • Hope: Strategies for setting meaningful goals and sustaining motivation.
  • Curiosity: A growth mindset to explore new opportunities and ideas.
  • Zest: Energy-building habits that fuel a purposeful, vibrant life.

Why It Works:

Brian Johnson, founder and CEO of Heroic, has trained over ten thousand coaches in over one hundred countries. Drawing on decades of research, he distills complex ideas into actionable steps anyone can apply.

Dr. Phil Stutz, author of The Tools and featured in Netflix’s Stutz, says:

“Commit to this training & you will gain the ability to transform your biggest challenges into unstoppable courage, endless enthusiasm, & an unshakable faith in the future. This book will change your life.”

Ready to make meaningful changes? Areté offers the tools to get there. Order your copy today, download the Heroic app, and start making progress in moments, not months.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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Brian’s repetition of actionable steps to live our best life with the admonition to do it now and again from moment to moment is inspiring me to actually do it.

Distilled Wisdom and Vision

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Nuggets if brilliant wisdom, surrounded by marketing and advertising for Brian’s company. Also not a fan of how Brian speaks / reads; it’s like an arrogant, over-the-top highschool track coach.

Great insights, wrapped in advertising

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the bite size learnings are nice but the author only takes ideas from everyone and really only comes up with 3 or 4 new ideas. the last half is all about his app and how he can make more money from you. pretty petty

very generalized

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This book is filled with knowledge to help anyone willing, to understand how to live with ARETE’.

To learn and grow, you must understand…

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I liked all of it and can't think of anything I did not like. I highly recommend to everyone.

every little chapter was interesting and I can apply to my life.

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Great book all around. One of the best. So helpful in so many facets of life both professional and personal. Thank you Brian Johnson.

Outstanding Material!

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The blending of ancient wisdom and modern day application, backed by science is riveting. Providing the perspectives of masters and children was brilliant.

An exceptional read.

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Life transforming book. Distilles wisdom from various authors in a nice protocol to help transform your life

Just amazing

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Brian does an amazing job delivering valuable information in small chunks. Loved every minute of it!

Just Great!

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There is a lot of useful, practical information from a wide range of sources and disciplines, which i appreciate.
The presentation of this information frustrated me, the over the top enthusiasm and repetition made it feel like the author was addressing an audience of 10 year olds. I found myself skipping forward a lot to get through the repeated points, while the last few chapters seemed like an advertisement for the authors businesses.

Insightful book but narrated as if to an audience of 10 year olds

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