Ariana Friedlander
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
- 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
- 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
- Nov 23, 2021
- 5 min
Have you tried writing to the void?
Sometimes writing a blog feels like journaling. I get an idea and start writing. My writing takes on a life all its own - going places I...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Oct 14, 2021
- 2 min
Anna Santiago: A single mom's entrepreneurial journey from survival mode to thriving
Anna Santiago never intended to run a gymnastics studio let alone be an entrepreneur. But when she left her husband with two young kids...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Oct 12, 2021
- 4 min
"What if you found a better messenger?"
I was talking with a friend recently who's been in a dark place. She's been plagued with a lot of self-doubt and feelings of...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Sep 21, 2021
- 4 min
"Think, think, think"
Sometimes I feel like Winnie the Pooh. One arm wrapped around my body with my other hand tapping my head saying, "Think, think, think."...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Sep 16, 2021
- 3 min
Are you on track to meet your goals for 2021?
As I've reconnected with friends and colleagues lately, we typically take a few minutes to recall the last time we had seen each other....
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Ariana Friedlander
- Sep 7, 2021
- 3 min
That thing Giraffes do
Upon successfully fleeing to safety after the threat of an attack, a giraffe will shake. It turns out a lot of animals do this. By...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Aug 5, 2021
- 3 min
Reclaim Your Power by Tracking Triggers
"Triggers are everywhere," my client, we'll call her Dee, observed as we were checking in on her progress since our last session. Dee...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jun 17, 2021
- 4 min
"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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jun 8, 2021
- 6 min
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- May 27, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- May 20, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- May 13, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- May 6, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- May 4, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Apr 15, 2021
- 4 min
Turn your notetaking into REAL learning opportunities that create the change you want
Many of my clients only used their journals for taking notes during talks, while reading books, or participating in workshops before we...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Apr 13, 2021
- 2 min
"It's not like I didn't have hope. I didn't know how."
Like many organizations a year ago, the Board of Directors of Shadowcliff realized it was losing close to 90% of its revenue for the year...
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