Blurt
People will occasionally make an alarming and difficult comment. I call it blurting.
Jerry Clark
Apr 14, 20232 min read
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Energy
Something that slips past our conscious thinking is whether our personal energy exudes something positive or negative.
Jerry Clark
Apr 7, 20232 min read
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Paper or China?
Occasionally, I find someone willing to settle for less than they deserve in their relationship. I call it settling for crumbs...
Jerry Clark
Mar 31, 20232 min read
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Build a Better Me
Have you ever thought of continuing to improve yourself after school? All of the years of education required to achieve the level we...
Jerry Clark
Mar 24, 20232 min read
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We hang out in what's familiar.
My friends Ralph and Robin were arguing, as it progressed, Ralph began to get anxious, and his voice elevated. Raising his voice didn't...
Jerry Clark
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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A Stitch in Time Saves Nine.
Four employees are doing the same work for a small engineering firm. Two have been there for less than one year, one for less than two...
Jerry Clark
Mar 10, 20232 min read
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Nagging
Ralph is talking to his friend Robert about Robin. He tells him he is exasperated due to Robin’s griping and complaining. He says it...
Jerry Clark
Mar 3, 20232 min read
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Stop. Pause. Observe.
I am reminded of a story that was sent to Dear Abby. Dear Abby, a young man from a wealthy family was about to graduate from high school....
Jerry Clark
Aug 24, 20222 min read
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If I could do it again...
Occasionally situations arise and we look back and see that they didn't turn out the way we would have liked. It is easy to feel...
Jerry Clark
Aug 22, 20222 min read
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47 on the Algebra Test
I was privileged to work in a hospital setting getting the experience of all kinds of psychological matters. I facilitated multifamily...
Jerry Clark
Aug 19, 20223 min read
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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...
Jerry Clark
Aug 5, 20223 min read
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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?...
Jerry Clark
Aug 3, 20224 min read
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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...
Jerry Clark
Jul 31, 20222 min read
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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...
Jerry Clark
Jul 27, 20222 min read
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Individuation
Individuation is a process by which a person becomes an “individual.” It is a separation of intellect, emotion, and independence of self...
Jerry Clark
Jul 15, 20222 min read
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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,...
Jerry Clark
Jun 22, 20222 min read
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Backyard Chat podcast
Recently I got to speak on Backyard Chat Podcast | @cbgumc with Melissa Harrison, Children’s Ministry Director, and Karen Tyler,...
Jerry Clark
Jun 3, 20221 min read
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Build a better family
How do you build a family that meets life head on with strategic and intentional purpose? Families are complex social systems consisting...
Jerry Clark
May 30, 20222 min read
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Parents are the pinnacle of the household
Kids should be allowed to ‘go between’ parents but never allowed to ‘come between’ them. It seems almost innate for a child to ask one...
Jerry Clark
May 27, 20222 min read
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Sometimes you have to be your own hero
I love working with people, especially people who desire to have something much better than what they have been experiencing. I remember...
Jerry Clark
Apr 27, 20222 min read
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