After collapsing from exhaustion, Huffington began to question what true success really means in this age of hyperconnectivity. In her terms, success is more than the accumulation of money or power. It’s about the quality of our well-being. It’s about the wisdom and wonder that manifests in our lives as well as the contribution we make to others. Arianna Huffington is the chair, president, and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of many books. In May 2005, she launched The Huffington Post, a news and blog site that quickly became one of the most widely-read, linked to, and frequently-cited media brands on the Internet. In 2012, the site won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. Her books include Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder (Crown 2014); Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream (Broadway Books 2011) and On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life (Little, Brown and Company 2007)

Interview Date: 2/14/2014   Tags: MP3, Arianna Huffington, techno stress, hyperconnectivity, The Third Metric, well-being, wisdom, wonder, giving, volunteering, email, apnea, sleep, keystone habits, meditation, inner critic, Iain Thomas, techno stress, gratitude, social entrepreneur, mindfulness, coincidence, death, eulogies, stretching time, kindness, generosity, death and dying, burnout, Personal Transformation, Self Help, Technology, Business