Arianna Huffington: Talk to Your Children About Your Struggles. It Will Allow Them to Understand Failure as a Stepping Stone to Success. Posted by May 6, 2016 Leave a comment on Arianna Huffington: Talk to Your Children About Your Struggles. It Will Allow Them to Understand Failure as a Stepping Stone to Success. The iconic author and media mogul talks to Entrepreneur about how her mother raised her to be fearless, and how she passed that philosophy to her daughters.