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Usually, when I feel stressed out about making a decision it's because I feel pressure to decide quickly. And yet, that pressure is...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jan 4, 20233 min read
The problem with New Year's Resolutions
When I was younger, I used to set New Year's resolutions that never delivered on the intended change. In some instances, it was because...
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Ariana Friedlander
Nov 16, 20224 min read
"Don't depend on anyone"
I was recently on a call with a professional community builder whom I just met. As we were wrapping up she relayed to me, "my big lesson...
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Ariana Friedlander
Oct 12, 20224 min read
That triggered me
A few months ago I shared an experience where someone commented on a post I made with oppressive rhetoric in a Facebook group to a family...
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Ariana Friedlander
Apr 26, 20221 min read
The Counter Intuitive Solution to Overwhelm
Sometimes, when things feel so overwhelming it’s hard to know what to do next. Or to focus. Or to think straight. The best thing you can...
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Ariana Friedlander
Feb 17, 20223 min read
The Squirrels Aren't the Problem
I enjoy looking out the window while sitting in the thinking chair in my office. In the summer time, the squirrels perch on the corner of...
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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
Dec 7, 20214 min read
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
Oct 19, 20213 min read
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
Jun 24, 20215 min read
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
May 20, 20213 min read
If you've done it before, you can do it again
One of the benefits of rebounding from a major illness is the self-knowledge that you can do it. That's a critical piece of your story...
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Ariana Friedlander
May 13, 20213 min read
You can choose to REBOUND better than before
I was a senior in high school when I found myself sicker than I ever had been before. Recently hospitalized for illness, my body and my...
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Ariana Friedlander
Apr 15, 20214 min read
Turn your notetaking into REAL learning opportunities that create the change you want
Many of my clients only used their journals for taking notes during talks, while reading books, or participating in workshops before we...
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Ariana Friedlander
Apr 8, 20212 min read
Shift from fixating on the negative to meaningful progress with these 4 simple questions
Prefer to watch a video of this post? Scroll to the bottom I was driving back from a training where I tried something new, and I kept...
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Ariana Friedlander
Apr 6, 20214 min read
Finding comfort in discomfort
I was recently working with a coaching client who was reconnecting with lost parts of herself. Pieces she had stuffed down and alienated...
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Ariana Friedlander
Mar 30, 20213 min read
You have the power to choose how you respond when someone strikes a nerve
As a child, I loved watching inside the piano while my mother played. It was like witnessing magic. Each time she pressed down a key, a...
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Ariana Friedlander
Mar 25, 20216 min read
Getting back to the basics
Journaling has become increasingly popular in the last 10 years thanks to Ryder Carrol for introducing the world to his techniques, which...
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