

Today Was Traded for What?
Every day I live is a day spent. I don’t get it back. Today was traded for something, maybe for progress, maybe for distraction, maybe...
Jerry Clark
Aug 27, 20252 min read


Aikido Communication
In the martial art of Aikido, the goal isn’t to defeat an opponent but to redirect energy. Instead of meeting force with force, the...
Jerry Clark
Aug 25, 20252 min read


Self-Control
I catch myself more often than I’d like to admit, wanting other people to think, act, and decide the way I do. When they don’t, my first...
Jerry Clark
Aug 22, 20252 min read


From Stones to an Avalanche
Here is a very familiar story. Sam and Rachel have been friends for years. Lately, though, things have felt strained. Minor annoyances...
Jerry Clark
Aug 20, 20252 min read


Let Success Create Motivation
Some time back, I wrote about motivation. Lately, I’ve been thinking about it differently. A woman in an engineering field recently told...
Jerry Clark
Aug 18, 20252 min read


Vulnerability Can Build Confidence
Early in my career, I was in a meeting where a technical term kept coming up. Everyone nodded as if they understood. I didn’t. Usually,...
Jerry Clark
Aug 15, 20252 min read


Convincing. The Enemy of Communication.
Years ago, I sat with a friend whom I deeply cared for. We were talking about a sensitive topic; one we’d discussed many times before....
Jerry Clark
Aug 13, 20252 min read

