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Learning to see it
I recently taught myself how to crochet by watching YouTube videos. When I first watched the videos I thought it looked so easy. But when...
Ariana Friedlander
Jan 7, 20213 min read
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Resolutions, Goals, or Intentions, oh my!
Research shows that somewhere between 80%-88% of people who make New Year's resolutions fail to fulfill them. In fact, most people give...
Ariana Friedlander
Jan 5, 20213 min read
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What you leave behind
While I was packing to leave New Zealand after my three-month trek there many years ago, I methodically went through my things. Some...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 31, 20203 min read
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The starting block
While I was on the track and field team in middle school, I typically ran sprints, including hurdles. Getting positioned properly on the...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 29, 20202 min read
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Finding the positive in COVID
With the winter solstice behind us in the Northern Hemisphere, the day light hours are growing a little bit longer. I find that these...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 24, 20203 min read
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The never-ending story
The first time I set a journal goal it was to overcome debilitating self-doubt. As I got to the end of that journal I saw two things. I...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 22, 20203 min read
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The stories we tell ourselves
For years I self-identified as a technophobe. I'm not sure why or how that happened. As a kid, my family always had the latest gadgets....
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 10, 20204 min read
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The Achiever and the Couch Potato
I was giving an update to my mastermind group yesterday, which involved sharing how I had a couch day over the holiday weekend and just...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 1, 20203 min read
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Complicated Gratitude
The other night as I finished reading books to my daughter, we talked about the history of Thanksgiving. As many of us know, the story of...
Ariana Friedlander
Nov 26, 20202 min read
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What to do about all the disconnects happening right now
One of the most powerful sensations is feeling seen and heard. There’s almost something magical that happens when we are able to share a...
Ariana Friedlander
Nov 24, 20204 min read
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The truth about asking for help
Hiring a consultant or coach doesn't mean you're admitting failure...I see this often, when I'm talking with a potential client that's...
Ariana Friedlander
Nov 19, 20203 min read
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4 Steps to create connection in a remote world
This article was co-authored by Dr. Michael Gerharz & Ariana Friedlander “Hey, have you seen the new prototype? It blows my mind how thin...
Ariana Friedlander
Nov 17, 20205 min read
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The secret to figuring IT out
"I just have to figure IT out before I can do that," I lamented to my coach this summer. This has long been a theme for me. If I look at...
Ariana Friedlander
Nov 12, 20203 min read
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Everyone's Swim is Different - Living, loving, and leading during COVID
We live near the wild and scenic Poudre River, which is home to many white water rafting adventures. Our first time rafting on the river...
Ariana Friedlander
Nov 9, 20204 min read
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Other's feel fear like me
Other's feel fear like me. That's what I keep telling myself when I experience the wave of panic, the weight of despair or the...
Ariana Friedlander
Nov 4, 20201 min read
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Survivors Guilt
Last week was another week that felt like a year. Shadowcliff was spared in the East Troublesome Fire. It's amazing, a miracle, and I...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 28, 20201 min read
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"I never know what I’m gonna say, so it just kind of emerges"
One of the most common patterns that I see holding leaders back is acting on the belief that they need to have everything figured out...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 27, 20205 min read
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You can't force connection, but leaders can do this
As humans, we are all hardwired to want to connect and belong. Experiencing connection and belonging (or the absence of it) completely...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 20, 20204 min read
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Haunted by the past
There are so many Halloween decorations up this year, it's like we live in a haunted neighborhood. This, of course, makes all the kids...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 15, 20204 min read
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Can I get a woot woot?
The energy in the room was fading quickly. We were in the second day of a two-day retreat and we still had some important things to...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 13, 20202 min read
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