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Arianna Huffington: Success can be a trap for unhappy CEOs

Arianna Huffington, founder of HuffPost and Thrive Global, argues that high-achieving CEOs often feel trapped in their lucrative positions due to financial and identity-related reasons. She notes that many successful leaders, despite their wealth and recognition, experience unhappiness and fear leaving their roles because their identity has become intertwined with their job title. Huffington shared her own experience of leaving HuffPost to found Thrive Global as an example of breaking free from such a trap, emphasizing the importance of personal fulfillment over external markers of success. AI

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Arianna Huffington: Success can be a trap for unhappy CEOs

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Orianna Rosa Royle ·

    Arianna Huffington says even high-flying CEOs are unhappy and feel stuck in their multimillion-dollar jobs: ‘It’s a trap’

    Huffington Post's multimillionaire founder Arianna Huffington says success is a ‘trap’—CEOs with big salaries are afraid to leave jobs they no longer love