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
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
Dec 20, 20234 min read
Still happily a student, 26 years later
I started practicing yoga when I was 16 years old. I vividly recall my first class, laying down on the hardwood floors in the sanctuary...
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Ariana Friedlander
Aug 23, 20233 min read
The Truth about Transitions
School has started in my neck of the woods, which means we are in the midst of a transition. One of the things I appreciate about my...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jul 19, 20233 min read
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jul 13, 20233 min read
The thrill of going off strategy
A few years ago I was talking with a friend as she lamented about how difficult it was to keep her clients on strategy. She specializes...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jan 11, 20233 min read
You're good enough
One of the struggles I experience in the New Year is excessive wanting. Taking a moment to step back and dream big is invigorating, yet...
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Ariana Friedlander
Dec 28, 20222 min read
Checked out
One of the things I’ve learned over the years is to pay attention to when people are or aren’t receptive to communication. There are...
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Ariana Friedlander
Dec 21, 20223 min read
When things don't go as planned
Like many others, my winter has not been going as planned because of various illnesses infecting myself and my family. Right now, I'm...
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Ariana Friedlander
Dec 14, 20223 min read
The enduring quality of co-created endeavors
"We keep talking about the importance of planning, Ariana, will you host a workshop and show us how?" Kim asked me at an EntrepreNerds...
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Ariana Friedlander
May 10, 20223 min read
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...
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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 13, 20223 min read
Opening the Jar
It happened again. Despite my many attempts, I couldn't get the lid off the jar. So I asked my husband to help. He pops the jar open in...
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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
Sep 23, 20214 min read
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
Sep 16, 20213 min read
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....
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Ariana Friedlander
Jun 22, 20214 min read
Imaginative play & planning
"Now let's pretend you made me a bathing suit with purple flowers." My daughter instructs me as I play with her. At different points, I...
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