"I don't know what I think until I read what I wrote."
Earlier this year my daughter was forlorn to miss school when they were teaching how to write essays. As a writer, I thought to myself,...
top of page
Search
Ariana Friedlander
- May 17
- 2 min
The never-ending experiment
I recently met with a client that was feeling stuck...again. We worked together last year, which resulted in improved trust and...
1 view0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- May 10
- 4 min
4 reasons to avoid transformational conversations
Whenever I describe what I do to people - facilitating conversations using the neuroscience of conversation that get people talking like...
2 views0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- May 3
- 2 min
Trees don't compare themselves
The boxelder tree doesn't stand next to a cottonwood tree in spring time and lament, "Why haven't I started budding." It’s doing the...
6 views0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- Apr 26
- 3 min
The Power of Doing Nothing
As a parent, I sometimes see my child making a mistake and I have to work hard at doing nothing about it. Not intervening. Not correcting...
3 views0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- Apr 19
- 3 min
It all adds up
As I was going through my day, a few additional tasks came to mind that I hadn't planned on doing but were important. "No worries," I...
15 views0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- Apr 12
- 4 min
Two tools for silencing the monkey brain chatter
The first time I led a Journaling and Mindfulness workshop a participant observed during debrief, “it was just a lot of monkey brain...
7 views0 comments
April Kaye Bernardo
- Apr 5
- 2 min
It's time for something new
The arrival of spring doesn’t happen all at once. We don’t go to bed to winter one night and wake up to ample flowers, budding trees and...
1 view0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- Mar 29
- 4 min
How do you know when a retreat's successful?
I was finalizing a contract with a new client last summer when I asked, "How will you know this retreat was successful?" Without...
3 views0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- Mar 22
- 3 min
When breaking up the routine leads to positive lasting change
I just returned from my spring break trip, which I was really looking forward to. It was nice to be in a warmer climate to thaw out, and...
4 views0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- Mar 15
- 3 min
A story with all the feels
Whenever I struggle to write or work one of my go-to thoughts has been, "I'm just not inspired." It's like I've been asked if I want some...
4 views0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- Mar 8
- 4 min
3 Steps to Simplify the Many Decisions of Planning a Retreat
"We need to do a retreat. Get people off site so we can take a look at the big picture and set some 3-5 year goals." Such a statement is...
2 views0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- Mar 1
- 2 min
How do you want to feel?
How do you want to feel? This was the question asked in a recent HeartMath session I participated in that shifted so much for me. Because...
35 views0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Facilitation isn't like teaching, or is it?
I remember the first few retreats I facilitated early on in my business. I felt this pressure to know all the things and have all the...
3 views0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- Feb 15
- 3 min
Permission to hit the pause button
I was recently on a Groove (virtual co-working session) with a colleague who was navigating a stressful situation. “I got sucked into the...
58 views0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- Feb 8
- 4 min
The many steps in between
The third time I flew with my daughter she was a toddler. We were going to visit her uncle and she had zero recollection of her first few...
1 view0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- Feb 1
- 2 min
There’s always a good reason
“I’m too worked up. I don’t know how to say what I’m thinking without upsetting people” “I want to let others have a chance to speak up...
2 views0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 25
- 4 min
Still an important part of the story
Almost eleven years ago to the day, EntrepreNerds was born. I had launched Rosabella Consulting six months prior. At that time, I started...
18 views0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 18
- 3 min
"Arguing is optional" but conflict is not
"Arguing is optional." The Board President explained to a potential board member when he was asked about how they handle conflict. This...
6 views0 comments
Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 11
- 3 min
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...
3 views0 comments
Anchor 1