Uplift
  • All posts
  • Top posts
  • Career
  • Family
  • Health
  • Mindset
Search
Kari Clark
  • Oct 18, 2019
  • 1 min

Go Ahead and Complain

I have started a small habit that has brought me great joy⁠—complaining. Not talking Joe’s ear off until he tunes me out, but complaini...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Sep 26, 2019
  • 1 min

Get Professional Photos Taken

My friend Caro just posted a gorgeous portrait of herself on Instagram that she had made by a professional photographer. The picture remi...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • May 4, 2018
  • 1 min

Mommy I Need You

I felt a ton of mommy guilt last night. I am leaving for a conference in Mexico sans kids. Chloe looked at me with tears welling up in he...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Apr 23, 2018
  • 1 min

Double Your Failure Rate

When was the last time you failed? If it wasn't within the past week, you probably aren't pushing yourself enough. Right now I'm shooting...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Apr 12, 2018
  • 1 min

I Ugly Sobbed This Weekend

I ugly sobbed on Saturday. I knew something was up - I felt restless and preoccupied with food. My default is to numb: indulge in too man...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Apr 11, 2018
  • 1 min

Be OK with failure

I used to be wholly driven by big hairy goals -- land that promotion or do that pull-up. This focus ultimately made me unhappy. If I succ...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Apr 9, 2018
  • 1 min

You Can Do Anything for an Hour

I am the worst at administrative tasks. I once waited nine months to do all my expenses at work. Yep, those VP approvals were fun. That's...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Apr 6, 2018
  • 1 min

Calm Body, Calm Mind

Our body and mind feed off each other. When I’m stressed, cortisol skyrockets, making my chest, neck and back tense up. It’s my body’s wa...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Mar 14, 2018
  • 1 min

Just my luck

I've recently started Will Bowen's 21-day No Complaint Challenge, in which you pledge to go 21 consecutive days without a complaint. Each...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Mar 13, 2018
  • 1 min

Watch The Plants Grow

Honestly, I've been a bit down over the past week. Starting a business is a roller coaster: I am fighting my perfectionist nature to fail...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Mar 12, 2018
  • 1 min

Make Today Memorable

What was your day like last Tuesday? Can't remember? It's so easy for our days to bleed together in a sea of sameness. One of my favorite...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Jan 26, 2018
  • 1 min

Permission to Suck

I'll let you in on some little secrets: I don't read the news. My kids' socks don't match. I have been lying to my kids' classmates' to g...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Jan 17, 2018
  • 1 min

One Minute Rule

How often does just looking around your kitchen stress you out? It's a to-do list in physical form -- unopened mail, a dish in the sink, ...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Jan 12, 2018
  • 1 min

Be a Good Enough Mom

As a Type A, 'good enough' has never been a phrase that resonated with me. I mean, I changed my phone wallpaper to 'Live to my potential....

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Dec 28, 2017
  • 1 min

Stop Making Resolutions

What's Your 18 for 2018? For me, the start of a new year is a time to reflect - both on the past 12 months and on the year ahead. Over th...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Dec 15, 2017
  • 1 min

Ultimate Productivity Hack: Have Kids

I became so much better at my job post-kids. I stopped caring about the BS, focused on what I was best at and ruthlessly prioritized. I a...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Dec 12, 2017
  • 2 min

Don't Wait Until Retirement

During my first pregnancy, my dad was diagnosed with cancer and died a few weeks after Chloe’s birth. The most heartbreaking photo of thi...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Dec 6, 2017
  • 1 min

Delete, Simplify, Delegate

I’m constantly pruning my life of activities that drain me. For example, I’ve started the horrible habit of over planning my weekends, mi...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Dec 1, 2017
  • 2 min

Fix Your Environment, Not Your Willpower

Willpower is overrated. No matter how strong yours is, there will be a time (especially as a working mom) where you will be too tired or ...

0 comments
Kari Clark
  • Nov 27, 2017
  • 1 min

F*ck Yeah

At Google, I ran a daily team meeting tackling the onslaught of issues arising during a critical pre-launch period.  It was depressing. W...

0 comments

info@upliftparents.com

Terms of service
Privacy policy

© 2018 by Kari Clark, LLC
Icon made by IconWorks, Simpleicon and Nas Ztudio from www.flaticon.com

  • Our Program

  • Covid-19 Support

  • Our Story

  • Do Your Checkup

  • Working Mom Tips

  • Login

  • More