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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


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


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


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


Turning your alarm system off
I distinctly remember the first time I lost a tooth. I was in kindergarten and it fell out on the playground. I was sent to the nurse's...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 3, 20204 min read


The Achiever and the Couch Potato
I was giving an update to my mastermind group yesterday, which involved sharing how I had a couch day over the holiday weekend and just...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 1, 20203 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 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


4 Steps to create connection in a remote world
This article was co-authored by Dr. Michael Gerharz & Ariana Friedlander “Hey, have you seen the new prototype? It blows my mind how thin...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 17, 20205 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


5 Reasons not to invest in training for your team
With there being so much uncertainty in the air right now, a lot of businesses are cutting their budgets. It makes complete sense to...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 5, 20203 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


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


Ignore this...
A friend shared an article that talked about election stress disorder and headline stress disorder. Both of those rang true for me. I...

Ariana Friedlander
Oct 29, 20203 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


"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


The Troublesome Fire
As I write this, crews are working hard to protect the town of Grand Lake and Shadowcliff Mountain Lodge from the East Troublesome Fire...

Ariana Friedlander
Oct 22, 20202 min read
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