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When things don't go as expected
This is something I've silently struggled with for years. Sometimes when things don't go as planned, I push on despite the evidence...
Ariana Friedlander
Jun 12, 20241 min read
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Reframing Feast or Famine
"It's feast or famine." A colleague explained to me years ago when I started my business. This metaphor has remained common place in the...
Ariana Friedlander
Nov 29, 20233 min read
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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...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 28, 20222 min read
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Who's driving the car?
"Always be in control of the meeting Ariana." A coach once told me as we prepared together for a sales conversation I was about to have....
Ariana Friedlander
Mar 15, 20223 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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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...
Ariana Friedlander
Jan 13, 20223 min read
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Charisse Bowen - Turning entrepreneurial failure into positive change at the Federal Government
Charisse Bowen is a self-proclaimed entrepreneur who now works for the Federal Government. "I always love a good challenge, which is, I...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 9, 20214 min read
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Surfacing the hidden rules of life
Lately, my daughter has been enjoying the series Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. It's about an 8-year-old who keeps a book of rules to...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 7, 20214 min read
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Is hypocrisy the elephant in the room?
I have a friend who’s been dealing with a disagreement with a neighbor. His neighbor sports a bumper sticker encouraging, “In a world...
Ariana Friedlander
Nov 9, 20215 min read
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The mystical effects of finding long-lost memories
There's something almost mystical about the way our memories work. A sight, sound, smell or taste can bring back a swarm of recollections...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 19, 20213 min read
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It's DIY not DIAY
A half-finished set of curtains hung over the window at my parent's house for over 10 years. I started them when we moved there. I was 16...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 5, 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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That thing Giraffes do
Upon successfully fleeing to safety after the threat of an attack, a giraffe will shake. It turns out a lot of animals do this. By...
Ariana Friedlander
Sep 7, 20213 min read
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Improve your AIM when navigating change
Last week I returned to Shadowcliff for the first time since the East Troublesome Fire ravaged Grand County last fall. It was the...
Ariana Friedlander
Sep 2, 20213 min read
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Feeling like a fraud? Have hope!
It took me almost four years before I started taking myself seriously in my business. It's not that I wasn't determined. I was, and I...
Ariana Friedlander
Aug 19, 20212 min read
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Redirecting the cascading effects of pain
A few years ago, whenever I experienced rejection I felt like I was being stabbed in the heart. Immediately, my thoughts spiraled into an...
Ariana Friedlander
Jul 29, 20213 min read
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"Let's go to the electrical boxes."
I was out for a walk with my family last month. We were at the local museum parking lot, which has many interesting treasures to explore....
Ariana Friedlander
Jul 13, 20213 min read
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The Safety of Knowing
When Lewis came to me for coaching, he was tired of being stuck in an unhealthy pattern. There were too many fires to put out at work and...
Ariana Friedlander
Jul 1, 20213 min read
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Use the Trigger Reaction Loop to reclaim your power
I hadn't even been at this networking event 20 minutes before I was triggered. It was a reunion with a peer group I belonged to a few...
Ariana Friedlander
Jun 24, 20215 min read
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"Message not received"
The first time I went for a float in a sensory deprivation chamber, I was shivering. The float chamber contains saline water that's...
Ariana Friedlander
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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