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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 25, 20222 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 20, 20225 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 23, 20214 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 23, 20215 min read
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"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...

Ariana Friedlander
Oct 12, 20214 min read
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"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."...

Ariana Friedlander
Sep 21, 20214 min read
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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....

Ariana Friedlander
Sep 16, 20213 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Sep 7, 20213 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Aug 5, 20213 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 1, 20213 min read
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"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...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 17, 20214 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 8, 20216 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
May 27, 20213 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
May 20, 20213 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
May 13, 20213 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
May 6, 20215 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
May 4, 20214 min read
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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...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 15, 20214 min read
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"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...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 13, 20212 min read
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Shift from fixating on the negative to meaningful progress with these 4 simple questions
Prefer to watch a video of this post? Scroll to the bottom I was driving back from a training where I tried something new, and I kept...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 8, 20212 min read
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