Peter DiMuro, To be an artist is to be an entrepreneur and community builder
Peter DiMuro is "a career long artist." Like most artists, Peter dons many different hats, "I've been making a living by either...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Feb 22, 2022
- 5 min
If it's not being done, it's not obvious
I was two months into serving as the board chair when I met with a perspective board member at a coffee shop. He had declined joining the...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Feb 17, 2022
- 3 min
The Squirrels Aren't the Problem
I enjoy looking out the window while sitting in the thinking chair in my office. In the summer time, the squirrels perch on the corner of...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Feb 15, 2022
- 4 min
Stop Making Waves
I was recently lying on my back, floating in an orb filled with salt water (aka Float Therapy) when my hands and feet kept hitting the...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Feb 10, 2022
- 4 min
Which version of yourself are you voting for with your actions?
When I started my business almost 11 years ago my morning routine involved drinking copious amounts of coffee while jumping into my...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Feb 8, 2022
- 4 min
Can't stop procrastinating? Try this...
There are certain things I procrastinate on. When I finally get around to doing the work I realize the reason I put it off in the first...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Feb 3, 2022
- 2 min
Snow Days
Upon receiving the notice of a snow day, kids immediately cheer with delight! Snow days are these liminal spaces where we step outside of...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Feb 1, 2022
- 5 min
Uncomfortable but Safe
Climbing the pole for the high ropes course, my palms were sweaty. I paused a few rungs up, took some deep breaths to steady my nerves...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 27, 2022
- 3 min
Alison Daley, The story of a misfit who promoted herself
Alison Daley calls herself "the accidental recruiter." She spent ten years working in the industry but "never really grown in any of my...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
This I Believe...
I believe everything can be put into perspective by looking up at the sky. As a kid, I loved sitting in the hammock on summer nights...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 20, 2022
- 5 min
The Knowing
A few months ago I finished up work for the day and decided to head out for a walk before I went to acupuncture. As I walked by the...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 18, 2022
- 5 min
Feeling disappointed, overwhelmed, or frustrated with how 2022 has begun? Try this!
Like so many fellow humans, I easily fall into the trap of negativity bias where I give greater weight to things that are wrong or bad...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 13, 2022
- 3 min
Opening the Jar
It happened again. Despite my many attempts, I couldn't get the lid off the jar. So I asked my husband to help. He pops the jar open in...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 11, 2022
- 4 min
What if you smiled at everyone?
Six years ago I set a goal to smile at everyone I encountered for 6 months. It was partly a social experiment, and partly an intention to...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 6, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2022
- 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
- Dec 23, 2021
- 4 min
The struggle is real, in fact, it's normal
Over the last 10 years, I've interviewed hundreds of leaders. I kept hearing similar themes among interviewees. They had a mission to...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
"Tell us about the ways you experience darkness"
"Tell us about the ways you experience darkness." The facilitator prompted as we gathered in a circle. The winter solstice was upon us...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
What if you stopped "doing the holidays perfectly"
Decorate, finish shopping, clean the house, wrap gifts, write and mail cards, attend holiday gatherings, prepare holiday meals and do all...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
Charisse Bowen - Turning entrepreneurial failure into positive change at the Federal Government
Charisse Bowen is a self-proclaimed entrepreneur who now works for the Federal Government. "I always love a good challenge, which is, I...
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