The Shepherd's Guide Blog

Managing Sales Strategy vs Sales Activity

November 21, 2025

This article was written by Jim Miley and published by Crossroads Professional Coaching. Healthy sales growth just makes a lot of things better.  When sales are booming, you can steamroll other issues with the brute strength of cash. Strong sales performance is a great remedy for many business ills.  If you’re not enjoying the luxury…

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Decision Making – Thriving in the Gray with Faith

November 14, 2025

This article was written by Jim Miley and published by Crossroads Professional Coaching. A mentor from early in my career shared this wisdom: “Anybody can work in black and white; successful people thrive in the gray.” Life would be much easier if every decision came with a clear right or wrong answer. Unfortunately, that’s not…

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Leadership: Doing It All Consistently

November 7, 2025

Have you ever seen anyone who works out perfectly for one week of the month, and then fall off for a few weeks, get in the best shape of their life?  Can you eat great a few days and then gorge yourself and stay feeling great?

Can you build excellence into anything by occasionally killing yourself to do it well?…

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