Daily Practices From the Book THRIVE

THRIVE 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. 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 KNOWws? BUT HERE ARE SOME Daily Practices from THRIVE. o00 Introduce 5 Iminutes of MEDITATION into your day I. Choose a quiet place 2. Relax your body 3. Let your breathing be full, flig your abdomen 4. Simply observe your thoughts as they happen, then nudge your attention back to your breathing 5. Think of a special word each time you inhale 6. Do not stress out over doing (or not doing) your meditation Transform yourself from a GO-GETTER to GO-GIVER I. Make small gestures of kindness and giving a habit. 2. Pay attention to how giving makeS 3. Make a personal connection with people you usually pass by or take for granted. you feel. 4. yse a skill or talent you have to help someone who could benefit from it. RESPONDING TO ADVERSITY Those who face crises yet make a transition to success have "3 C" ATTITUDES 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 grom LISTEN TO YOUR INNER VOICE Intuition-based decision making* is 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 (*from Martin Seligman and Michael Kahana's paper "Unpacking Intuition," 2009) To get moving in the direction you want to go MAKE DAILY, TINY, POSITIVE CHANGES * 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 2. This graphic is inspired by THRIVE by Arianna Huffington Created by Laura E. Kelly laura-e-kelly.com • @LectriceUSA LAURA KELLY laura-e-kelly.com