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    Lisa Hickey - Building a business around a movement promoting healthy change
    Ariana Friedlander
    • May 5
    • 5 min

    Lisa Hickey - Building a business around a movement promoting healthy change

    The Good Men Project was started over 11 years after Tom Matlack, a venture capitalist, interviewed men about the defining moments of...
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    If it's not being done, it's not obvious
    Ariana Friedlander
    • Feb 22
    • 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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    Snow Days
    Ariana Friedlander
    • Feb 3
    • 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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    Uncomfortable but Safe
    Ariana Friedlander
    • Feb 1
    • 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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    The Knowing
    Ariana Friedlander
    • Jan 20
    • 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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    Opening the Jar
    Ariana Friedlander
    • Jan 13
    • 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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    The Sitcom Effect
    Ariana Friedlander
    • Jan 6
    • 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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    New Year, New...
    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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    The struggle is real, in fact, it's normal
    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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    "Tell us about the ways you experience darkness"
    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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    Charisse Bowen - Turning entrepreneurial failure into positive change at the Federal Government
    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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    "Every tree comes with its own adventure,"
    Ariana Friedlander
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 4 min

    "Every tree comes with its own adventure,"

    Picking out a Christmas tree has been a source of stress in my life. It's silly but true. Every year we get a fresh cut tree, doing our...
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    You have the power to choose how you respond when someone strikes a nerve
    Ariana Friedlander
    • Mar 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    You have the power to choose how you respond when someone strikes a nerve

    As a child, I loved watching inside the piano while my mother played. It was like witnessing magic. Each time she pressed down a key, a...
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    Getting back to the basics
    Ariana Friedlander
    • Mar 25, 2021
    • 6 min

    Getting back to the basics

    Journaling has become increasingly popular in the last 10 years thanks to Ryder Carrol for introducing the world to his techniques, which...
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    A daylight savings letter to your future self
    Ariana Friedlander
    • Mar 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    A daylight savings letter to your future self

    Daylight savings is one of my least favorite times of the year. I find it a hard adjustment to make. It's not just because we lose an...
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    Embracing STILLness
    Ariana Friedlander
    • Mar 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    Embracing STILLness

    Prefer to watch a video? Scroll to the bottom! A year ago stores were selling out of toilet paper and hand sanitizer. There was a frenzy...
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    3 Steps for unleashing purposeful defiance
    Ariana Friedlander
    • Mar 9, 2021
    • 5 min

    3 Steps for unleashing purposeful defiance

    One of the characteristics of the Misfit Entrepreneur is purposeful defiance. Defiance is defined as open resistance or bold...
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    3 Powerful steps to shift from feeling stuck to WOWing yourself
    Ariana Friedlander
    • Mar 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    3 Powerful steps to shift from feeling stuck to WOWing yourself

    Prefer to watch a video? Scroll to the bottom! I love getting questions about journaling. And one I've heard in various forms over the...
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    4 Easy steps you can follow to gain CLARITY when you need it most
    Ariana Friedlander
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    4 Easy steps you can follow to gain CLARITY when you need it most

    Prefer to watch a video about Journaling for CLARITY? check it out below At the end of Journal Jams, I often ask participants to use one...
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    You have the power to move a conversation past all talk and no action
    Ariana Friedlander
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    You have the power to move a conversation past all talk and no action

    I was recently working with a client that was frustrated because they felt stuck in a loop. There was this difficult to solve problem,...
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