Jerry Clark
Aug 5, 20223 min read
Tiny steps consistently over time lead to success.
Go big or go home. We have all heard it, tried it, or failed at it. Truth be told too many times when you "go big or go home" you often...
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Jerry Clark
Aug 3, 20224 min read
Defensiveness
My friend Paula made this comment on the “Blame” post: “This is a great one! Would you please do a blind spot post on defensiveness?...
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Jerry Clark
Jul 31, 20222 min read
Change Orbits
Relationships become predictable when we do the same thing repeatedly, even if it doesn't work. You say this…I respond with that… I do...
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Jerry Clark
Jul 26, 20222 min read
Don't major on your minuses
Repeat phrases often enough and they will become true; don’t major on your minuses. This is “automatic” negative self-talk. “Yeah, but...
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Jerry Clark
Jul 24, 20222 min read
Alleviate Anxiousness
I think we have all been there, our son, daughter, or someone we care about comes to us and says, “I am not smart enough!”, “I am not...
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Jerry Clark
Jul 21, 20222 min read
BLAME
You are in a classroom where students are working on a group project. The deadline is approaching, but they are far from finishing and...
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Jerry Clark
Jul 17, 20222 min read
Life, love and the pursuit...
Life, love, and the “pursuit” of…. relationships. There is nothing more thrilling, more exciting than the feeling that “the one” is...
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Jerry Clark
Jul 14, 20222 min read
Individuation
Individuation is a process by which a person becomes an “individual.” It is a separation of intellect, emotion, and independence of self...
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Jerry Clark
Jul 12, 20222 min read
Trust is the cement...
Riddle me this—what takes effort to build, is easy to ruin, and is essential to any emotionally healthy relationship? TRUST. Trust is the...
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Jerry Clark
Jul 10, 20222 min read
Resilience
Think of a bouncing ball. When a ball hits the ground, the force or pressure causes it to bounce back. That is what resilience means—the...
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Jerry Clark
Jul 7, 20222 min read
“I heard her smile”
I just happened to hear a conversation that was taking place and this sentence captured my attention, “I heard her smile”, they said. "I...
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Jerry Clark
Jul 5, 20222 min read
Manipulation
Manipulation is a tactic someone uses to “pull your strings” and gain control over you by making you feel bad about your “authentic”...
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Jerry Clark
Jun 30, 20222 min read
Rear-view mirror as big as the windshield
Are you driving down life’s highway with a rear-view mirror as big as the windshield? Sounds silly but we do not realize what a blind...
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Jerry Clark
Jun 28, 20222 min read
Passive. Aggressive. Assertive.
We have all experienced them, the friend that fly’s off the handle at a waiter, the roommate that leaves notes instead of talking, the...
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Jerry Clark
Jun 21, 20222 min read
The Morale Booster podcast
I had the pleasure of speaking on “The Morale Booster Network—Dr. John Ughulu” It is a platform for entrepreneurs, career professionals,...
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Jerry Clark
Apr 14, 20222 min read
Emotionally Constipated
With no teaching or training in emotions growing up, in school, or in the Marine Corps, I pushed through life emotionally unaware. Not...
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Jerry Clark
Apr 12, 20222 min read
When you don't know what you don't know
So there you are, and all of the sudden you hear ‘that song’ that reminds you of ‘that person.’ And you are emotionally hijacked—just...
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Jerry Clark
Apr 10, 20222 min read
Yep, blind spot
Did your mom or dad ever scold you as a kid and tell you they don’t know why you are so hot-headed —as they are screaming at you for...
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Jerry Clark
Apr 7, 20222 min read
Blind Spots like a Mac Truck
Blind spots are the Mack truck that drives through your life, revealing your weak spots, and limitations and humbling your reactions. I...
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Jerry Clark
Apr 5, 20221 min read
...into the "looking glass"
"If you’re interested in “building a better you”, the dynamics in Jerry Clark’s book will definitely be a good beginning on your journey...
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