Arianna Huffington: I Was Lying In A Little Pool Of Blood! The Huffington Post, A $1 Billion 'Flop'!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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Business, Education, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 112 minutes

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3 world-leading companies, 30 years of never-ending evolution: there is only one Arianna Huffington Arianna Huffington is the founder of The Huffington Post, Thrive Global, and Thrive AI Health. She is also the author of 15 books such as, ‘Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success’ and ‘The Sleep Revolution’. In this conversation, Arianna and Steven discuss topics such as, Arianna’s burnout breakdown, why she sold The Huffington Post, the benefits of redefining success, and the dangers of social media and phones. (00:00) Intro (00:00) Childhood Experiences That Shaped My Success (01:18) Having Ambition From A Young Age (03:04) My Journey To Becoming Cambridge's 3rd Female Student Union President (04:49) Overcoming Overthinking (05:42) Breaking Gender Norms Without Fear Of Failure (08:46) The Core Message Of 'The Female Woman' (09:45) Balancing Career And Family: Is It Possible? (11:06) The Power Of Listening To Your Inner Self (12:15) My Early Career Aspirations And Dreams (13:40) How Bernard Levin Influenced My Career (17:31) Bernard's Death (18:55) The Impact Of Michael Huffington On My Life (20:15) The Transformative Power Of Forgiveness (20:57) The Story Behind The Huffington Post's Creation (23:51) How The Huffington Post Overcame Terrible Initial Reviews (25:46) Lessons From Roger Federer's Commencement Speech (27:44) Launching A Tech Company In My Fifties (30:03) Business Mistakes To Avoid As A Startup Founder (33:38) The Serious Health Risks Of Sleep Deprivation (35:44) The Importance Of Self-Care While Working Intensely (37:17) Is Sacrificing Your Wellbeing Worse For Men Or Women? (38:49) The 3rd Women's Revolution (39:54) Do Women Experience Burnout Faster Than Men? (41:16) The Health Impact Of Stressful Jobs (42:28) Why Volunteering Reduces The Likelihood Of Job Quitting (44:01) How My Life Changed After A Burnout Diagnosis (46:11) How A Large Financial Windfall Changed My Life (49:18) How Small Improvements Lead To Big Positive Changes (54:06) The Biggest Mistakes I've Made In Business (57:15) The Most Important Lessons From My Career (01:00:02) What's The True Meaning Of Life? (01:03:47) Coping With The Loss Of My First Child (01:04:44) How To Keep Faith During Tough Times (01:05:52) My Partner's Heroic Endeavors During World War II (01:06:35) What My Mother Would Have Thought Of The Huffington Post (01:07:45) How Increasing Wellbeing Boosts Business Productivity (01:08:50) The Day My Mother Passed Away (01:11:00) Life After My Mother's Death (01:12:45) The Most Important Life Lessons I'd Share With You (01:19:03) The Importance Of Entry Interviews In Hiring (01:20:59) How To Address And Overcome Your Own Prejudices (01:23:50) Key Leadership Qualities That Drive Success (01:25:03) The Role Of Luck In Achieving Success (01:28:09) Is It Luck, Hard Work, Or Intentionality That Drives Success? (01:31:55) The Best Advice I Wish I Had Received (01:33:56) Using Technology And AI For Positive Change (01:39:39) The Final Question Every Guest Must Answer Follow Arianna: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/gpSw6nEYeMb Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/lNli1BXofMb LinkedIn - https://g2ul0.app.link/dYovh7bYeMb Thrive Global - https://g2ul0.app.link/s7OL4QIYeMb You can buy Arianna’s book, ‘Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success’, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/jIsyETRYeMb Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The biggest success of the Huffington Post happened after I collapsed and hit my head on my desk,
0:05.0	broke my cheekbone and came to in a little pool of blood.
0:09.0	That was the beginning of a journey to find out what was wrong with me.
0:14.0	Arianna Huffington is one of the world's most powerful business leaders in media.
0:18.0	And the co-founder of the Huffington Post
0:20.0	which under her innovative leadership became the second most popular news site in the world
0:24.2	before being sold for $315 million.
0:27.4	One is the most important things I should be thinking about to be successful.
0:30.3	One is when you overcome that fear of rejection that fear of failure we are much more likely to take Baltimore
0:36.2	I mean that's the story of your life you got into Cambridge when only three colleges
0:39.7	accepted women you become the president of Cambridge Union and the third women ever to lead the debating society.
0:45.0	And also, coming to New York and launching the Huffington Post that happened because the men would marry me.
0:51.0	Good to remember that. The next point,
0:53.7	now, culture makes us things that I have to achieve everything before 30.
0:57.1	But I launched the Havinton Post at 55,
0:59.2	Thrive Global at 66, and now we launched a new company with Open AI at 74. It is never too late. I want to talk to you about mistakes that you made.
1:09.2	I had bought into this delusion that in order to be super founder and super mom I didn't have the
1:14.0	luxury to take care of myself and then I was literally diagnosed with
1:17.8	burnout. It was unnecessary suffering but as I talked to a lot of
1:21.8	scientists it became very clear that there are five daily behaviors that makes everything you are doing even more successful.
1:29.0	And the first is...
1:30.0	This is a sentence I never thought I'd say in my life. We've just hit 7 million
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