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The difference between co-creating and creating
My creative process looks remarkably different when I'm making greeting cards than when I co-create. When I make greeting cards I work by...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 20, 20214 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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"It's pronounced the way it's spelled"
Working with clients across different industries affords me a lot of exciting opportunities to learn. It also means I commonly encounter...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 29, 20213 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 22, 20214 min read
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"What do I need today?" and other inspiration from Journal Jammer Melyssa Mead
Early on in my career, I struggled to find places that adequately supported my professional development. As a self-described misfit, I...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 17, 20214 min read
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It's time to turn your PLANS for 2021 into reality
Happy June everyone! In more normal times, June is a great month to revisit our plans. It's the halfway point in the year, so there's an...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 3, 20215 min read
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Getting stuck in the mud
During droughts, the water recedes dramatically in Horsetooth Reservoir. As the shoreline shifts, dense mud is exposed. It's the kind of...

Ariana Friedlander
May 25, 20213 min read
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Take back control of your life by unlocking the power of the pause
Many clients come to me when they're experiencing a disconnect between who they strive to be and how they're showing up. Take Lisa for...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 29, 20213 min read
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4 Winning ways to evaluate a potential co-creating partner
If you’re well networked, It’s easy to find people that will contribute ideas to develop a strategy. There's nothing us big picture...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 27, 20216 min read
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The "Power of the pause"
A few years back, a client was experiencing a lot of conflict within their department. Individual frustrations became exacerbated every...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 20, 20214 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 15, 20214 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 6, 20214 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Mar 30, 20213 min read
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3 Steps for unleashing purposeful defiance
One of the characteristics of the Misfit Entrepreneur is purposeful defiance. Defiance is defined as open resistance or bold...

Ariana Friedlander
Mar 9, 20215 min read
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The one thing you can do about awkward silence
I was working with an emerging leader who was excited to sharpen their skills at guiding a team to co-create a new program that was...

Ariana Friedlander
Mar 2, 20212 min read
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You have the power to move a conversation past all talk and no action
I was recently working with a client that was frustrated because they felt stuck in a loop. There was this difficult to solve problem,...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 23, 20213 min read
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5 Things to do when energy wanes in a virtual meeting or retreat
It's hard to believe that we are approaching the year anniversary since the pandemic turned the way we live and work upside down. Even...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 9, 20214 min read
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4 Steps to prepare for your next difficult conversation
"How do you typically prepare for difficult conversations like this?" I asked my coaching client as he was realizing that he needed to...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 4, 20213 min read
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What belief brings you hope?
Sometimes asking yourself a simple question can change everything. Time and time again, I have found one question in particular that has...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 2, 20214 min read
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Struggling to maintain a competitive advantage? Here's 1 solution that's simple to implement.
When I first learned how to play disc golf, my throw was very inconsistent. My husband coached me by offering discrete tips for what I...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 26, 20214 min read
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