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It had been five years since I've gone swimming in the ocean. When I went to the beach with my family for vacation this summer I forgot...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jun 28
- 3 min
What's more important, preparation or a plan?
"I'm not sure they'll have much to say. You might want to have a backup activity." A client recently advised as we were finalizing their...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jun 21
- 3 min
Something exciting is happening
If you've ever started a strawberry patch, you would know that it takes up to three years before you get to enjoy the fruits of your...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jun 14
- 4 min
A Constructive Way for Dealing with Problem Behaviors (and Comments) in Meetings
Sometimes, people treat conflict the way toddlers play hide and seek. A toddler will hide only their face, thinking no one else can see...
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Ariana Friedlander
- May 17
- 2 min
The never-ending experiment
I recently met with a client that was feeling stuck...again. We worked together last year, which resulted in improved trust and...
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Ariana Friedlander
- May 10
- 4 min
4 reasons to avoid transformational conversations
Whenever I describe what I do to people - facilitating conversations using the neuroscience of conversation that get people talking like...
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Ariana Friedlander
- May 3
- 2 min
Trees don't compare themselves
The boxelder tree doesn't stand next to a cottonwood tree in spring time and lament, "Why haven't I started budding." It’s doing the...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Apr 26
- 3 min
The Power of Doing Nothing
As a parent, I sometimes see my child making a mistake and I have to work hard at doing nothing about it. Not intervening. Not correcting...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Apr 19
- 3 min
It all adds up
As I was going through my day, a few additional tasks came to mind that I hadn't planned on doing but were important. "No worries," I...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Apr 12
- 4 min
Two tools for silencing the monkey brain chatter
The first time I led a Journaling and Mindfulness workshop a participant observed during debrief, “it was just a lot of monkey brain...
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April Kaye Bernardo
- Apr 5
- 2 min
It's time for something new
The arrival of spring doesn’t happen all at once. We don’t go to bed to winter one night and wake up to ample flowers, budding trees and...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Mar 29
- 4 min
How do you know when a retreat's successful?
I was finalizing a contract with a new client last summer when I asked, "How will you know this retreat was successful?" Without...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Mar 22
- 3 min
When breaking up the routine leads to positive lasting change
I just returned from my spring break trip, which I was really looking forward to. It was nice to be in a warmer climate to thaw out, and...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Mar 8
- 4 min
3 Steps to Simplify the Many Decisions of Planning a Retreat
"We need to do a retreat. Get people off site so we can take a look at the big picture and set some 3-5 year goals." Such a statement is...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Facilitation isn't like teaching, or is it?
I remember the first few retreats I facilitated early on in my business. I felt this pressure to know all the things and have all the...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Feb 8
- 4 min
The many steps in between
The third time I flew with my daughter she was a toddler. We were going to visit her uncle and she had zero recollection of her first few...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 25
- 4 min
Still an important part of the story
Almost eleven years ago to the day, EntrepreNerds was born. I had launched Rosabella Consulting six months prior. At that time, I started...
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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
- Sep 14, 2021
- 4 min
"I'll talk to your father"
"I'll talk to your father." The mother amiably says to her distressed child. This is a scene we have all encountered, be it personally or...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
To Mute or Not to Mute
“Of course, we want people to mute unless speaking.” I said presumptuously while preparing for a virtual retreat I facilitated earlier...
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