Ariana FriedlanderMar 153 minWho's driving the car?"Always be in control of the meeting Ariana." A coach once told me as we prepared together for a sales conversation I was about to have....
Ariana FriedlanderJan 205 minThe KnowingA 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 FriedlanderJan 133 minOpening the JarIt 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...
Ariana FriedlanderDec 9, 20214 minCharisse Bowen - Turning entrepreneurial failure into positive change at the Federal GovernmentCharisse Bowen is a self-proclaimed entrepreneur who now works for the Federal Government. "I always love a good challenge, which is, I...
Ariana FriedlanderDec 7, 20214 minSurfacing the hidden rules of lifeLately, my daughter has been enjoying the series Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. It's about an 8-year-old who keeps a book of rules to...
Ariana FriedlanderNov 9, 20215 minIs hypocrisy the elephant in the room?I have a friend who’s been dealing with a disagreement with a neighbor. His neighbor sports a bumper sticker encouraging, “In a world...
Ariana FriedlanderOct 19, 20213 minThe mystical effects of finding long-lost memoriesThere's something almost mystical about the way our memories work. A sight, sound, smell or taste can bring back a swarm of recollections...
Ariana FriedlanderOct 5, 20213 minIt's DIY not DIAYA half-finished set of curtains hung over the window at my parent's house for over 10 years. I started them when we moved there. I was 16...
Ariana FriedlanderSep 23, 20214 minAnd now for something completely differentAs 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...
Ariana FriedlanderSep 7, 20213 minThat thing Giraffes doUpon 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 FriedlanderSep 2, 20213 minImprove your AIM when navigating changeLast week I returned to Shadowcliff for the first time since the East Troublesome Fire ravaged Grand County last fall. It was the...
Ariana FriedlanderAug 19, 20212 minFeeling like a fraud? Have hope!It took me almost four years before I started taking myself seriously in my business. It's not that I wasn't determined. I was, and I...
Ariana FriedlanderJul 29, 20213 minRedirecting the cascading effects of painA few years ago, whenever I experienced rejection I felt like I was being stabbed in the heart. Immediately, my thoughts spiraled into an...
Ariana FriedlanderJul 13, 20213 min"Let's go to the electrical boxes."I was out for a walk with my family last month. We were at the local museum parking lot, which has many interesting treasures to explore....
Ariana FriedlanderJul 1, 20213 minThe Safety of KnowingWhen 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 FriedlanderJun 24, 20215 minUse the Trigger Reaction Loop to reclaim your powerI hadn't even been at this networking event 20 minutes before I was triggered. It was a reunion with a peer group I belonged to a few...
Ariana FriedlanderJun 15, 20213 min"Message not received"The first time I went for a float in a sensory deprivation chamber, I was shivering. The float chamber contains saline water that's...
Ariana FriedlanderApr 20, 20214 minThe "Power of the pause"A few years back, a client was experiencing a lot of conflict within their department. Individual frustrations became exacerbated every...
Ariana FriedlanderMar 16, 20212 minA daylight savings letter to your future selfDaylight savings is one of my least favorite times of the year. I find it a hard adjustment to make. It's not just because we lose an...
Ariana FriedlanderMar 2, 20212 minThe one thing you can do about awkward silenceI was working with an emerging leader who was excited to sharpen their skills at guiding a team to co-create a new program that was...