Daily Practices from the book THRIVE (by Arianna Huffington)
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Arianna Huffington's book 'Thrive' explores redefining success through well-being, wisdom, and joy, drawing on personal anecdotes and lessons. It suggests practical daily practices such as meditation, kindness, and gratitude to foster a fulfilling life. The book encourages readers to embrace small, positive changes and listen to their intuition while navigating challenges.
Daily Practices from the book THRIVE (by Arianna Huffington)
- 1. Arianna Huffington’s new book THRIVE has the buzzwordy subtitle The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well Being, Wisdom, and Wonder. Basically it boils down to “how do you define success and create joy in life and at work?” This is a wide-ranging (from the ancient Greeks to Sheryl Sandberg) but personal book where Arianna shares anecdotes and life lessons from many, many famous names— but most often from her down-to-earth, irrepressible mother, Elli. THRIVE
- 2. Aside from inspiring us, THRIVE is designed to “help us move from knowing what to do to actually doing it.” So in that spirit i share here just a few of the things that Arianna says have made a huge difference in her own life since she embraced The Third Metric. Will they work for you? For me? Who knows? But here are some Daily Practices from THRIVE…
- 3. 1. Chooseaquietplace 2. Relaxyourbody 3. Letyourbreathingbefull,fillingyourabdomen 4. Simplyobserveyourthoughtsastheyhappen,thennudgeyour attentionbacktoyourbreathing 5. Thinkofaspecialwordeachtimeyouinhale 6. Donotstressoutoverdoing(ornotdoing)yourmeditation Introduce 5 minutes of MEDITATION into your day
- 4. 1. Make small gestures of kindness and giving a habit. 2. Pay attention to how giving makes you feel. 3. Make a personal connection with people you usually pass by or take for granted. 4. Use a skill or talent you have to help someone who could benefit from it. Transform yourself from a GO-GETTER to GO-GIVER
- 5. COMMITMENT • Join in and try to be part of the solution CONTROL • Maintain a sense of resolve as opposed to resignation CHALLENGE • Find ways to use crises to build resilience and grow RESPONDING TO ADVERSITY Those who face crises yet make a transition to success have “3 C” ATTITUDES
- 6. a) rapid b) non conscious c) used for decisions involving multiple dimensions d) based on vast stores of prior experience e) characteristic of experts f) not easily or accurately articulated afterwards g) often made with high confidence LISTEN TO YOUR INNER VOICE Intuition-based decision making* is (*from Martin Seligman and Michael Kahana’s paper “Unpacking Intuition,” 2009)
- 7. ~ Let go of something today that is draining your energy without benefiting you or anyone you love. ~ Start a gratitude list that you share with 2 or more friends. ~ Have a specific time each night you regularly disconnect from your devices. ~ Take one minute in the morning to breathe deeply or be grateful or get your intention for the day... before looking at your devices again. To get moving in the direction you want to go MAKE DAILY, TINY, POSITIVE CHANGES
- 8. ~ Let go of something today that is draining your energy without benefiting you or anyone you love. ~ Start a gratitude list that you share with 2 or more friends. ~ Have a specific time each night you regularly disconnect from your devices. ~ Take one minute in the morning to breathe deeply or be grateful or get your intention for the day... before looking at your devices again. To get moving in the direction you want to go MAKE DAILY, TINY, POSITIVE CHANGES via Laura-e-Kelly.com @LectriceUSA