Ariana Friedlander
The Sitcom Effect
Life 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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 4
- 3 min
New 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,...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
It's DIY not DIAY
A half-finished set of curtains hung over the window at my parent's house for over 10 years. I started them when we moved there. I was 16...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Aug 31, 2021
- 2 min
What you need is a resounding "YES!"
I had a client, Trixy, who was opening a cheese shop. As part of her customer discovery process, Trixy stood outside of World Market and...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Aug 19, 2021
- 2 min
Feeling like a fraud? Have hope!
It took me almost four years before I started taking myself seriously in my business. It's not that I wasn't determined. I was, and I...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jul 27, 2021
- 5 min
The Beauty in "Oh No!" moments
A few years ago, I was bustling about my kitchen, putting clean dishes away while deep in thought. We have a sneaky cabinet that's tucked...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jul 20, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jul 8, 2021
- 3 min
Feeling anxious about what you're creating? Here's one thing that'll cure your ails
I recently served on a team tasked with guiding our co-housing community through the process of choosing paint colors for the outside of...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jun 22, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jun 8, 2021
- 6 min
10 Lessons from 10 Years in Business
I remember when I was in my second or third year in business. A colleague had invited me to the ten-year anniversary party of her...
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Ariana Friedlander
- May 27, 2021
- 3 min
Charting a New Direction (REBOUNDing better than before part 3)
In the last fourteen months, most of us have had to scrap the plans we made and refocus our efforts to meet current needs. When that...
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Ariana Friedlander
- May 20, 2021
- 3 min
If you've done it before, you can do it again
One of the benefits of rebounding from a major illness is the self-knowledge that you can do it. That's a critical piece of your story...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Apr 27, 2021
- 6 min
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Apr 22, 2021
- 4 min
You have the ability to LIFT yourself above the fray
Growing up with a father that's bipolar and a recovering alcoholic, I learned a lot about living with big emotions and wrestling inner...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Apr 15, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Apr 16, 2019
- 2 min
4 Reflection Questions to Stop Fixating on a Bad Situation and Start Living
We all encounter those moments when our plans go terribly array or something unexpected (yet totally predictable in hindsight) throws a...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Mar 26, 2019
- 2 min
4 Reflection Questions for a Breakthrough Journaling Session
Journaling is a powerful practice. And research shows that journaling contributes to well-being when we use it to write about our deeper...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Oct 1, 2018
- 3 min
4 Reflection Questions for Dealing with Difficult People
I knew I was going to have to reply to this email but when I received it I was so triggered that my blood was boiling and my thoughts...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Mar 28, 2018
- 3 min
Reflection Questions for Soul Searching with Your Business Model
In my book I wrote that “The hardest part about being a Misfit Entrepreneur isn’t building a successful business endeavor; it’s doing so...
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