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Kevin Stark of The Arete Path

Human excellence, will, and serving others with Kevin Stark.
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22 years in the SEAL Teams to high performance coaching,

lives the philosophy behind his company The Arete Path - human excellence in the service of others.

I came into this conversation already a fan of Kevin’s and left an even bigger one.

Listening to people speak from the heart without any preparation is an excellent way to assess authenticity.

No surprise, Kevin is the real deal. He exceeded my already high expectations for this discussion in every way.

Credibility of character proven.

Conversations like this fuel my fire to continue getting after it to better myself while serving others.

Some topics we discussed: will as a skill, excellence in life, the value of service, authenticity and community, the benefit of pursuing challenges for growth, free will, death contemplation, managing transitions in life, fatherhood, empowering mantras, and Kevin’s mission with The Arete Path.

The Arete Path Website

Just as he does in his posts and through his company, Kevin provided wisdom that can improve anyone’s life in any domain.

Conceptually, the path to excellence in life is pretty simple. Specifically, it requires a lot of individual work.

Give this conversation a listen to gather some perspectives and strategies that can contribute to the endless life mission of making it count.

Excellence is achievable for anyone willing to pursue it.

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You will hear me bring up an article by the powerful

about one of Kevin’s recent retreats. Read it here:

Renaissance Humans
The Path of Arete
I’ve been following the journey of my friend Kevin Stark for a few years. We share a mutual interest in the work of Joseph Campbell, and his emphasis on the role of myth in human lives. Kevin is a fellow Frogman— I attended Naval Postgraduate School with him in 2015…
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Info on Upcoming Retreat

Some of my favorite articles from Kevin:

The Arete Path
Free Will
When a SEAL Master Chief talks, you listen*. This particular Master Chief was Will Guild. A salty Frogman-Philosopher I originally, and mistakenly, referred to as a “Hugger”. Let me set the scene a bit…
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The Arete Path
Mentorship on the RISE
In 1998, I graduated SEAL training at 19 years of age and promptly entered a culture imbued with the lessons learned of Frogmen since 1943…
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The Arete Path
The Run of My Life
God has created lands with lakes and rivers for man to live, and the desert so that he can find his soul…
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