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There's a section of the Poudre River where I frequently walk that freezes in the winter. Looking down on it, one might wonder if the...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 19, 20212 min read
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Pandemic Proof Planning
To say that 2020 did not go as any of us planned may seem like an understatement. I had some vacations I was very much looking forward to...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 12, 20219 min read
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Learning to see it
I recently taught myself how to crochet by watching YouTube videos. When I first watched the videos I thought it looked so easy. But when...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 7, 20213 min read
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Resolutions, Goals, or Intentions, oh my!
Research shows that somewhere between 80%-88% of people who make New Year's resolutions fail to fulfill them. In fact, most people give...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 5, 20213 min read
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What you leave behind
While I was packing to leave New Zealand after my three-month trek there many years ago, I methodically went through my things. Some...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 31, 20203 min read
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The starting block
While I was on the track and field team in middle school, I typically ran sprints, including hurdles. Getting positioned properly on the...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 29, 20202 min read
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Finding the positive in COVID
With the winter solstice behind us in the Northern Hemisphere, the day light hours are growing a little bit longer. I find that these...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 24, 20203 min read
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The never-ending story
The first time I set a journal goal it was to overcome debilitating self-doubt. As I got to the end of that journal I saw two things. I...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 22, 20203 min read
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Minding the gap
Over the four years I ran the EntrepreNerds Business Book Discussion Group, I kept hearing the same feedback from participants over and...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 15, 20202 min read
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The stories we tell ourselves
For years I self-identified as a technophobe. I'm not sure why or how that happened. As a kid, my family always had the latest gadgets....

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 10, 20204 min read
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Turning your alarm system off
I distinctly remember the first time I lost a tooth. I was in kindergarten and it fell out on the playground. I was sent to the nurse's...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 3, 20204 min read
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The Achiever and the Couch Potato
I was giving an update to my mastermind group yesterday, which involved sharing how I had a couch day over the holiday weekend and just...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 1, 20203 min read
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What to do about all the disconnects happening right now
One of the most powerful sensations is feeling seen and heard. There’s almost something magical that happens when we are able to share a...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 24, 20204 min read
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The secret to figuring IT out
"I just have to figure IT out before I can do that," I lamented to my coach this summer. This has long been a theme for me. If I look at...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 12, 20203 min read
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Everyone's Swim is Different - Living, loving, and leading during COVID
We live near the wild and scenic Poudre River, which is home to many white water rafting adventures. Our first time rafting on the river...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 9, 20204 min read
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Other's feel fear like me
Other's feel fear like me. That's what I keep telling myself when I experience the wave of panic, the weight of despair or the...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 4, 20201 min read
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Ignore this...
A friend shared an article that talked about election stress disorder and headline stress disorder. Both of those rang true for me. I...

Ariana Friedlander
Oct 29, 20203 min read
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Survivors Guilt
Last week was another week that felt like a year. Shadowcliff was spared in the East Troublesome Fire. It's amazing, a miracle, and I...

Ariana Friedlander
Oct 28, 20201 min read
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"I never know what I’m gonna say, so it just kind of emerges"
One of the most common patterns that I see holding leaders back is acting on the belief that they need to have everything figured out...

Ariana Friedlander
Oct 27, 20205 min read
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Haunted by the past
There are so many Halloween decorations up this year, it's like we live in a haunted neighborhood. This, of course, makes all the kids...

Ariana Friedlander
Oct 15, 20204 min read
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