Admiral James Stavridis on James Stockdale and the Voyage of Character

<p>On today’s podcast, Ryan talks to Admiral James Stavridis about the voyage of character as detailed in his book <a href='https://geni.us/jM9IA'>Sailing True North</a>, his friendship with the modern day Stoic James Stockdale, the urgency of educating yourself through books and reading, and more. </p><p>Admiral James Stavridis is a retired four-star U.S. naval officer. He served for five years as the Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He led the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 and is currently an Operating Executive of The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm. His new book <a href='https://geni.us/nC3Trq'>2034: A Novel of the Next World War</a> was released in March 2021.</p><p>This episode is also brought to you by <a href='http://publicgoods.com/STOIC'>Public Goods</a>, the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients at an affordable price. Everything from coffee to toilet paper &amp; shampoo to pet food. Receive $15 off your first <a href='http://publicgoods.com/STOIC'>Public Goods</a> order with no minimum purchase. Just go to <a href='http://publicgoods.com/STOIC'>publicgoods.com/STOIC</a> or use code STOIC at checkout.</p><p>This episode is brought to you by <a href='http://blinkist.com/stoic'>Blinkist</a>, the app that gets you fifteen-minute summaries of the best nonfiction books out there. <a href='http://blinkist.com/stoic'>Blinkist</a> lets you get the topline information and the most important points from the most important nonfiction books out there, whether it’s Ryan’s own <a href='https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/the-daily-stoic-en'><em>The Daily Stoic</em></a><em>, </em>Yuval Harari’s <a href='https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/sapiens-en'><em>Sapiens</em></a><em>, </em>and more. Go to <a href='http://blinkist.com/stoic'>blinkist.com/stoic</a>, try it free for 7 days, and save 25% off your new subscription, too.</p><p>Today’s episode is brought to you by <a href='http://munkpack.com/'>Munk