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What you leave behind
While I was packing to leave New Zealand after my three-month trek there many years ago, I methodically went through my things. Some...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 31, 20203 min read
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Finding the positive in COVID
With the winter solstice behind us in the Northern Hemisphere, the day light hours are growing a little bit longer. I find that these...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 24, 20203 min read
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The never-ending story
The first time I set a journal goal it was to overcome debilitating self-doubt. As I got to the end of that journal I saw two things. I...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 22, 20203 min read
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The good thing about Pet Peeves
I was recently in a conversation with someone that was complaining. I listened for a while, I heard their frustration and saw that they...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 17, 20203 min read
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The stories we tell ourselves
For years I self-identified as a technophobe. I'm not sure why or how that happened. As a kid, my family always had the latest gadgets....
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 10, 20204 min read
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A Virtual Success
How do we have productive, strategic conversations when we cannot retreat in-person? That was the question my client and I were...
Ariana Friedlander
Dec 8, 20204 min read
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What to do about all the disconnects happening right now
One of the most powerful sensations is feeling seen and heard. There’s almost something magical that happens when we are able to share a...
Ariana Friedlander
Nov 24, 20204 min read
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The truth about asking for help
Hiring a consultant or coach doesn't mean you're admitting failure...I see this often, when I'm talking with a potential client that's...
Ariana Friedlander
Nov 19, 20203 min read
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Inspiration to persevere
I sat on my couch crying my eyes out as a pile of crumpled up tissues formed next to me. It was early December 2009 and I had just...
Ariana Friedlander
Nov 3, 20203 min read
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"I never know what I’m gonna say, so it just kind of emerges"
One of the most common patterns that I see holding leaders back is acting on the belief that they need to have everything figured out...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 27, 20205 min read
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Haunted by the past
There are so many Halloween decorations up this year, it's like we live in a haunted neighborhood. This, of course, makes all the kids...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 15, 20204 min read
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Can I get a woot woot?
The energy in the room was fading quickly. We were in the second day of a two-day retreat and we still had some important things to...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 13, 20202 min read
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What to do about that irrational person in your life
Have you ever tried to rationalize with a cranky toddler? Spoiler alert, you can't! When my daughter was three she wanted to walk on our...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 8, 20204 min read
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What scripts are you following?
I was sitting in the final session of a year-long spiritual class I had taken, my final project proudly sitting on my lap as I awaited my...
Ariana Friedlander
Oct 6, 20203 min read
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