Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Money, Power, and Happiness: Three possible secrets to success

About three days ago, RSG saw Dr. Sanjay Gupta interviewing Arianna Huffington on CNN. In the interview, Arianna mentioned three secrets of success: 1. Money 2. Power 3. Happiness. In her new book titled "Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder"; the highly successful editor in chief of the Huffington Post wants to enthrall the reader with this third perennial element of success, happiness. Seven years ago, Arianna Huffington collapsed in her workplace environment due to lack of sleep and major exhaustion. From this major life threatening predicament, she has a personal experience of being a "workaholic." After seeing this interview, it made me feel that working more than 50 hours a week; and making more than $100,000 a year is not going to define you. The three secrets to success (money, power, and happiness), and how you choose to have a balance of these elements will help you to become a better person. At the end of the day, humans should work eight hours a day and be happy, while doing this strenuous task. At the end of the interview, Sanjay and Arianna mentioned that they were fans of each others work. It was a great way to end the short Q & A session. Since RSG enjoys talking with his hands, it is great to see Arianna doing the same thing. See the picture above for the real woman in action.

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