{"id":9810,"date":"2013-07-02T16:21:11","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T20:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tm.org\/blog\/?p=9810"},"modified":"2013-07-03T13:32:42","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T17:32:42","slug":"redefining-success-beyond-money-and-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/people\/redefining-success-beyond-money-and-power\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cRedefining Success Beyond Money and Power\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>During her recent commencement address at Smith College, syndicated columnist and author, Arianna Huffington emphasized the need to redefine success:
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“At the moment, our society\u2019s notion of success is largely composed of two parts: money and power. But it\u2019s time for a third metric, beyond money and power\u2014one founded on well-being, wisdom, our ability to wonder, and to give back.\u2026 Money and power by themselves are a two-legged stool\u2014you can balance on them for a while, but eventually you\u2019re going to topple over.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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On June 6, Arianna Huffington<\/a> and Mika Brzezinski<\/a> led a day of discussions with experts in a wide range of fields, from business to media to wellness, around developing saner, more sustainable paths to achievement and success\u2014for both women and men. <\/p>\n

The conference was entitled, “The Third Metric: Redefining Success Beyond Money & Power<\/a>,\u201d and focused on how to redefine success to include well-being, wisdom, the ability to make a true and lasting difference in the world.<\/p>\n

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One of the speakers–George Stephanopoulos<\/a>, chief political correspondent for ABC News, and host of the popular \u201cGood Morning America\u201d\u2014spoke about the role of the Transcendental Meditation technique in helping achieve these goals.
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\nClick on the two-minute video below to watch his discussion about the TM technique with conference host, Arianna Huffington.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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George Stephanopoulos on meditation: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s been a lifesaver. I\u2019ve been meditating for about two years now — consistently. I did it for reasons that we’re discussing here\u2014to manage a frenetic life… <\/p>\n

I was always over-tired, over-stressed, feeling that kind of constant low-level impatience that is always ready to burst out, and I didn\u2019t like it. I had been leery of meditating… but friends talked to me about it in a very scientific way, and talked about the health benefits of meditating. So I took the training and started, and I haven\u2019t missed a day since the day I started, and it has made a tremendous difference in my life.\u201d <\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Arianna Huffington on the value of meditation: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing that I find with meditating is that it helps me make better decisions. It makes me less rushed in my decisions. I\u2019m more creative too. So there\u2019s the element of reducing stress, reducing tiredness and all those feelings, but there is the positive element as well.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Highlights from other speakers<\/a> at this conference:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark Bertolini<\/a> (CEO of Aetna) on balancing life and work: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen your work defines what your work-life balance is, you’ve lost control.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Padmasree Warrior<\/a> (CTO of Cisco Systems) on hiring and promoting:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe never say we want people who are empathetic, who are creative, who are good listeners. And I think we need to change that.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Dr. Mark Hyman<\/a> on stress:<\/strong> <\/p>\n

\u201cIf you really knew what was happening when you’re stressed, you’d freak out. It is not pretty.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Amishi Jha, Ph.D.<\/a> on multi-tasking:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMultitasking is a myth — what we actually do is task-switching… Out of all the things our mind does, that switching function is the most depleting.\u201d<\/strong><\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

John Mackey<\/a>, (CEO of Whole Foods Market) on which employees to reward:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI tend to promote people who are more spiritually awake… because I know they’ll be better leaders.\u201d<\/strong><\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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