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 – The Sleep Revolution – Sleeping your way to success

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Hosted by HerBusiness

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13 May 2016

Society values the image of the stressed-out businessperson – as if the dark circles under their eyes are proof of how hard they’re working. As a result, far too many of us (especially small business owners) neglect our sleep. But when we tell ourselves that shaving a few hours from our sleep is a sacrifice we have to make to be successful, we’re deceiving ourselves. Science has shown, and continues to show, that getting enough sleep is crucial for our health, happiness and performance.

In this episode of HerBusiness, Suzi Dafnis interviews co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Arianna Huffington about her new book, The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time.

Listen in to hear more about:

  • Cultural delusions around sleep and success
  • How lack of sleep affects women in specific
  • How to start prioritising sleep
  • Jawbone’s sleep study macro data
  • Why we wake up in the middle of the night, and how to stop it from happening
  • Identifying signs of chronic sleep deprivation

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About the host

Suzi Dafnis

Hi there. I’m Suzi Dafnis, CEO at HerBusiness. My BIG passion is helping women business owners to grow and scale their business, so that they can create their ideal lifestyle and make a difference in the world. Every day I am inspired by the more than 30,000 amazing women (and men!) in our community and I love finding the best education, mentors, and resources from around the globe, to help them get the skills, knowledge, and support they need to succeed. It’s been my privilege to lead HerBusiness (formerly The Australian Businesswomen’s Network) for the past 23 years (two+ decades – WOW!) because, whilst I’ve enjoyed success in business, I’ve also experienced the highs and the lows – sometimes you can feel on top of the world and in control and other times you can feel isolated, exhausted and stuck. What has made the biggest difference for me has always been having great people around me and having a lifelong commitment to learning. That’s why I am so passionate about the work we do here at HerBusiness – providing a Connection Network for women in business to get the mentors, contacts, referrals, knowledge, and skills they need to grow their confidence, make more money, build their businesses, expand their network and create the lives they love. My entrepreneurial journey started in the spare room of my Sydney apartment in 1994 when my business partner and I started a boutique events company that represented speakers and authors from the USA, here in Australia. Over the years I’ve grown multiple multi-million dollar businesses in the events, publishing and education niches – with teams in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. Not everything has worked and there has been a degree of trial and error, and a lot of bumps in the road. But I have always had a strong commitment to always surrounding myself with great mentors and like-minded peers – a Connection Network that I can depend on and who can depend on me to be there for them too. I truly do what I love, every day.  

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Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington is co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post. She is a nationally syndicated columnist and the author of 13 books. Arianna is also the co-host of the US radio show Left, Right and Center. She’s been named in Time’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people and on the FT’s list of 50 people who helped shape a decade. Originally from Greece, Arianna moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge with an MA in Economics.

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