The first and most important step is to realize that, as my mother used to say, fearlessness isn't the absence of fear, but the mastery of fear. It's not that you never have fear, but that you don't let your fears stop you. Arianna Huffington More Quotes by Arianna Huffington More Quotes From Arianna Huffington The journey toward self-discovery is life's greatest adventure. Arianna Huffington journey discovery adventure Living in a state of gratitude is the gateway to grace. Arianna Huffington gateways gratitude grace The happiest people are the most giving people Arianna Huffington giving people Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor. Arianna Huffington rigged live-life favors If we don't know ourselves, our essence, where our true power comes from, we will believe our power comes from collecting victories, trophies, money, or recognition. And these are all fine, but it's not ultimately what life is about. When we think it is, we really waste our greatest possibilities. Arianna Huffington essence believe thinking Clearly drive, IQ, and hard work are incredibly important. But ultimately what matters most is resilience--the ability to quickly rebound from failures, indeed to see failure as a stepping stone to success. Arianna Huffington resilience what-matters hard-work Nothing is ever enough when what you are looking for isn't what you really want. Arianna Huffington business enough want People discover that by helping others, even when they themselves are suffering, they end up improving their own lives. Arianna Huffington helping-others suffering people Ninety nine percent of the time it's not urgent and to create a culture where you are constantly plugged in and expected to be always-on is to create a culture of burnout. Arianna Huffington ninety-nine where-you-are culture Women still have an uneasy relationship with power and the traits necessary to be a leader. There is this internalized fear that if we are really powerful, we are going to be considered ruthless or pushy or strident - all of those epithets that strike right at our femininity. We are still working at trying to overcome the fear that power and womanliness are mutually exclusive. Arianna Huffington powerful leader trying Failure is not the opposite to success, it's a stepping stone to success. If our primary goal is to be approved of, then we are not going to take risks, we are not going to speak out, we are going to try to blend in. Arianna Huffington speaks-out goal opposites I studied, I met with medical doctors, scientists, and I’m here to tell you that the way to a more productive, more inspired, more joyful life is: getting enough sleep. Arianna Huffington motivation inspiration sleep Don't buy society’s definition of success. Because it’s not working for anyone. It’s not working for women, it's not working for men, it's not working for polar bears, it's not working for the cicadas that are apparently about to emerge and swarm us. It’s only truly working for those who make pharmaceuticals for stress, sleeplessness and high blood pressure. Arianna Huffington stress heart graduation Our most meaningful relationships are based on a longing for expansion rather than a preoccupation with comfort and security. To live exuberantly-to fully know and be fully known by another-we must be prepared to illuminate the dark spots in our most intimate relationships and in our selves. Arianna Huffington intimate-relationships dark meaningful It's time for our business and political leaders to help redefine morality beyond sex, drugs, and rock and roll to include lying, hypocrisy, and callous indifference to those in need. Arianna Huffington rocks lying sex Creating the culture of burnout is opposite to creating a culture of sustainable creativity. This is something that needs to be taught in business schools. This mentality needs to be introduced as a leadership and performance-enhancing tool. Arianna Huffington creativity opposites school There is nothing that can bring you closer to fearlessness about everything else in the world than being a parent - because everyday fears like not being approved of pale by comparison to the fears you have about your children. Arianna Huffington parent baby children Why worry about minor little details like clean air, clean water, safe ports and the safety net when Jesus is going to give the world an "Extreme Makeover: Planet Edition" right after he finishes putting Satan in his place once and for all? Arianna Huffington safety air jesus To live exuberantly, we must be prepared to illuminate the dark spots in ourselves. Arianna Huffington be-prepared spots dark The current male-dominated model of success - which equates success with burnout, sleep deprivation, and driving yourself into the ground - isn't working for women, and it's not working for men, either. Arianna Huffington males sleep men
