Tiny Steps, Big Wins
“Go big or go home.” We’ve all heard it. Many of us have tried it. Most of us have failed at it. Here’s the truth: when I aim to “go big,”...
Jerry Clark
Mar 282 min read
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Relationship Orbits
Relationships become stuck when we repeat the same patterns, especially when they don't work. You say this... I respond with that. I do...
Jerry Clark
Mar 262 min read
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Do Things Right
Robin and Ralph have been married for 15 years and notice they have gotten comfortable majoring on each other's minuses. It is easy to...
Jerry Clark
May 3, 20232 min read
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Networking Done Differently
I had the opportunity to be a guest speaker on “Networking Done Different” with Sara Blumenfeld. It was a pleasure to share on “Blind...
Jerry Clark
May 1, 20231 min read
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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...
Jerry Clark
Jul 25, 20222 min read
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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...
Jerry Clark
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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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...
Jerry Clark
Jul 18, 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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Proud as a peacock
Proud as a peacock, I have heard it all my life. Struttin' your stuff because you are all that, supersize fries and coke. Often in my...
Jerry Clark
May 16, 20222 min read
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Have to vs Get to
I was remembering a story from a few years back; I was picking up a friend from his dialysis treatments. When I got there I usually sat...
Jerry Clark
May 13, 20222 min read
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Differing perspectives
What do you see? There are two distinct ladies depicted here. The picture does not change. The illusion is of an old woman and the young...
Jerry Clark
May 11, 20221 min read
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Taking your temperature
Do you check the temperature of someone else to get a read on what is going on or what you allow in your life, your mind, your business,...
Jerry Clark
May 6, 20221 min read
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Giving too much
From doing, doing, doing, being the go-to person, never charging what you are worth, or the free shoulder for everyone to cry on, “giving...
Jerry Clark
May 4, 20222 min read
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Locus of Control
I was late for work because the traffic was sooooo bad… I did not get the promotion because the boss does not support me... We lost the...
Jerry Clark
May 2, 20222 min read
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Just breathe...
I know your to-do list is likely close by and packed with tasks. It is a very ‘busy’ day, just like yesterday and the day before....
Jerry Clark
Apr 29, 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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“Brutal Honesty” can be tricky
I have observed that honesty could stand to be more compassionate rather than brutal. Too many times caustic questions or statements are...
Jerry Clark
Apr 22, 20222 min read
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Blind Spots go both ways
I have been in situations where someone is always grumpy. I mean 'Oscar the Grouch' grumpy. Being in these situations where people are...
Jerry Clark
Apr 22, 20222 min read
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