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Ariana Friedlander
Jan 34 min read
To plan or not to plan for 2024
A few months ago a friend lamented that he was struggling to work his goals because all his plans blew up in his face the previous 12...
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Ariana Friedlander
Mar 1, 20223 min read
A Lifeline for Overcoming Obstacles
As I tried to make sense of this concerning news I recently heard, I continued searching for answers online. Every article I read said...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jan 18, 20225 min read
Feeling disappointed, overwhelmed, or frustrated with how 2022 has begun? Try this!
Like so many fellow humans, I easily fall into the trap of negativity bias where I give greater weight to things that are wrong or bad...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jan 11, 20224 min read
What if you smiled at everyone?
Six years ago I set a goal to smile at everyone I encountered for 6 months. It was partly a social experiment, and partly an intention to...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jan 6, 20225 min read
The Sitcom Effect
Life is not like a sitcom, and yet it's so easy to get sucked into those worlds. The other week I was watching a Halloween episode of...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jan 4, 20223 min read
New Year, New...
I remember the first time I was cognizant of the New Year. It was 1989 and my parents let me stay up to watch the ball drop. In my mind,...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jan 14, 20212 min read
"Otherwise it might not get done"
There's ample evidence that the anxiety of anticipation is often worse than the event itself. Incessantly playing out our worries in...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jan 5, 20213 min read
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
Dec 29, 20202 min read
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...
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