Ariana FriedlanderJan 114 minWhat 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...
Ariana FriedlanderJan 65 minThe Sitcom EffectLife is not like a sitcom, and yet it's so easy to get sucked into those worlds. The other week I was watching a Halloween episode of...
Ariana FriedlanderJan 43 minNew Year, New...I remember the first time I was cognizant of the New Year. It was 1989 and my parents let me stay up to watch the ball drop. In my mind,...
Ariana FriedlanderNov 30, 20214 min"Every tree comes with its own adventure,"Picking out a Christmas tree has been a source of stress in my life. It's silly but true. Every year we get a fresh cut tree, doing our...
Ariana FriedlanderNov 9, 20215 minIs 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 FriedlanderSep 28, 20213 min"I can't say that"After listening to a client divulge concerns that he'd been carrying around for a while, I asked. "What if you said that to your boss?"...
Ariana FriedlanderSep 16, 20213 minAre you on track to meet your goals for 2021?As I've reconnected with friends and colleagues lately, we typically take a few minutes to recall the last time we had seen each other....
Ariana FriedlanderJul 13, 20213 min"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 FriedlanderJul 8, 20213 minFeeling anxious about what you're creating? Here's one thing that'll cure your ailsI recently served on a team tasked with guiding our co-housing community through the process of choosing paint colors for the outside of...
Ariana FriedlanderJun 3, 20215 minIt's time to turn your PLANS for 2021 into realityHappy 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 FriedlanderJun 1, 20215 minI used to believe I was stupid because I suffered from test anxietyAs a kid, anytime I sat down to take a test I would freeze up and struggle to recall information that I readily knew just hours before....
Ariana FriedlanderApr 15, 20214 minTurn your notetaking into REAL learning opportunities that create the change you wantMany of my clients only used their journals for taking notes during talks, while reading books, or participating in workshops before we...
Ariana FriedlanderMar 25, 20216 minGetting back to the basicsJournaling has become increasingly popular in the last 10 years thanks to Ryder Carrol for introducing the world to his techniques, which...
Ariana FriedlanderMar 16, 20212 minA daylight savings letter to your future selfDaylight savings is one of my least favorite times of the year. I find it a hard adjustment to make. It's not just because we lose an...
Ariana FriedlanderMar 4, 20213 min3 Powerful steps to shift from feeling stuck to WOWing yourselfPrefer to watch a video? Scroll to the bottom! I love getting questions about journaling. And one I've heard in various forms over the...
Ariana FriedlanderFeb 11, 20212 minHave you discovered the power of YET?I was recently having a conversation where the words "I don't know" were uttered with such frequency and ferocity that the person I was...
Ariana FriedlanderJan 19, 20212 minUnderneathThere's a section of the Poudre River where I frequently walk that freezes in the winter. Looking down on it, one might wonder if the...
Ariana FriedlanderJan 14, 20212 min"Otherwise it might not get done"There's ample evidence that the anxiety of anticipation is often worse than the event itself. Incessantly playing out our worries in...
Ariana FriedlanderJan 12, 20219 minPandemic Proof PlanningTo say that 2020 did not go as any of us planned may seem like an understatement. I had some vacations I was very much looking forward to...
Ariana FriedlanderJan 5, 20213 minResolutions, Goals, or Intentions, oh my!Research shows that somewhere between 80%-88% of people who make New Year's resolutions fail to fulfill them. In fact, most people give...