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Boundaries aren’t selfish
It’s often easy to default to thinking that boundaries are selfish — that wanting time for yourself is all about you. Boundaries are...
Kari Clark
Sep 23, 20201 min read
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Is it a lack of confidence?
I led a workshop this week and had an aha moment — a lack of boundaries often is rooted in a lack of confidence, a belief that you...
Kari Clark
Sep 22, 20201 min read
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We’re on a roller coaster
Recently Brene Brown called out exactly why our current situation is so hard. We are on one of those roller coasters that are inside in...
Kari Clark
Sep 18, 20201 min read
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Pink or blue?
My good friend, Nayef Zarrour, gave me a good tip recently. When a female friend comes to him upset, he asks, “Do you want a pink or a...
Kari Clark
Sep 17, 20201 min read
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I’m scared
I’ve held up pretty well this year — even despite the social unrest and pandemic. But, the wildfires (and my whole Instagram feed being...
Kari Clark
Sep 16, 20201 min read
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Our kids are mirrors
Chloe freaks out when she makes a mistake. Like whales on the floor sobbing, making minor mistakes so much worse. The scary part is that...
Kari Clark
Sep 14, 20201 min read
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Stop the pre-worry
Last week, the kids’ school released the online learning calendar. It involved 30-min on, 20-minutes off of Zoom calls for most of the...
Kari Clark
Sep 7, 20201 min read
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The path less chosen
The other day I went on a ‘trail run.’ Trail run is in quotes because I’m not sure the route I chose was actually a trail, and the...
Kari Clark
Sep 4, 20201 min read
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A big ‘aha’ for me
A few weeks ago, I had a huge ‘aha’ moment. I had made a mistake earlier that day and couldn’t sleep. When I reflected on why I was...
Kari Clark
Sep 2, 20201 min read
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Schedule a Catch-up Day
I default to being over-programmed. Hell, today, I have twelve meetings almost back-to-back. But, recently, I have been blocking off most...
Kari Clark
Sep 1, 20201 min read
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A hard (but powerful) question
Often, when our situation is not what we want, we look towards external forces, ignoring our part: My boss creates fire drills. My...
Kari Clark
Aug 24, 20201 min read
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A simple switch to be kinder to yourself
A couple of weeks ago, I made more mistakes than I’d like to admit. On top of that, my gremlins kept harping on how I’ve made these same...
Kari Clark
Aug 20, 20201 min read
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What good has come out of this?
For a recent article, I had to write five things I was grateful for coming out of the pandemic. I thought I’d share: You now appreciate...
Kari Clark
Aug 19, 20201 min read
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Giving you a smile this AM
Here is the start of a piece that made me LOL. Please go to the link (to give the writer her due traffic) to see the rest. Dear Parent or...
Kari Clark
Aug 18, 20201 min read
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It’s not a 1-to-1 trade-off
So often, I see women think that work-life balance is a 1-to-1 trade-off. That to get a fulfilling life, they need to make major...
Kari Clark
Aug 17, 20201 min read
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Life after success
For my whole life, I’ve been on the hedonic treadmill — in which satisfaction of achievement wears off almost immediately to the next...
Kari Clark
Aug 13, 20201 min read
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Do you want to be special or happy?
I recently read a thought provoking article in the Atlantic that I have been processing about how people sacrifice their well-being by...
Kari Clark
Aug 11, 20201 min read
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What I learned about myself from Animal Crossing
A big part of my family’s quarantine has been Animal Crossing. My kids even act out the game in the IRL play. For those of you not...
Kari Clark
Aug 7, 20201 min read
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Set an alarm to be more present
So often, I find myself checking my phone to see the time only to find myself 10-minutes later engulfed in an internet rabbit hole....
Kari Clark
Aug 6, 20201 min read
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Your the best person in the whole world
Rowan said that to me the other day. To which I immediately started correcting him, saying all of the reasons other people are better...
Kari Clark
Aug 4, 20201 min read
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