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3 Steps to shift from a negative to a positive mindset
In my recent post about Conversational Agility, which is the ability to reframe, redirect and refocus a conversation so the discussion is...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 28, 20213 min read


How to stop wasting time playing emotional whack-a-mole
Lynn was still new to the company when she participated in a team meeting that made her feel so awkward and uncomfortable she was about...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 21, 20213 min read


Pandemic Proof Planning
To 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 Friedlander
Jan 12, 20219 min read


Learning to see it
I recently taught myself how to crochet by watching YouTube videos. When I first watched the videos I thought it looked so easy. But when...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 7, 20213 min read


Resolutions, 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...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 5, 20213 min read


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


The starting block
While I was on the track and field team in middle school, I typically ran sprints, including hurdles. Getting positioned properly on the...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 29, 20202 min read


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


Minding the gap
Over the four years I ran the EntrepreNerds Business Book Discussion Group, I kept hearing the same feedback from participants over and...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 15, 20202 min read


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


Complicated Gratitude
The other night as I finished reading books to my daughter, we talked about the history of Thanksgiving. As many of us know, the story of...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 26, 20202 min read


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


The secret to figuring IT out
"I just have to figure IT out before I can do that," I lamented to my coach this summer. This has long been a theme for me. If I look at...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 12, 20203 min read


Everyone's Swim is Different - Living, loving, and leading during COVID
We live near the wild and scenic Poudre River, which is home to many white water rafting adventures. Our first time rafting on the river...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 9, 20204 min read
Other's feel fear like me
Other's feel fear like me. That's what I keep telling myself when I experience the wave of panic, the weight of despair or the...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 4, 20201 min read


Survivors Guilt
Last week was another week that felt like a year. Shadowcliff was spared in the East Troublesome Fire. It's amazing, a miracle, and I...

Ariana Friedlander
Oct 28, 20201 min read


What do tennis, pushing walls and COVID have in common?
The other day I was talking with my husband as he excitedly told me that Nadal had won his 13th French Open, the most any player has ever...

Ariana Friedlander
Oct 21, 20201 min read


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


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


Balancing the scales of productivity
Wow, October is here. It's hard to believe how time is marching on right now. Over the course of a day, I can experience a year's worth...

Ariana Friedlander
Oct 1, 20203 min read
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