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...
Jerry Clark
Jun 30, 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...
Jerry Clark
Jun 28, 20222 min read
Don’t measure yourself by someone else yardstick.
Emotionally mature people can tell the difference between constructive and destructive feedback. Constructive feedback helps us identify...
Jerry Clark
Jun 26, 20222 min read
You got to know when to hold'em
Sometimes unkind, sarcastic, antagonistic comments are thrown in your direction and as culture would have it, you ‘immediately’ react....
Jerry Clark
Jun 23, 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,...
Jerry Clark
Jun 21, 20222 min read
Once upon a time...
Once upon a time, an old Cherokee told his grandson about a great battle he would face. The grandson sat down to listen. He was eager and...
Jerry Clark
Jun 19, 20222 min read
Let me tell you what I need from you...
“Let me tell you what I need from you before I tell you what I’m gonna to tell you.” —Jerry D Clark When you begin to talk and do not...
Jerry Clark
Jun 16, 20222 min read
got blinders?
I got to thinking about horses wearing blinders. Blinders keep horses narrowly focused on the task or road ahead. It reduces their field...
Jerry Clark
Jun 12, 20222 min read
Turning frustration to fascination
Think of the last time you were disrupted by something outside of your control. It might have been bumper-to-bumper traffic, being late...
Jerry Clark
Jun 9, 20222 min read
The tip of the iceberg...
I observe often that we do not talk in-depth enough, we talk on the surface and too much information goes unspoken. We hit the highlights...
Jerry Clark
Jun 7, 20222 min read
Who writes the script?
In today’s world, letting go for some parents is extremely difficult. I firmly believe parents do the best they know how to do with the...
Jerry Clark
Jun 5, 20222 min read
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
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 29, 20222 min read
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 26, 20222 min read
Good thoughts vs bad thoughts
I find that I get in my own head sometimes, and that can be a lonely place to be but it can also be a reckless place to be. Especially if...
Jerry Clark
May 24, 20222 min read
A bubbling cauldron of anxiety...
Have you found yourself in a misguided argument that got out of hand? Couples come into the office and they have been fighting all...
Jerry Clark
May 22, 20222 min read
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
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 12, 20222 min read
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 10, 20221 min read
Secrets kill relationships
I say that if I am going to do anything—like spend money without discussing it first, have a private conversation with someone, go to a...
Jerry Clark
May 8, 20222 min read