Diane von Furstenberg

Relax also is a weird word. What should I say instead? Empty the noise, you know. It's empty the corridor. Silence, solitude. That is what is the most restorative thing. So I need to be alone. Mm-hmm. I need to be in nature. Yes. Solitude, silence, all of that is very restorative. Yeah, I find the same.

Relax also is a weird word. What should I say instead? Empty the noise, you know. It's empty the corridor. Silence, solitude. That is what is the most restorative thing. So I need to be alone. Mm-hmm. I need to be in nature. Yes. Solitude, silence, all of that is very restorative. Yeah, I find the same.

I swim a lot. I swim a lot in the ocean, very far. And therefore, I'm alone between the sea and the sky. And I'm just this tiny little dot. And I go into deep meditation. And that is probably the most restorative thing.

I swim a lot. I swim a lot in the ocean, very far. And therefore, I'm alone between the sea and the sky. And I'm just this tiny little dot. And I go into deep meditation. And that is probably the most restorative thing.

I got one of those, too, that blocks the sun.

I got one of those, too, that blocks the sun.

No, otherwise I would burn because I swam two hours at the time. So I could not do that unless I wore something.

No, otherwise I would burn because I swam two hours at the time. So I could not do that unless I wore something.

No, no. It's maybe one mile. Yeah, maybe one mile. I mean, we're very lucky we have a boat. And so I go far in the ocean, in the sea, and there's a tiny little boat that follows me, but very far. And I go through all the meditation. I have these sutras that Deepak Chopra taught. So I have this routine that I go. And by the time I'm finished with the whole routine, and then they...

No, no. It's maybe one mile. Yeah, maybe one mile. I mean, we're very lucky we have a boat. And so I go far in the ocean, in the sea, and there's a tiny little boat that follows me, but very far. And I go through all the meditation. I have these sutras that Deepak Chopra taught. So I have this routine that I go. And by the time I'm finished with the whole routine, and then they...

They become prayers. And then I think about each one of my children, my grandchildren. So the whole ceremony of my meditation takes about an hour and a half because then I turn and I say, how long have I been in? And usually they say between an hour 10 and another 30 and an hour. And then I stay a little longer.

They become prayers. And then I think about each one of my children, my grandchildren. So the whole ceremony of my meditation takes about an hour and a half because then I turn and I say, how long have I been in? And usually they say between an hour 10 and another 30 and an hour. And then I stay a little longer.

I should meditate more consciously, but I do empty my mind. Yes, I do that. Otherwise, I couldn't be. I hate the noise. I don't like small talk. I don't like any of that. And I love nature. I mean, nature for me is everything. As long as I have nature on one side and my phone and the Internet, I don't need anything.

I should meditate more consciously, but I do empty my mind. Yes, I do that. Otherwise, I couldn't be. I hate the noise. I don't like small talk. I don't like any of that. And I love nature. I mean, nature for me is everything. As long as I have nature on one side and my phone and the Internet, I don't need anything.

No, I struggled. Yeah, I did struggle. In the beginning?

No, I struggled. Yeah, I did struggle. In the beginning?

No, no, no. I mean, I—you know, after my big success, you know— Yes. Yeah, I had a lot of very stressful moments, yes. But you know, you forget. You forget the bad things. Like you forget the physical pain. You forget it. Once it's done, you forget it. And every single thing, every negative experience in your life ends up being an experience and turns into something.

No, no, no. I mean, I—you know, after my big success, you know— Yes. Yeah, I had a lot of very stressful moments, yes. But you know, you forget. You forget the bad things. Like you forget the physical pain. You forget it. Once it's done, you forget it. And every single thing, every negative experience in your life ends up being an experience and turns into something.

That's another trick that I always tell my friends. You know, sometimes, you know, my friend, I mean, I don't know, they do a movie or they do a book and it's not, or their company is going bankruptcy. They get bad press and they just feel so bad. And I always say the same thing. I said, this moment that is so hard will be the best anecdote when you write your book or you tell your TED Talk.

That's another trick that I always tell my friends. You know, sometimes, you know, my friend, I mean, I don't know, they do a movie or they do a book and it's not, or their company is going bankruptcy. They get bad press and they just feel so bad. And I always say the same thing. I said, this moment that is so hard will be the best anecdote when you write your book or you tell your TED Talk.