Here's a simple trick to know it's time to speak up
It was the second night in a row I woke up at 2am unable to fall back asleep. I was ruminating about a situation. Playing a movie in my...
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Ariana Friedlander
Nov 134 min read
Bring on the pity party
There's a strange phenomenon I've noticed over the years. My initial reaction to feeling bad makes me feel even worse! It goes like...
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Ariana Friedlander
Nov 63 min read
Learning to do tired well
As a baby, whenever I was tired my Mom put me down for a nap and I slept blissfully. At some point, I stopped napping when I was tired....
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Ariana Friedlander
Oct 302 min read
"Did you miss me?"
A few weeks ago, I reached out to a friend I made on Groove (a virtual co-working app that I LOVE - seriously, check it out) to check-in...
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Ariana Friedlander
Oct 233 min read
Does it even matter?
Jeff was in Jan's office complaining yet again about Terry. "He's definitely trying to sabotage my project," Jeff reiterated for the...
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Ariana Friedlander
Oct 163 min read
Beware of sounding the alarm bells
I was standing outside on a cold October night at 2am with my newborn baby in my arms waiting for the fire department. I figured the fire...
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Ariana Friedlander
Oct 92 min read
The fallacy of "making it work"
I had a client—we’ll call her Linda—who had an employee—we’ll call him Manny—who struggled to get along with team members. Manny had...
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Ariana Friedlander
Oct 22 min read
Breaking the silence
I went to a Quaker middle school. Every Wednesday we had meeting. In the Quaker tradition, meeting is a worship practice in community...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jun 121 min read
When things don't go as expected
This is something I've silently struggled with for years. Sometimes when things don't go as planned, I push on despite the evidence...
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Ariana Friedlander
May 223 min read
Is consistency overrated?
It turns out, I took a break from blogging while I’ve been testing Keepin’ it REAL in the Age of AI. I wasn’t sure how much I would blog...
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jufelsebialva
Apr 303 min read
I'd rather call it refining
After 13 years in business, I've had my fair share of pivoting. I abandoned the initial offer I built my business around before I even...
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Ariana Friedlander
Mar 202 min read
The Feeling that Must Not be Named
As a parent, I recall distinctly the moment my child started to feel shame because she suddenly avoided making eye contact with me. That...
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Ariana Friedlander
Feb 281 min read
A helpful alternative to "I" Statements
Not all I statements have to include the word, I. The intention behind making I statements is for the speaker to directly express their...
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Ariana Friedlander
Feb 212 min read
We're Better Together
Having a partner in crime, I mean a partner to co-parent with helps when troubleshooting challenging situations. It means we share the...
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Ariana Friedlander
Feb 142 min read
It's ok to take your time
Usually, when I feel stressed out about making a decision it's because I feel pressure to decide quickly. And yet, that pressure is...
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Ariana Friedlander
Feb 72 min read
Is inspiration absolutely necessary?
I've been having one of those weeks where I'm uninspired. I'm feeling pretty mellow, which is not a state of being I have typically...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jan 313 min read
Why Self-Advocacy is so Hard
A friend of mine's three year old daughter came into her bedroom in the middle of the night because she couldn't breath. They rushed her...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jan 252 min read
Should I stay or should I go?
As an entrepreneur I’m continually going through cycles of refinement. I enter phases of evaluation. Reviewing my marketing, my services,...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jan 184 min read
The rush
I used to live for the rush. Literally. As in, I rushed everywhere I went. And I rushed everything I did without a second to spare. It...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jan 103 min read
Bittersweet Contradictions
My favorite scene in the Barbie movie is America Ferrara's monologue. Her character, Gloria, deftly points out the many contradictions...
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