“Our current obsession with creativity is the result of our continued striving for immortality in an era when most people no longer believe in an after-life”. – Arianna Huffington.
Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington, who is most recognised for her role as the face of the popular site. Arianna Huffington is an American-Greek novelist, syndicated columnist, and businesswoman who has appeared in films and on television. Huffington Post Media Group President-cum-editor in chief.
Early Life
On July 15, 1950, Ariadne-Anna Stasinopoulou, the future Arianna Huffington, was born in Athens, Greece. After graduating from high school, she enrolled to GIRTON College, Cambridge, to pursue a degree in economics. She was the university’s first non-native leader and the third woman to hold the position.
Career
‘The Female Woman,’ the first book Arianna Huffington published as a writer, was released in 1973, launching her career. Criticized the movement for Women’s Liberation in her writing.
Author Arianna Huffington has written on Maria Callas and Pablo Picasso for the National Review in articles and biographies that are called ‘Maria Callas–The Woman Behind the Legend’ and Pablo Picasso: Creator and Destroyer. She tried her hand at acting. Roseanne and How I Met Your Mother were two of her most notable credits as an actress and performer.
The course of her professional life was a roller coaster ride. In spite of the popularity of her first book, she had to deal with 36 rejections for her second novel. At first, Arianna was disappointed, but then she determined to learn from her mistakes and become stronger so she could take on even larger challenges in the future. Despite the setbacks, she remained steadfast in her aspirations in the years that followed. When she and her partner Ken Lerer decided to start The Huffington Post, she rose to the occasion. Due to HuffPost’s continued dominance in online media, it has reached a point of sustainability where it has five times the traffic of its new media competitors.
Failure – a bridge to Success
“My mother instilled in me the belief that failure was not something to be feared and that success was not the antithesis of failure. It was only a stepping stone to your ultimate goal. And I didn’t have to worry about failing. The key to success is tenacity. I’m not going to let up. Everyone has their share of setbacks, but those who persevere are the ones that succeed. – Arianna.
Climbing to the Heights
Public interest group The Detroit Project is headed by Arianna Huffington. Automobile manufacturers are encouraged by this initiative to create vehicles that can run on renewable energy. Arianna was a guest on the panel of Both Sides Now, which included Huffington and Matalin as co-hosts.
At summits held in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dublin, and Ireland, she was a Young World Counsellor with remarkable speechmaking ability. As part of the 24th annual “Distinguished Speaker Series,” Arianna Huffington spoke at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York.
Arianna was a frequent panellist on the BBC Radio 4 political discussion programme and on the television panel game Call My Bluff and Face the Music. “Both Sides Now” was a nationally syndicated public radio programme that she co-hosted.
However, she withdrew her name from consideration after voting in the 2003 recall election for the position of California’s governor. Arianna of Ariannaonline.com is our kind hostess. Arianna was accused of plagiarism for her book “Maria Callas,” but the issue was resolved out of court. She studied Rajneesh’s philosophy since she was interested in spirituality. It’s estimated that Arianna Huffington has a fortune in the region of $100 million.
Arianna Huffington Top 5 Books
• Memories, Dreams, Reflections
• Being With Dying
• Catching the Big Fish
• Mindfulness
• Give and Take
Recognition
Arianna ranked 12th in the first-ever list of the “Most Prominent Women in the Media” and Forbes’ 52nd Most Popular Woman in the World. Arianna Huffington is placed 42nd in the list of “The Guardian’s Top 100 in Media.”
