As we close 2021 and begin 2022 I want to start by saying thank you for your continued support and interaction with us at Crossroads Career. We have so much to be grateful for including meeting in person once again with our Atlanta conference this year. It was so nice to see some of you face-to-face after several years without …
Peace! Don’t we all want to be at peace? I do. Most people think they’ll attain peace when they achieve whatever it is they want to achieve so they can stop worrying about whatever it was they were worrying about. They think they’ll be at peace when: The challenge is, when peace is based on a circumstance, you might only …
The holiday season has just begun. Black Friday is already in the rearview mirror. Christmas decorations are going up, and carols are filling the air. But this season doesn’t feel “merry” for everyone. If you are experiencing a transition of any kind during the holidays, like: …chances are good that you might not feel very merry. In fact, you might …
Unemployed During the Holidays
December 07, 2021
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
It’s the holiday season, a time of joy, activity, shopping, parties with lots of food, cookies, candy and, of course, family gatherings. I love the holidays, but when you don’t have a job, the first reaction is to not feel quite as merry as in previous years. All sorts of thoughts run through your head and you might be saying …
Misemployed: When Your Job Doesn’t Fit
August 24, 2021
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 4 minutes
According to the Stress in American Survey, job stress is more strongly associated with health complaints than financial or family problems. One in four Americans believe their number one source of stress is their job. Today’s blog discusses misemployment as a source of job stress. Misemployment and Burnout The term “misemploy” means to use something in a wrong or harmful …
Leaders Use Their Voice to Effect Change
June 16, 2020
Written by: Kim Moore |
Reading Time: 2 minutes
As I’ve sat in my office the past couple of weeks, I found it challenging to concentrate on my work. My thoughts drifted to the tragic death of George Floyd.
Annually, the Crossroads Career Board of Directors gather together at a retreat to pray, fellowship, and strategically plan for the upcoming year. In 2019, we met in Minnesota to do precisely that…
When you see red, it is an alarm that “Danger Is Ahead!” Everyone feels angry sometimes. It is what you do with your anger that counts. One of the most experienced executives I ever recruited became president of a family-owned food company. He only had one problem. His anger! Before a year was up, he was fired. Use these steps …
I can remember all too well when my boss lost his temper, yelled and said: “How can you be so stupid?” Actually I was wondering the same thing. I messed up. The project I had been given had not gone as we all hoped, taking more time and money than planned. I had done my best, but it wasn’t …
Being Thankful in Your Job Search
November 17, 2017
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
A guest post from Crossroads Career ministry leader Harry Urschel of The Wise Job Search. What? Many of you read this and think that’s nuts… right? Being thankful in the process of having to look for a new source of income for your family? Being thankful while hoping that your career progression hasn’t been set back years? Being thankful while …
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