Huffington Magazine Issue 51 | Page 31

HUFFINGTON 06.02.13 WENDY GEORGE THE THIRD METRIC and everything related to the topic, and starting conversations around them. Please join the conversation by sending a post to me (arianna@ huffingtonpost.com), by leaving a comment on this post or by tweeting using the hashtag #thirdmetric. We’ll also be posting videos from the event and sharing bits of wisdom throughout the day. The participants include Valerie Jarrett, Jill Abramson, Cindi Leive, Katie Couric, Sen. (and former single mom) Claire McCaskill, Lesley Stahl, Ali Wentworth, Erica Hill, Susie Essman, Joanna Coles, Candice Bergen, writer Rebecca Miller, neuroscientist Amishi Jha, Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior and human rights activist Clemantine Wamariya. We’ll be discussing Leadership & Wisdom, Leaning In/Leaning Back, Managing a Frenetic Life, Wellness and the Bottom Line, and Human Capital. There will also be a panel by and for millennials, as well as a panel we are calling “A Few Good Men.” Among these men will be George Stephanopoulos, Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, Joe Scar- ARIANNA’S REQUIRED READING 1. Mindfulness 2. Quiet 3. The Fourth Instinct 4. The Gifts of Imperfection 5. How Will You Measure Your Life? 6. Be Excellent at Anything 7. Biology of Belief 8. Fried: Why You Burn Out and How to Revive 9. The Power of Vulnerability 10. Unbinding the Heart borough and Adrian Grenier. The current definition of success, in which we drive ourselves into the ground, if not the grave, and in which working to the point of exhaustion and burnout is considered a sign of virility, was created by men. It’s a model of success that’s not working for women, and it’s not working for men, either. And women will have to lead the way to redefining success to include the Third Metric. So, please join the conversation and help redefine success for women and for men, so that we can live the lives we want, not the lives we settle for. Arianna Huffington is the president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group.