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The danger in swatting flies
I once watched a biker crash because they were swatting away a swarm of gnats while riding along a trail. These particular gnats were...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 6, 20212 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 1, 20213 min read
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"It's pronounced the way it's spelled"
Working with clients across different industries affords me a lot of exciting opportunities to learn. It also means I commonly encounter...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 29, 20213 min read
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Use the Trigger Reaction Loop to reclaim your power
I hadn't even been at this networking event 20 minutes before I was triggered. It was a reunion with a peer group I belonged to a few...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 24, 20215 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 22, 20214 min read
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"What do I need today?" and other inspiration from Journal Jammer Melyssa Mead
Early on in my career, I struggled to find places that adequately supported my professional development. As a self-described misfit, I...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 17, 20214 min read
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"Message not received"
The first time I went for a float in a sensory deprivation chamber, I was shivering. The float chamber contains saline water that's...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 8, 20216 min read
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It's time to turn your PLANS for 2021 into reality
Happy 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 Friedlander
Jun 3, 20215 min read
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I used to believe I was stupid because I suffered from test anxiety
As 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 Friedlander
Jun 1, 20215 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
May 27, 20213 min read
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Getting stuck in the mud
During droughts, the water recedes dramatically in Horsetooth Reservoir. As the shoreline shifts, dense mud is exposed. It's the kind of...

Ariana Friedlander
May 25, 20213 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
May 20, 20213 min read
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You can choose to REBOUND better than before
I was a senior in high school when I found myself sicker than I ever had been before. Recently hospitalized for illness, my body and my...

Ariana Friedlander
May 13, 20213 min read
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To be or not to be like a bunny
The other week my cat alerted me that two baby bunnies had fallen into the window well. They were huddled together while she meowed...

Ariana Friedlander
May 11, 20212 min read
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The trick to turning bold IDEAs into reality
In the evening of January 19, 2011, I sat comfortably on the futon in my house processing a conversation I had with a mentor earlier that...

Ariana Friedlander
May 6, 20215 min read
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What to do if you're hiding
I recently gave a talk on the Neuroscience of Conversation to a group of job seekers who are all currently unemployed. As part of the...

Ariana Friedlander
May 4, 20214 min read
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Take back control of your life by unlocking the power of the pause
Many clients come to me when they're experiencing a disconnect between who they strive to be and how they're showing up. Take Lisa for...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 29, 20213 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 27, 20216 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 22, 20214 min read
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