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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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"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...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 30, 20242 min read
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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...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 16, 20243 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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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...
jufelsebialva
Apr 30, 20243 min read
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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...
Ariana Friedlander
Jan 31, 20243 min read
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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,...
Ariana Friedlander
Jan 25, 20242 min read
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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...
Ariana Friedlander
Jan 18, 20244 min read
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Bittersweet Contradictions
My favorite scene in the Barbie movie is America Ferrara's monologue. Her character, Gloria, deftly points out the many contradictions...
Ariana Friedlander
Jan 10, 20243 min read
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3 Lessons Learned from a Classic Over Thinker
In 2022, while I endured a cancer journey, I was faced with many difficult and confusing decisions. Before my diagnosis I had already...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 6, 20235 min read
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The stories, they are a-changin
I grew up on the Charlie Brown version of Thanksgiving. There was a huge feast between the Pilgrims and Native Americans celebrating the...
Ariana Friedlander
Nov 22, 20233 min read
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You are not alone
Seven years ago this month, my first book was released. When I wrote A Misfit Entrepreneur's Guide to Building a Business Your Way, I...
Ariana Friedlander
Nov 15, 20235 min read
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The meaning behind it all
"I still struggle with rejection," a colleague confided in me recently. She was explaining a variety of career choices including why she...
Ariana Friedlander
Sep 28, 20234 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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Ethics or belonging
My client had suspected that her immediate boss had been embezzling money for a few years before she spoke up. She first disclosed her...
Ariana Friedlander
Aug 10, 20234 min read
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You may feel uncomfortable and here's why that's a good thing
It had been five years since I've gone swimming in the ocean. When I went to the beach with my family for vacation this summer I forgot...
Ariana Friedlander
Aug 2, 20234 min read
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The way we respond changes everything
A few months after I hired our new Executive Director, she called me, her tone somber. "I made a mistake," she admitted as she proceeded...
Ariana Friedlander
Jul 19, 20233 min read
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Something exciting is happening
If you've ever started a strawberry patch, you would know that it takes up to three years before you get to enjoy the fruits of your...
Ariana Friedlander
Jun 21, 20233 min read
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A Constructive Way for Dealing with Problem Behaviors (and Comments) in Meetings
Sometimes, people treat conflict the way toddlers play hide and seek. A toddler will hide only their face, thinking no one else can see...
Ariana Friedlander
Jun 14, 20234 min read
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Leadership Insights from cloud gazing
About six years ago, my daughter beckoned me to lay down in the grass and look at the clouds with her. “What do you see?” She excitedly...
Ariana Friedlander
Jun 7, 20232 min read
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