One of the joys in journaling happens when you go back and re-read what you wrote months or years later. It’s amazing the perspective you...

It’s back to school time and in honor of the season, I’ll be posting a series of blogs that share insights from some of my favorite...

One sure fire way to de-clutter my mind from overwhelm like that is to do a brain dump. Of course I do this in my journal. In fact, the...

Our bodies make some pretty powerful chemicals! I recently wiped out on my bike and despite being hurt I got up and went on. Right after...

courtesy of bulletjournalcollection.com Just over a year ago, I returned from my second solo writing retreat. I felt refreshed,...

I focus a lot of my blog posts on reflection questions for writing in your journal. But in order to turn your journal into the ultimate...

We went around the park, with camcorder in hand. And we now have a home video of bears being super cute and my brother asking every other...

We tend not to take the time to look back and acknowledge how far we have come. I think this is a common struggle for the Misfit...

I’ve had a few coaching sessions recently with clients that felt overwhelmed by everything that they have going on. For some, the...

Today I want to explore a topic nobody ever talks about, but all of us feel…loneliness. A few months ago at church there was a sermon...

Last summer I was scheduled to go on my second writing retreat to finish editing the manuscript of my book when our world turned upside...

As I reach out to you for feedback about these blog posts, I also want to share a bit of my process…specifically how I used my journal!...

Ariana facilitated a panel on Self-Publishing Without Losing Your Shirt or Your Soul I’ve been speaking a lot at various events in the...

Sometimes I just don’t feel on my game. The weather is dreary, it’s cold outside and there’s a fierce wind whipping around. Then there’s...

Ariana presenting on the Business Model Canvas at Fort Collins Startup Week! For the first time since I started publishing weekly...

Last year we announced a campaign to promote entrepreneurship and literacy with the release of A Misfit Entrepreneur’s Guide to Building...

I have come to accept that we all struggle with letting your inner critic sabotage your efforts. It sneaks in at the most inopportune...

A program that primes the brain for trust, partnership and mutual success Fort Collins, CO (January 17, 2017) Ariana Friedlander, founder...

That’s how I appeared when I met Sean for coffee a few weeks ago. He quickly observed that my journal was very organized. I mustered that...

I know many people are looking forward to ringing in the New Year and leaving 2016 behind! Before you get too excited for 2017 I am going...