You're good enough
One of the struggles I experience in the New Year is excessive wanting. Taking a moment to step back and dream big is invigorating, yet...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
Checked out
One of the things I’ve learned over the years is to pay attention to when people are or aren’t receptive to communication. There are...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
When things don't go as planned
Like many others, my winter has not been going as planned because of various illnesses infecting myself and my family. Right now, I'm...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Dec 14, 2022
- 3 min
The enduring quality of co-created endeavors
"We keep talking about the importance of planning, Ariana, will you host a workshop and show us how?" Kim asked me at an EntrepreNerds...
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Ariana Friedlander
- May 10, 2022
- 3 min
The One Thing You Can Do About Dueling Priorities - Work vs. Life
As I've navigated making a major medical decision for myself this year, I have felt like the poster child for your brain on stress. And...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Mar 1, 2022
- 3 min
A Lifeline for Overcoming Obstacles
As I tried to make sense of this concerning news I recently heard, I continued searching for answers online. Every article I read said...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 18, 2022
- 5 min
Feeling disappointed, overwhelmed, or frustrated with how 2022 has begun? Try this!
Like so many fellow humans, I easily fall into the trap of negativity bias where I give greater weight to things that are wrong or bad...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 13, 2022
- 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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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 11, 2022
- 4 min
What if you smiled at everyone?
Six years ago I set a goal to smile at everyone I encountered for 6 months. It was partly a social experiment, and partly an intention to...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 6, 2022
- 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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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 4, 2022
- 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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Ariana Friedlander
- Sep 23, 2021
- 4 min
And now for something completely different
As I look back on the last 10+ years in business, I can say with certainty - it has not gone at all as I planned. Some days that simple...
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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
- Jun 22, 2021
- 4 min
Imaginative play & planning
"Now let's pretend you made me a bathing suit with purple flowers." My daughter instructs me as I play with her. At different points, I...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jun 3, 2021
- 5 min
It's time to turn your PLANS for 2021 into reality
Happy June everyone! In more normal times, June is a great month to revisit our plans. It's the halfway point in the year, so there's an...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 12, 2021
- 9 min
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Dec 31, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Oct 1, 2020
- 3 min
Balancing the scales of productivity
Wow, October is here. It's hard to believe how time is marching on right now. Over the course of a day, I can experience a year's worth...
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