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The secret productivity hack that'll help you thrive in 2025
Whenever we start a new Lego set, the first thing we do is sort the pieces by color. It takes a little bit of time on the front end. And...
Ariana Friedlander
Jan 83 min read
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Fuel for 2025
There's a spot on the Poudre River where a tree has fallen across the water. Where it sounds like a babbling brook regardless of the rate...
Ariana Friedlander
Jan 23 min read
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Reflections on 2024
"I got so many things done and so much of this year didn't go as planned." This was the predominant thought I had as I completed the...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 19, 20244 min read
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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...
Ariana Friedlander
May 22, 20243 min read
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Just 1 word
In a very predictable move, I've been reflecting a lot on this past year! I wonder if anyone else feels like 2023 has been a weird year?...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 27, 20231 min read
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The secret to finding and using your voice
My client self-identified as a highly sensitive person. She engaged my support because she was struggling to find and use her voice at...
Ariana Friedlander
Aug 16, 20233 min read
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Whack-A-Mole of the heart
In November 2021, I received the news that I had multiple suspicious masses on my mammogram. I remember sitting in my car feeling like...
Ariana Friedlander
May 31, 20232 min read
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"I don't know what I think until I read what I wrote."
Earlier this year my daughter was forlorn to miss school when they were teaching how to write essays. As a writer, I thought to myself,...
Ariana Friedlander
May 24, 20234 min read
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Two tools for silencing the monkey brain chatter
The first time I led a Journaling and Mindfulness workshop a participant observed during debrief, “it was just a lot of monkey brain...
Ariana Friedlander
Apr 12, 20234 min read
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The One Thing You Can Do About Dueling Priorities - Work vs. Life
As I've navigated making a major medical decision for myself this year, I have felt like the poster child for your brain on stress. And...
Ariana Friedlander
May 10, 20223 min read
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A Simple Formula for Taking Risks
My friend decided to open a retail store in the midst of the pandemic. A move that felt incredibly risky to me. And yet, it's been such a...
Ariana Friedlander
Mar 8, 20223 min read
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This I Believe...
I believe everything can be put into perspective by looking up at the sky. As a kid, I loved sitting in the hammock on summer nights...
Ariana Friedlander
Jan 25, 20222 min read
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The Knowing
A few months ago I finished up work for the day and decided to head out for a walk before I went to acupuncture. As I walked by the...
Ariana Friedlander
Jan 20, 20225 min read
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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,...
Ariana Friedlander
Jan 4, 20223 min read
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Have you tried writing to the void?
Sometimes writing a blog feels like journaling. I get an idea and start writing. My writing takes on a life all its own - going places I...
Ariana Friedlander
Nov 23, 20215 min read
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You're not pathetic, you're growing
Much to my surprise, I had been given an awesome opportunity at 5:30 pm and I had 24 hours to decide if I was going to say yes! It...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 26, 20213 min read
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Siya Vansia: Growth Mindset, Imposter Syndrome & Innovation
Siya Vansia took a job as an administrative assistant at a bank after graduating college because she wanted something that looked good on...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 7, 20212 min read
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"I can't say that"
After listening to a client divulge concerns that he'd been carrying around for a while, I asked. "What if you said that to your boss?"...
Ariana Friedlander
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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And now for something completely different
As I look back on the last 10+ years in business, I can say with certainty - it has not gone at all as I planned. Some days that simple...
Ariana Friedlander
Sep 23, 20214 min read
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Are you on track to meet your goals for 2021?
As I've reconnected with friends and colleagues lately, we typically take a few minutes to recall the last time we had seen each other....
Ariana Friedlander
Sep 16, 20213 min read
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