Fast Skills Publishing

LIVE WITH EXCELLENCE THROUGH ARETÉ AND ACTIVATE YOUR HEROIC POTENTIAL

 

100 FAST SKILLS TO DEFEAT MEDIOCRITY AND AWAKEN YOUR BEST SELF

 

LEARN TO BUILD DISCIPLINE, LIVE PURPOSEFULLY AND TAKE BOLD ACTION

 

 

Live With Excellence Through Areté And Activate Your Heroic Potential is your guide to embodying your highest virtues and showing up as the best version of yourself every day. With 100 quick, powerful skills, this book helps you cultivate discipline, courage, and integrity so you can live with purpose and make a lasting impact.

 

Blending ancient Greek wisdom with modern performance strategies, you’ll learn to align your actions with your ideals, overcome self-imposed limits, and awaken the heroic potential within you. This isn’t just about success—it’s about living a life of excellence, meaning, and greatness.

 

 

CATEGORIES:

 

Heroic Identity (10 Skills)

The Philosophy of Areté (10 Skills)

Targeted Thinking (10 Skills)

Self-Mastery (10 Skills)

Energy, Work, and Love (10 Skills)

Fundamental Practices (10 Skills)

Soul Force Activation (10 Skills)

Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science (10 Skills)

Training Ground of Life (10 Skills)

Changing the World Together (10 Skills)

 

EXAMPLES:

 

SKILL #01:

THE TRUE MEANING OF A HERO

 

Most people think a hero is someone who performs extraordinary, dramatic acts—rescuing people, defeating villains, or standing on podiums. But the original meaning of "hero" is much simpler and deeper: a protector. A hero is someone who has the strength to support others, to serve and to love, especially when it’s hard.

 

Being heroic doesn’t require fame or glory. It means standing up for what matters, being reliable in times of chaos, and consistently choosing the good even when no one is watching. It's about presence, not performance. The true hero doesn’t wait to be chosen—they choose to act.

 

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SKILL #02:

STRENGTH FOR TWO

 

A defining quality of a hero is having "strength for two." This means developing yourself so you can help others. Whether it’s physical, emotional, or moral strength, it’s cultivated not just for personal gain, but to carry others when needed.

 

This kind of strength comes from daily effort. By showing up for your family, friends, community—or even strangers—you become someone others can lean on. A heroic life is built on service, not self-centeredness. The stronger you become, the more capable you are of making the world a better place.