On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life
Language: English
Pages: 240
ISBN: 0316166820
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Observing that her own teenage daughters were beginning to experience some of the same fears that had once burdened her--how attractive am I? do people like me? do I dare speak up?--Arianna Huffington began to examine the ways in which fear affects all our lives. In stories drawn from her own experiences and from the lives of other women, she points toward the moments of extraordinary strength, courage, and resilience that result from confronting and overcoming fear. And she outlines the steps anyone can take to conquer fear. Her book shows us how to become bold from the inside out--from feeling comfortable in our own skin to getting what we want in love and at work to changing the world.
relationship years more than I should have. I felt alone, I felt like I'd sold myself out—I felt like a loser." While I was writing my biography of Picasso, I encountered many beautiful, talented women who stayed with the great artist years longer than they should have. In fact, Picasso used to boast that he liked to take goddesses and turn them into doormats. It was a boast he lived up to. Two of the important women in his life committed suicide; two others got away with only nervous
although my own marriage didn't work, and my parents' marriage didn't work, I'm blessed to have good friends in happy, long-term marriages. So, even though I'm not putting on a ring anytime soon, I'm by no means a cynic about marriage. But I have also seen way too many marriages held together by nothing but fear and convention—relationships that are all anchor and no sail. "Ships in the harbor are safe," someone once said, "but this is not what ships are made for." And sometimes relationships
through and of my heritage—and the way she had been able to turn such pain into something positive. I grew up with a legacy that life is a miracle and that I'm the daughter of a survivor, not a victim. So when I'm in pain or in fear, I look through it for the light and the fearlessness." When there are dead ends there are also U-turns, and if we don't panic, bridges can appear—we just need to trust that there is a way. And there is always a way. That knowledge is a gift of fearlessness we can
through and of my heritage—and the way she had been able to turn such pain into something positive. I grew up with a legacy that life is a miracle and that I'm the daughter of a survivor, not a victim. So when I'm in pain or in fear, I look through it for the light and the fearlessness." When there are dead ends there are also U-turns, and if we don't panic, bridges can appear—we just need to trust that there is a way. And there is always a way. That knowledge is a gift of fearlessness we can
others on the way down. Recently, we did a birthday hike for a friend. We hiked to Inspiration Point at Will Rogers Park in Los Angeles, toting along backpacks filled with healthy food. We put a tablecloth on a picnic table, opened individual minibottles of champagne, toasted the birthday girl, and feasted on cheese, vegetables, and fruit—okay, and on some dark chocolate. You might enjoy running, swimming, biking, or playing tennis, but if you're not a naturally athletic person, and I'm not,