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This article was written by Chad Schoonmaker and published by Crossroads Professional Coaching. I have some friends who always seem to have a lot on their plate. They’re caring for disabled family members.Running a small business.Managing clients.Raising kids.Taking care of pets.Paying a mortgage.Maintaining multiple circles of friendships. It’s a lot of plates. Olympic-level plate spinning.…

This article was written by Jim Miley and published by Crossroads Professional Coaching. I have held this belief for many years; that expectations are the root of all disappointment. Sharing this view with family, friends and work associates usually draws a polite, but poorly-veiled look of disagreement and confusion. This past weekend my wife and…

This article was written by Chad Schoonmaker and published by Crossroads Coaching. During COVID, like a lot of people, I picked up a few new hobbies. One of mine was plants. I collected a few, learned how to care for them, and even bought indoor lights to keep them alive longer than nature probably intended.…

This article was written by Roland Heersink and published by Faith Driven Entrepreneur. In the last post, we looked at the reason for your prayer—praying “so that” God is glorified. But let’s get practical—how do you do that, and what does that really mean when praying for your business? Many times, it seems that we…

In the last two posts, we uncovered the reason for prayer and what to pray for. But how do you pray? And how can you do that every day without falling into a rut?

God wants a relationship with you, so it’s not just about solving problems! And, as you deepen your relationship with God through prayer, it becomes easier and easier to know His will for your life and your life and your entrepreneurship.

So how do you pray? In the spirit of practical guidance—and definitely not as the only way—I’ll offer the following structure, which has been used by many leaders and saints through the ages: A-C-T-S. This is, of course, not the only way to pray and no formula guaranteeing success, but it gives a good structure which you might use each and every day.

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…

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…

This article was written by Sue Miley and published by Crossroads Professional Coaching. Twenty years ago, Crossroads Coaching was just me — one woman with a laptop, a lot of prayer, and a vision to create a place where people could grow both professionally and spiritually. Now, I walk through a buzzing office filled with our team,…