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Tony Schwartz Talks Renewal At The Third Metric Women's Conference

Tony Schwartz: 'Renewal Is Not For Slackers'
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"For 200 years we've lived by an ethic that more, bigger, faster is better," said Tony Schwartz, founder and CEO of The Energy Project, during a panel at the Third Metric women's conference on Thursday, "and we've reached the end of that." Schwartz explained that his company helps larger corporations see work-life balance as a performance issue, in hopes that CEOs will start to value the concept of renewal.

"Renewal is not for slackers," he said. "Renewal is a way in which to increase your capacity to be more effective."

For more on what he says as the "core challenge" facing workers, watch the clip above. And be sure to check out our Less Stress, More Living page for stress-relief tips.

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Speakers At The Third Metric
Arianna Huffington(01 of65)
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Arianna Huffington, President And Editor-In-Chief of The Huffington Post Media Group (credit:Getty Images)
Mika Brzezinski(02 of65)
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Mika Brzezinski, Co-Host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" (credit:Getty Images)
Penny George(03 of65)
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Penny George, PsyD, President of the George Family Foundation (credit:georgefamilyfoundation.org)
John Mackey(04 of65)
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John Mackey, Co-CEO of Whole Foods (credit:AP)
Senator Claire McCaskill(05 of65)
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Claire McCaskill, Senator of Missouri (credit:AP)
Megan Smith(06 of65)
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Megan Smith, Vice President of Google[x] (credit:Getty Images)
Tony Schwartz(07 of65)
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Tony Schwartz, Founder and CEO of The Energy Project (credit:tonyschwartz.com/)
Padmasree Warrior(08 of65)
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Padmasree Warrior, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer of Cisco Systems (credit:Getty Images)
Valerie Jarrett(09 of65)
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Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement (credit:Getty Images)
Erica Hill(10 of65)
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Erica Hill, Co-Anchor of NBC News' Weekend TODAY (credit:Getty Images)
Susie Essman(11 of65)
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Susie Essman, Comedian, Actress, Writer and Producer (credit:Getty Images)
Cindi Leive (12 of65)
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Cindi Leive, Editor-in-Chief of Glamour Magazine (credit:Getty Images)
Rebecca Miller(13 of65)
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Rebecca Miller, Film Director, Screenwriter, Author and Actor (credit:Getty Images)
Jennifer Steinmann(14 of65)
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Jennifer Steinmann, Chief Talent Officer of Deloitte (credit:deloitte.com)
Ali Wentworth(15 of65)
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Ali Wentworth, Actor and Writer (credit:Getty Images)
Tanya Wexler(16 of65)
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Tanya Wexler, Film Director (credit:Getty Images)
Susan Cain(17 of65)
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Susan Cain, Author of "QUIET: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking" (credit:thepowerofintroverts.com)
Joanna Coles(18 of65)
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Joanna Coles, Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine (credit:AP)
Angie Hicks(19 of65)
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Angie Hicks, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Angie's List (credit:twitter.com/Angie_Hicks)
George Stephanopoulos(20 of65)
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George Stephanopoulos, Anchor of Good Morning America (credit:AP)
Miri Ben-Ari(21 of65)
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Miri Ben-Ari, Violinist (credit:Getty Images)
Katie Couric(22 of65)
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Katie Couric, Host of “Katie” and an ABC News Special Correspondent (credit:Getty Images)
Dr. Mark Hyman(23 of65)
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Dr. Mark Hyman, Chairman of the Institute for Functional Medicine (credit:drhyman.com)
Janice Marturano(24 of65)
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Janice Marturano, Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Mindful Leadership
Dr. Donna Rockwell(25 of65)
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Dr. Donna Rockwell, Clinical Psychologist, Mindfulness Teacher/Researcher (credit:http://donnarockwell.com/)
Joan Witkowski(26 of65)
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Joan Witkowski, Breathing Coordination Expert and Muscular and Massage Therapist (credit:The Huffington Post)
Jill Abramson(27 of65)
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Jill Abramson, Executive Editor of The New York Times (credit:Getty Images)
Mark Bertolini(28 of65)
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Mark Bertolini, Chairman and CEO of Aetna (credit:CNBC)
Ezekiel Emanuel(29 of65)
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Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., Oncologist and Chair of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health (credit:Getty Images)
Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald(30 of65)
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Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald, Licensed Acupuncturist, Certified Clinical Nutritionist and Homeopath (credit:twitter.com/DrPatriciaFitz)
Sue Gebo(31 of65)
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Sue Gebo, MPH, RD, CD-N, CDE, Consulting Nutritionist in Private Practice (credit:The Huffington Post)
Agapi Stassinopoulos(32 of65)
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Agapi Stassinopoulos, Author of "Unbinding The Heart" (credit:Cindy Gold)
Dr. Dean Ornish(33 of65)
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Dean Ornish, M.D., Founder and President of Preventive Medicine Research Institute (credit:Getty Images)
Emily Senay(34 of65)
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Emily Senay, Medical Correspondant of CBS's "The Early Show" (credit:http://www.dlife.com/)
Diane Smith(35 of65)
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Diane Smith, TV Journalist and President of Diane Smith Media (credit:https://twitter.com/dianesmithmedia)
Pilar Gerasimo(36 of65)
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Pilar Gerasimo, Executive Editor of HuffPost Healthy Living
Desiree Gruber(37 of65)
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Desiree Gruber, CEO of Full Picture and Executive Producer of "Project Runway" (credit:Getty Images)
Jacki Kelley(38 of65)
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Jacki Kelley, North America CEO & President of Global Clients, IPG Mediabrands (credit:Getty Images)
Sallie Krawcheck(39 of65)
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Sallie Krawcheck, Past President of Global Wealth & Investment Management for Bank of America (credit:Getty Images)
Alexandra Lebenthal(40 of65)
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Alexandra Lebenthal, President and CEO of Lebenthal & Company (credit:Getty Images)
Susan Sobbott(41 of65)
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Susan Sobbott, President of American Express OPEN (credit:Getty Images)
Jody Greenstone Miller(42 of65)
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Jody Greenstone Miller, Founder, Chairwoman and CEO of Business Talent Group (credit:businesstalentgroup.com)
Amishi Jha(43 of65)
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Amishi Jha, Neuroscientist, Researcher, Associate Professor of University of Miami (credit:amishi.com)
Nancy Josephson(44 of65)
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Nancy Josephson, Partner at WME (credit:Getty Images)
Carolyn Buck Luce(45 of65)
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Carolyn Buck Luce, Global Pharmaceutical Sector Leader at Ernst & Young (credit:twitter.com/CarolynBuckLuce)
Cynthia Brill(46 of65)
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Cynthia Brill, Attorney and Co-Founder of The Yale Journalism Initiative
Nell Minow(47 of65)
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Nell Minow, Co-Owner and Board Member of GMI Ratings
Elsa Walsh(48 of65)
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Elsa Walsh, Author of “Divided Lives: The Public and Private Struggles of Three American Women” (credit:lexleader.net/)
Cali Yost(49 of65)
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Cali Williams Yost, CEO of the Flex+Strategy Group/Work+Life Fit, Inc.
Lesley Stahl(50 of65)
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Lesley Stahl, Correspondent of CBS's 60 Minutes (credit:Getty Images)
Cathy Isaacson(51 of65)
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Cathy Isaacson, Chair of the Governance Committee of The Women's Foundation
Sally Osberg(52 of65)
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Sally Osberg, President and CEO of the Skoll Foundation
Jill Van Den Brule(53 of65)
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Jill Van Den Brule, Director of Communications and SOcial Impact at MPOWERD
Christina Huffington(54 of65)
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Christina Huffington, HuffPost Women Contributor (credit:Getty Images)
Kate DeOssie (55 of65)
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Kate DeOssie, Co-CEO and Founder of CareerGoggles
Daphne Oz(56 of65)
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Daphne Oz, Co-Host of ABC's "The Chew" (credit:Getty Images)
Clemantine Wamariya(57 of65)
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Clemantine Wamariya, Undergraduate at Yale University, Advocate Against Genocide
Monica Yunus(58 of65)
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Monica Yunus, Soprano, Co-Founding Director of Sing For Hope
Brian Andreas(59 of65)
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Brian Andreas, Founder of StoryPeople/TumbleCloud
Bill George(60 of65)
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Bill George, Professor of Management Practice and Henry B. Arthur Fellow of Ethics at the Harvard Business School
Adrian Grenier(61 of65)
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Arian Grenier, Actor, Director and Musician (credit:Getty Images)
Congressman Tim Ryan(62 of65)
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Congressman Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative for Ohio's 13th Congressional District (credit:Getty Images)
Joe Scarborough(63 of65)
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Joe Scarborough, Co-Host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Matt Seiler(64 of65)
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Matt Seiler, CEO of IPG Mediabrands
Paula Zakaria(65 of65)
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Paula Zakaria, Writer and Former CEO (credit:Getty Images)

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